when we return, why nfl players are forced to go back to college for rehab during the lockout. stick around. not that long ago, many families were priced out of an overheated housing market. but the times have changed. get the facts at remax.com. it's a great place to see all the listings in thousands of cities and towns. with lots of houses to chose from and down-to-earth prices the dream of owning a home seems more attainable than ever. find out what an experienced re/max agent can do for you. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >>> nfl lockout simply means no games, practices, no talking with coaches, trainers, no access to team facilities, no pay, no insurance, and no fun, especially for those injured on the job. >> i think anybody making up a positive from this lockout is trying to make headlines, trying to make the best of a bad situation. i don't think there's a single player out there that doesn't want to be on the field playing. >> reporter: the nfl lockout is over 100 days old and getting older by the minute. player run mini camps can cov

what league can survive without the lockout? >> clearly, the nfl is going to be okay. >> okay. >> and that is a brand into itself j. yeses yet is. and when it comes back, people will come back. and the nba is a different ball game and no one's going to miss it until januarying february, march. >> and hating lebron. >> yeah job, and the great regular seasons and play-offs. >> everything is great. they have to keep this going and -- going and figure yet out. for the teams to complain about losing money, that is rick. >> oh my goodness. and that is -- and losing money. >> uh-huh. >> and $18 million. >> michael. >> and that $17 million, gilbert arenas, we know about that and stop wasting your money. if you're losing yet, stop giving it to the guys who can't play. >> and those were old contracts. >> doesn't mark. >> dump tim this. and that is the contract. can't do it. >> and stop playing these guys. >> even though your notes are ridiculous, i agree with you. >> yeah. >> and the nba can not afford to have a lockout where the nfl can.

for them, a lockout is a good thing. make more money not playing, which is why in just over 35 minutes the nba will begin a lockout. today's final meeting between the owners and players yielded no progress. the players want a hard salary cap. they want the owner getting the lion's share. the players say no way and that leaves us with no hoops. >> it worries me that we're not closer. and we spent all of this time trying to get closer. we have a huge philosophical divide. >> a lot of our fans and people follow our games still don't like the prospect of a lockout. we don't like it either. it's something that our owners feel like is the best way, i guess, to maybe get what they want. >> now, you may remember the last nba lockout was in 1998. it lasted from the start of the season all the way until january 20th. they played an abbreviated 50-game season. and while that lockout was on, nba fans had to find other venues to satisfy their basketball jones. as this '98 nike commercial reminds us. >> you stink. you stink. . >> you

for them a lockout is a good thing. they make more money not playing than they do playing which is why the nba began the lockout last night. there was no progress with the meeting on thursday. the owners want a hard salary cap and change the revenue split from the players getting 57% to the owners getting more than 50%. the players say that's not happening and that leaves us with no hoops. >> it worries me that we're not closer and that we spent all this time trying to get closer. we have a huge philosophical divide. >> a lot of our fans still don't like the prospect of a lockout. we don't like it either. it's something our owners feel i guess is the best way the maybe get what they want. >> you may remember the last nba lockout was in 1998 and it lasted until january 20th. they play an abbreviated 50 game season that year and while that lockout was on, many nba fans found other venues to satisfy their basketball jones as this 1998 nike commercial reminds us. >> regina miller, you stink, you stink! she got nothing. she

. >>> the nfl lockout goes on as well.ssed last night, still there, and dodger paychecks bounce. what about the fans? are they being forgotten? sports in 15 minutes. >>> your rapid fire look at the hottest political topics of the day. robert zimmerman, talk show host pete dominick and dana loesch. first question, we're going to borrow our first ones at our friends. has michele bachmann replaced palin in the tea party's heart? what do you think? robert? >> well, kira, fortunately, the tea party has a very big heart. there's plenty of room for sarah palin, michele bachmann, newt gingrich and many others. that's like valentine's day every day. >> i think there's absolutely enough room for both women. i still don't think palin is going to be running for president. i think she's looking to be more of a king maker. i think the tea party loves anyone who loves limited government. >> pete? >> kira, i disagree with robert. i don't think they have a big heart. based on the budgets that they support, i'm not sure they have a heart. b

good thing about this lockout versus the nfl lockout, the nba just completed their season. the lockout is about mony. the owners said they're not making enough. the owners locked out the players. the two sides are working on a 10-year deal. the players are calling it a wage freeze. >> to me wage free implies no matter how well the league played. they wouldn't -- the players would continue to be our partners. >> a lot of our fans and people who follow the games, although we're not going to miss any games still don't like the prospect of a lockout. we don't like it either. it's something our owners feel like is the best way, i guess, to get what they want. we don't agree. >> reporter: not clear how the lockout will affect the warrior and and how they can buy a minor league basketball team. they announced that three days ago on their web sie. i checked the website. several other teams, lakers, knicks, nets and the teams aren't mentioning the lockout, but this just happened last night. the season just ended. so it's not clear if that has something to do with whether the local t

the nba can not afford to have a fur louping lockout where the nfl -- furlong lockout where the nflca and we'll talk about future. and about football. >> wisdom, before we go. >> really. >> do you work out? of course i die. >> do you plank, my friend? >> and you're getting too personal here. >> good luck, apparently. blanking is all the rage. >> okay. >> and what is he doing? >> i have no idea and i don't understand and have some free time on their hands in orlando. >> and working on their jump shots instead of plank. do you like that? >> and that is okay. it's humorous. >> yeah. >> and i hope you were going to plank at the bank and that is where you need to store the money. >> and i double blank dare you. planning away, baby. >> and there is notice way this is going to be like that. >> and. >>> shawn, you're right. he didn't plank. no truth that i can't confirm or deny that he will planning next week and we'll find that out and the news at 6:00 and he's been promoted. i will tell but that at 6 and wisdom clearly, you know, went down -- . >> and did he not? yeah. >> i'm not planning e

. >>> open for business, football fans couldn't be happier as players and owners finally end the lockout. o captioning funded by cbs >> hello, everybody. good morning, thanks for being with us. i'm betty nguyen. with just a week to go to raise the debt ceiling, the partisan bickering is now getting personal. president obama took to prime time monday night and blamed republicans, then house speaker john boehner came out and blamed the president. the net result? still no deal. danielle knottingham is in washington. she joins us this morning. danielle, what's the latest there? >> reporter: well essentially this has become, as we said off the top of the show, the president has called it a three-ring circus. he did not hold back his criticism last night. the president essentially told the republicans that their plan is not good enough and republicans say the president is the one making this a crisis. president obama called for compromise in his prime time address monday night. with just one week to go until the deadline to raise the debt ceiling, he's blaming republicans for the dead lock. >>

. >>> the nfl lockout is nearing an end. the roger clemens' trial is over and is there such a thing as an all-star game hangover? the if you're the yankees, the answer is yes. >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and here are the top headlines this morning. >>> two delta airlines planes collided while taxiing on the runway at logan international airport causing damage to one of the plane's tails and the other's wing. one passenger was treated for a possible neck injury. >>> federal prosecutors say an army private was arrested in arizona after trying to board a united airlines flight with half an ounce of c-4 explosives in his baggage. the government says he stole it while attending a training course, but there's no evidence he planned to detonate it. >>> the fbi has released images of bundles of cash and dozens of weapons seized from the home of james "whitey" bulger. authorities are trying to figure out how the former fbi most wanted fugitive lived for years in california without police knowin

congrats to os catcher matt weeder named to the all star team. >>> now, the nfl lockout wages on.till no new collective bargaining deal in place and that means no games, no practices, no talking with coaches or trainers and no pay or insurance. lindsay murphy reports on how this is affecting mayers. >> i think anybody making up a positive from this lockout is just trying to make headlines or make the best of a bad situation. i don't think there is a single player out there that doesn't want to be on the field playing. >> reporter: the nfl lockout is over 100 days old and getting older by the minute. player-run mini camps it cover only so much ground and those who aren't healthy enough to even hit the field are in the worst position. >> i tore my calf up pretty nasty and been out for the season. >> i have torn ligaments and a couple dislocated bones in the mid-foot. >> reporter: some mayors have returned to their alma mater, university of the maryland, to rehab their injuries because being at you a team facility is not allowed. >> you run 45 degrees, turn, cut 90 degrees. >> report

the owners and players settled the lockout in a deal that not only saved the season, but lasts for tenrs. here's nbc's fred roggin. >> good morning, break out the giant phone finger and dust off your barbeque and join a fantasy football league, because the lockout is finally over. >> it's been a long time coming and football's back and that's the great news for everybody. i want to thank all the players for their leadership and for securing the long-term future of the game. having a ten-year agreement is extraordinarily great for our game. but most importantly our fans. >> open later this week, free agency opens on friday. thursday september 8th between the packers and saints on nbc. baseball, you want to beat the phil's cliff lee? you've got to pull out all the stops. the padres did. lee tossed to first, kristen orfield was gone, padres win it 5-4. the mariners almost caught a break, losers of 15 straight, they almost didn't play the yankees because of rain. but after a two-hour delay, they made time for another loss. mark teixeira hit his 27th homer of the year. mariners have lost 16

. >>> as day 115 of the nfl lockout winds down, you can put a actually in the owner's victory column.the eighth u.s. circuit court of appeals threw out the order to lift the nfl lockout saying nelson ignored federal law in reaching her decision. so, lockout continues and as all of this was going on, the league and the players continued discussions in new york city and as long as the two sides continue to make some sort of progress, this ruling may not have very much effect. only if the negotiations break down, will it come into play. the good news is the negotiations seem to be chugging right along. >> we still have work to do. we're going to continue to work hard to make sure that a deal is fair. we're going to continue to work and our hope is we can get this thing done sooner rather than later. >> our own 9 sports analyst brian mitchell seems to think it will be done sooner than later. in a posted tweet today, he says some very reliable sources indicate the lockout is near end but when it is still remains a mystery to all of us. >>> a true athlete learns to have a very short memory.

. >>> nba lockout, with contract contracts stalled, the nnbr nnba ownerp nba o threatening t threatening the season. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, happy friday. i'm betty nguyen. >>> a startling turn in a rape case that made headlines around the world. over a month after arresting the former head of the international monetary fund, prosecutors are now questioning his accuser's story. dominique strauss-kahn is due in court in manhattan today. terrell brown is at the courthouse. >> reporter: betty what stands out is police investigators have over and over again touted how credible the hotel maid's story has been. we learn everything she's been saying may not be adding up and it could mean a big break for dominique strauss-kahn. strauss-kahn could have his bail reduced or lifted because of of his accuser's possibility. prosecutors initially stood by the woman's story. now the "new york times" reports investigators have caught the accuser in a series of lies surrounding the case. they suspect she may have been involved in drug dealing and money laundering. the maid apparently ha

after 133-day lockout it's been a long time coming.ans training camp, the official training camp, will start on time, and that's on thursday, this thursday. today it's all about voluntary training, some conditioning and even classroom instruction. because it is voluntary it's not certain who is going to show up today but those who do, for many it's going to be their first chance to say hello to their new head coach jim harbaugh, the former head coach at stanford and former nfl quarterback is nervous and excited to get his team together and the season under way, saying he has a long to-do list to tackle in the coming days. >> talking about practice starting, talking about signing undrafted players, college free agents, our own drafted players, unrestricted free agents, meetings, all that's going to take place simultaneously. >> reporter: under the new labor deal, nfl teams can sign rookies and undrafted free agents as of today. they can also negotiate with veteran free agents. but players are prohibited from signing on the dotted line u

day one of the nba lockout. the nfl locked out since march.cialist and sports writer, supersports fan. get us up to speed how screw wed are. the mega panel back in effect. ari, krystal and toure. actually tour see is very distraught. how bad is it? >> worse than the nfl by a cool country mile. i'm mad as hell. what people need to understand when asking themselves why is the nba locked out as well. the nba in the 2010-2011 season had record revenues. spent $2.5 million on salvis. the high nest history. television, all-time high. despite all that, 22 of the 30 teams are claiming to have lost money. 22 out of 30. this is a stinky kettle of fish. it's not just about greed and wanting more. it's about the fact that nba owners have horribly mismanaged their product and what players to pay the freight on that. that's what we're looking at. >> davo you think that's true, david, this is toure. do you think that's true about 22 out of 30 teams didn't make money? >> i think it's more true than not. in the nfl there's a lockout because owners refused to a

players and owners have more work to do before they lift the nfl lockout.s now in the hands of the players. at approximately 4:00 p.m. pacific time, nfl owners voted 31-0 to pass the resolution to end the nfl lockout. now, the raiders abstained from the vote but there are multiple reports that the players will not ratify the owners' proposal the way it is currently presented. so we're keeping a very close eye on the. pending approval by the nfl players association, training camps would start on july 27th. one casualty so far. the hall of fame game has been cancelled. much more coming up at 6:00 including a live report from atlanta with the latest. >> thank you, henry. but like he said their still waiting for the players' approval. >>> before we leave you ob our breaking news. our chopper above the scene in morgan hill, reports of a grass fire, 20 to 30 acres are burning as we speak. once again, this is in morgan hill on the east side of 101. we'll continue to follow the story at 6:00. >> at this point they say no homes are threatened but it's approaching ne

louis threw out a judge's order to lift the lockout. so that means the lockout continues, but there's always hope. today the league and players' association did issue a statement together. it reads, quote, while we respect the court's decision, today's ruling does not change our mutual recognition that this matter must be resolved through negotiation. it goes on to say, we are committed to our current discussions, and reaching a fair agreement that will benefit all parties for years to come, and allow for a full 2011 season. >>> redskins' players continue to train for a season and hold their own camps for kids, including receiver terrence austin who had a camp this week in arlington getting help from capers and defensive back russell. terrence says his camp puts the emphasis on self-confidence and teamwork, two concepts the players have going for them as the labor negotiations continue. >> right now, as far as i understand, we've got the right people in the room right now, and we've got some progress. so we see a little bit of light at

even at 24 teams vote to end the lockout that doesn't mean lockout over.et's get the latest on all this craziness from the nation's magazine, editor of the upcoming edition. and sports analyst nor espn. andrew, start with you. what have you heard coming out of the actual talks today? are we going to get a vote soon and will this be done? >> we got a lot of moving parts, matt. we have, in atlanta, owners voting maybe as we speak, supposedly before 5:00 p.m. and they need 24-32 votes to approve a settlement negotiated over the last two years but in the last seven weeks negotiations with the former union. in washington, d.c., the player reps continue to talk. they had a conference call scheduled for later today. things aren't happening as quickly there. there are issues over recertifying the union, to have a recollective bargaining agreement once again, but on two fronts, things are happening and this four-month lockout appears to be on its way. we're not there yet. maybe turbulence, but we'll have a landing fairly soon. >> if you look at the way this deal is

the nba lost games a labor stoppage to a lockout once before in 1998.r they had gone for 204 days. they ended up putting together a short, compact 50-game season. they certainly lost in terms of attendance and revenues and fan interest. it did take them a couple of years to kind of get going again and bring all that interest back. they're coming off ayç fantastc season here. there is clearly some risk to the nba as a league and to the players too, of course. to shut this thing down. but we're still so far from missing games that it may take a while before we see whether or not they're going to get to that critical point. >> woodruff: kevin, let's switch over to the nfl now. you were talking about the money difference. the money is at the core of it but help us understand the difference between this dispute and the basketball dispute. >> well i think the dispute is, one, no one is crying poverty within the nfl. they just flat can't do that because they are the 800-pound gorilla when it comes toçç sports leagues. they just rake in more money and more m

and the nba lockout. everyone in the nfl, was making money, a lot of money. they just wanted to make more. they wanted to slow down some of the players gains. in the nba, 22 of 30 teams lost money. before these guys not to open the door, they are not losing anything, they're breaking even. that is why at an nba lockout could go on and on. >> the bear a back with their return teenager. >> that was a little scary. >> i have been maintaining your facebook page for free. what would you do? apparently, they all had their spray, but they freaked out. >> was he just attacked in need, are your kids would you, your wife, >> you are with friends, he gets a couple of your friends. what do you do? her >> it depends which friends. >> you are supposed to play dead. >> what are you supposed to do? >> use bear spray, a gun or play dead. >> where i am from i will never be in position to have a bear attack. >> beer prevention, work, go home, close the door. we will be right back >> . >> more on amy winehouse. a private fun

one big step towards ending lockout tonight.oved a proposed contract bringing labor peace 10 years. players are not voting tonight on this proposal. it's not a done deal yet. everything but raiders voting to ratify the new collective bargaining agreement. al davis choosing to abstain from the vote because of differences. so now, phone shall end of the lockout lies in the players hands. they have to recertify as a union, then approve a global agreement. some players feel they're being railroaded now with owners pressuring them to quickly fall in line and owners believe that we're going to kick off regular season on time. >> i think that we all have an obligation to get a decision done because we're down where time frames start impacting as not getting ready and not being able to play preseason games that, is okay. >> we've crafted a long term agreement that can be good for the game of football. >> see what players do tomorrow, giants and a's have the day off giving us a chance to enjoy clips from the new show produced by show tim

the phils lose one of their aces, and we're getting close to football ending its lockout. now there's no basketball. you're watching "early today." >>> well, good morning, and welcome back to "early today." here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> firefighters in new mexico say they are confident they've stopped the 96,000 acre wildfire from advancing towards the los alamos nuclear lab. nearby residents evacuated earlier this week won't be allowed back home until sunday at the earliest. >>> the defense rested its case in the trial of casey anthony on thursday without the 25-year-old defendant taking the stand. she's accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, caylee. >>> during a farewell tribute to defense secretary robert gates, president obama surprised him with a medal of freedom, the country's highest civilian honor. gates is being replaced by cia chief leon pinetta. >>> prince william and his new wife katherine arrived in canada for their first official trip abroad. the newlyweds arrived in ottawa to cheering crowds before attending an informal barbecue

. >>> keeping score at home, day 112 of the nfl lockout and day one of the nba lockout. >> there's still baseball. >> still baseball. >> and hockey. >> i have tickets to the yank s yankees. my tickets got more valuable. the league locked out it players after midnight when they failed to reach a new deal on collective bargaining. the two sides remain far apart on every major issue. the lockout puts the season in jeopardy. commissioner david certain says the league lost $300 million last season and needs cost-cutting help from the players' union. >> the goal here has been to make the league profitable and to have a league where all 30 teams can compete. and since neither of those goals stated earlier have been achieved, the owners really don't have any choice. >> a lot of our fans and people that follow our game, although we're not going to miss any games at this point, still just don't like the prospect of a lockout. we don't like it either. >> just the second time that the two leagues have been shut down simultaneously by labor strikes. major league baseball and the nhl were both idle ba

. >>> now to the football lockout. nfl owners have voted on and approved a tentative agreement to end the 132-day labor dispute. but the player representatives did not vote because they say they have not seen the complete proposal. jay dowd reports. >>> nfl owners approved a tentative deal to end the lockout that began in march. now the players have to vote. >> it's time to get back to football. that is what everybody here has to do. >> the new agreement settled several issues, including how owners and players will split $9 billion in annual league profits. it also resolves disagreements about the salary cap, rookie pay, and retirement benefits. >> at the end of the day, we were able to compromise, both sides, on a lot of different positions and that's why we're able to stand here today. >> reporter: but before the players could formally accept the collective bargaining agreement, they have to establish their union. that could take time. >> every time an employee makes that decision about whether he wants to be a part

and we mentioned the nba lockout added to this nfl lockout. is it possible we could be looking at an autumn and a winter with no football and basketball because millionaires and billionaires can't agree on how to divide billions of dollars. >>> finally, what's wrong with this picture? nothing if you're mitt romney. what candidate's son is posing with him. it's the son of another presidential candidate. we're going to have it all in the side show. >>> we start with steve israel. he's the chairman of the dccc and a democrat from new york. there's a lot of he saids, he sads going on. yesterday senator chuck schumer speculated that republicans are trying to sabotage the economy to see president obama fail. let's listen to it. >> we need to start asking ourselves an uncomfortable question, are republicans slowing down the recovery on purpose for political gain in 2012? now it's becoming clear that insisting on a slash and burn approach may be part of this plan. it has a double benefit for republicans. it's idea logically tidy and undermines economi

lockout is over. splash windsurfing champion becomes specialist profiles russia's mikhail you have a shot. that will get to those stories in a moment but let's start in the far east where russia have extended their domination in the synchronized swimming. world championships in shanghai as they once again last host china to win the free routine combination final these are the golden girls completing the technical routine on cheese day and they have now emulated that success is added. to their perfect tally to more swimmers joined for the three weeks even including that. has now become a fourteen time world champion who more goals are still up for grabs in the synchronised swimming events. that switch to football now where russian football premier league resumes after a month long break with a postponed match between leader says and new boys of volga that despite an earlier rally by the home team didn't flinch and later prove they are clearly one of the strongest teams in russia at the moment back thei

that's when it was supposed to start now that the lockout ended it will start on time. laura, in case you wonder, the nfl season, the regular season gets under way september 8. the niners' first game is september 11th, that's sunday at candlestick park against the seattle seahawks. >> thank you very much. a lot of people excited for that. san francisco police and muni officials now trying to make bus stops safer in one of the toughest neighborhoods. they meet with people in the tenderloin tonight to talk about concerns over bus shelters in the area. police say the bus shelter at turk and hyde streets has become a site for criminal activity. a community meeting happens at 6:00 at the tenderloin police station on eddy street. >> the mother of the man who died in a recent confrontation with san francisco police is speaking out about her son's death. she says she wants the truth from investigators about what happened the day kenneth harding died. chapm chapman's attorneys say they are given conflicting reports of what happened. police initially said they shot and killed har

we had 18 teams raise ticket prices despite the impending lockout. the average cost of going to an n.f.l. game depending chon team you want to see, if you want to see the dallas cowboys it will cost a family of four about $700 or upwards. the average cost for a family of four in the overall n.f.l. itself is over $400. there's... none of the four major professional leagues can a family of four go to a game for under $200. you know, maybe it's time for fans to reassess why they're sort of spending like crack addicts on the four major sports when there are lots of other affordable, available things to watch for a lot less money that appreciate the fans perha a little bit better and who value the fan more properly. >> hunt: minor leag baseball for one. >> sure. >> hunt: let me ask you both. in these talks... either the n.f.l. or the n.b.a., we talk about the owners, are the differences with the owners. are there there hawks and doves and some who are wiser? >> there's a very much a haw and dove breakdown, particularly in the n.f.l. one of the things we'v

phils lose one of their aces and we are getting closer to football ending their lockout. now no basketball. you're watching "first look" on msnbc.  >>> well, welcome back to "first look". here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> firefighters in new mexico say they are confident they've stopped the 96,000 acre wildfire from advancing towards the los alamos nuclear lab. nearby residents evacuated earlier this week won't be allowed back home until sunday at the earliest. >>> the defense rested its case in the murder trial of casey anthony on thursday without the 25-year-old defendant taking the stand. she's accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, caylee. >>> during a farewell tribute to defense secretary robert gates, president obama surprised him with a medal of freedom, the country's highest civilian honor. gates is being replaced by cia chief leon pinetta. >>> prince william and his new wife katherine arrived in canada for their first official trip abroad. the newlyweds arrived in ottawa to cheering crowds before attending an informal barbecue and a rec

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we have the latest on the nfl lockout.ation that doesn't remember a world before e-mail sends out wedding invitations online. >>> cnn in depth. british prime minister david cameron was firing back in the parliament this morning. the prime minister's former communications director was once editor of the tabloid at the center of the scandal. >> of course i regret and i am extremely sorry about the fury it has caused. with 20/20 hindsight and all that has followed i would not have offered him the job and i suspect he would not have taken it, but you don't make decisions in hindsight. >> it's not about hindsight, mr. speaker, and it's not about whether he lied to him, but it's all about the information and warnings the prime minister ignored. he was warned, and he preferred to ignore the warnings. >> that exchange in today's parliamentary session follows yesterday's appearance by rupert murdoch. we will have more after the break for more on the hearing. >>> at the hearings in front of parliament yesterday, billionaire business

lockout in america. to deal with a club here let's just last year it's a move to the north american free trade it's of the denver nuggets after spending is made in season with the new york knicks but with the fourth lockout in n.b.a. history threatening the next season is towering figure will be walking tall in the russian professional basketball league most of his two meters and sixteen centimeters high and coming back to moscow region club could be behind present what a fifth birthday was just last week. the first symbol of his you know mr given year. i'm happy to be back because it's here where i began it's my home and home from home with my parents' place being the main. experience from overseas will be much help because all the guys leave for the experience themselves so i don't think anyone will crave. to have a look. so i just do everything i can on the courts. to share my knowledge. and tennis russia. usually has advanced third quarter final of the season this time at the german championships in

the lockout is still on.00 today, the nfl owners voted 31-0 to pass the resolution to end the lockout. but the players will not ratify the proposal. we spoke to a 49er who says they feel the nfl is using the media to force the players into a deal. >> i think we've crafted a long-term agreement that can be good for the game of football, good for the players and good for the clubs and most importantly, good for our game. and for our fans. we really are anxious to get back to football and hopefully today's development and the developments of the nfl over the next few days will ensure that. >> i remember comments from some of the owners about how we might not even be like a real union. well, guess what? the decision to decertify was important, because at the time we were a real union and the decision for our players as men to come back as a union is going to be an equally serious and sober one they have to make. >>> moving over to baseball. the giants have the day off, but they'll swing back to action friday when

lockout is over. grandmaster splash windsurfing champion becomes. specialist artsy profiles russia's. who gets to those stories in a moment but let's start in the far east where russia have extended their domination in the synchronized swimming at the classics world championships in shanghai as they once again outclassed china to win the three routine combination final now these are the golden girls completing the team technical routine and she's they and they've now emulated that success that if it is not gong to the perfect sally two more swimmers join the team for the free routine including that. was now become a fourteen time world champion two more goals are still up for grabs in the synchronised swimming events. now meanwhile russia added another two medals a silver and a bronze around twenty minutes ago in the men's three meter springboard event. now let's switch to football where russian football premier league resumes after a month long break with a postpone match between leader says and new boys volga despite an early rally by the muscovit

lockout is over. grandmaster splash windsurfing champion becomes a top specialist artsy profiles of russia's mean how you'll get a shot. we'll get to those stories in a moment but so let's start in the far east where russia have extended their domination in the synchronized swimming and that quite a championships in shanghai as they once again outclassed host china to win the free routine combination final now these are the golden girls completing that seemed technical routine and she's they and they now emulated that success to add a fifth it's all gong to their perfect tally two more swimmers joined the scene for the three routine including not so yeah. who has now become forward scenes on world champions two more goals are still up for grabs in the synchronised swimming events . let's switch to football where russian football premier league resumes after a month long break with a postponed match between leaders says sky and you boys a ball go now despite an early rally by the home team the muscovit

but signs today that they may have to that the lockout may be nearing an end.er giving the staff most of june off, mike shanahan has asked his assistant coaches to report back to work this coming monday and the team has set thursday, july 28th for the first week of practice. lawyers met in new york today. the principals will resume talks on thursday. stage four tour de france today, 140 miles. and after all of that, it came down to a photo finish. look how close this is. australian cadel evans. all right. unless you're a tennis geek like me, you've probably never heard of christina mckal. in her bio, mckal lists venus as one of her childhood heros. tonight she beat her. opening the season on the water front. and in women's singles, mckal with a shocker beating venus. venus then lost the women's doubles as well. but she and renee stubs pulled a match out in overtime. don't ask me to explain the whole team. they win and play in philly. serena is here on thursday. news from golf. and this is thomas lavay winning the french open. that's a big title. so he and his c

lockout is a guy. we preview russia's cliff diving supremos. supposed to take on the sport's best in next world series stage in italy. the first to golf as the williams says the last two years he spent alongside tiger woods have been a waste of time the world's most famous caddy was hitting back at the out of sorts former world number one after being sacked as a staunch sidekick what's claimed thirteen at least fourteen majors with williams carrying the bag for him but the troubled american golf star still announced the sacking on his website saying it was time for change despite the super successful partnership spanning twelve years williams assisted australian adam scott at the recent u.s. and british opens and wants to carry on doing that all remembering good evokes mixed feelings for the new zealand used up their working relationship while it lasted but regrets the way they're passing given the fact we have lost. every bit of called wrong. word through screen and all. coaches we try.