and n.b.a. two of america's most successful professional sports leagues and they appear headed for lengthy labor disputes. they could threaten the next season. >> hunt: the n.f.l. and n.b.a., two ofmerica's most successful professional sports league appear headed for a lengthy labor dispute that could compromise next year's season. each is addressing critical questions having to do with revenue sharing, player salaries and a range of other contentious points. the lack of progress toward an agreement threatens to alienate what has otherwise been a yet toed fan base. joining me now, kevin blackistone, he's a professor of sports journalism at the university of maryland and a regular contributor to espn. >> thank you. >> hunt: and in our new york studios, sally jenkins, she's an author and sports columnist in for the "washington post." i confesso being a long time jenkins sick font but i am pleased to have them both on this program. thank you very much. sally, let me start with you. is this a battle

to deal with former side until the n.b.a. 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

what everybody's hand out with all sports and we hear that talk n.b.a. time and so forth into europe this summer because of the legal lookout that's up movie seeing some of these incredible basketball stars in russia well it's hard to say whether kobe bryant's will throughout this country if any of that matter but sell one russian of a star has already started with his old team tell you about that in all in a moment. this is sport on r t come and see a life from moscow an amber man calls for the first headlines. the r.v. man march on says must go extend their reach the seven points at the sides of the russian premier league. while back home basketball starts him up a miles got signed and sealed with former side team key until the n.b.a. lockout is over. grandmaster splash windsurfing champion becomes so called bike specialist r.c. profiles russia's mikhail yet to show. how we get to those stories in a moment let's start in the far east where russia have extended their domination in the synchronised swimming and that quite explore all championships in sha

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back home basketball start see what they moscow all signs the deal with former site until the n.b.a. 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 lea

while back home basketball star famous golf signs a deal with former site until the n.b.a. 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

meanwhile n.b.a. is the first superstar player from china a young man has announced his retirement houston rockets center quits the game after eight seasons in the world's top league and said shareholders suffered neighbors food and ankle injuries throughout his career and was forced to miss the entire season in two thousand and nine also played only five times last year the rockets would only get past the first round playoffs once and his tenure and never reached the n.b.a. finals of what was but he's a hero to the chinese two point twenty nine meters shanghai native is and they time all star and has helped promote the sport in asia after becoming the first asian player in the n.b.a. . over to over to a third it's the one you say involved won the two hundred meters at the latest diamond league meeting in paris the jamaican said was trying to control the final from start to finish easily edging out all of his rivals the world and olympic champion clocking time of twenty point zero three seconds that's

one of the n.b.a.'s elite point guards will be wearing this colors next season duran williams officially putting pen to paper with the turkish club for one year as the lockout shows no sign of being lifted stateside the twenty seven year old contract reporting where some five million dollars williams could ever head back to the new jersey nets early if the american league's labor issues are resolved and georgia native dissolves up to truly zero will also be joining up with d.-wil leaving the atlanta hawks for a european adventure is no stranger to n.b.a. talent topping briefly employed the league's four time scoring champion and former m.v.p. allen iverson. and finally brazil's. leg of the beach volleyball world tour with the fourth edition of the tournament coming to an end in the russian capital on some of the evening they had to contend with a poor but held their nerve to seal victory and then the rolling final i can't switch. once again that was the russian team insights as for men's competition rea

a nose guard signs a deal with fortified him to keep to the n.b.a. 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.

basketball blues the upcoming n.b.a. season is in a state of jeopardy today after team owners bowed to lock i players over various issues including a proposed salary cap. on the sun lightning a self apollo runs the fastest one hundred metres of the season in switzerland clocking a blistering time of nine point seven eight seconds. after a tough injury ridden time of late maria sharapova looks of lust back to her best the russian storming into the wimbledon final her first major decider in three years following a straight sets win over sabine lisicki sharapova though not with the best of starts losing the opening three games but the fifth seed recovered with aplomb taking nine of the next ten against the german that would see her clinch their first set six four with the second and more straightforward of fur taking it six three trouble but into our second final out the all england club she famously won an all in two thousand and four aged just seventeen shara is yet to drop a single set this tournament but she isn't twent

one of the n.b.a.'s elite point guards we were this college next season duran williams officially putting pen to paper with the turkish club for one year the lockout shows no sign of being lifted stateside the twenty seven year old's contract reportedly worth some five million dollars williams could however head back to the new jersey nets early if the american league and the other issues are resolved georgia native zaza pachulia will also be joining d.-wil leaving the atlanta hawks for a european adventure. is no stranger to n.b.a. talent having briefly employed the league's four time scoring champion former m.v.p. . p. ai allen iverson. finally. sent a strong message to their upcoming twenty eleven world cup opponents second run to strictly a stoned on home turf and a warm up match ahead of october's global spectacle the samoans leading from the thirty minutes on the way. to fullback paul williams going over for tries in the first. thompson on center george to see adding two more in the second contrib

nuggets off to spending his maiden season with the new york knicks but with the fourth lockout in n.b.a. history threatening the next season his towering figure out will be looking toward in the russian professional basketball league golf is two meters and sixteen centimeters high coming back to the moscow reaching cup could be a fine present for his twenty fifth birthday which is not last week. the first about him few times to be i'm happy to be back at him because it's here where i began it's my home or rather a home from home with my parents' place be the main one but i don't think my experience from overseas will be much help because all the guys playing for the club are experienced themselves so i don't think anyone will crave my advice since i myself still have a lot to learn so i'll just do everything i can on the court and that's the way i'm planning to share my knowledge should. defending champion sebastian vettel maybe the runaway leader midway through the formula one season but all is not lost for the chasing pack including jenson button who has more than the points to race f

one of the n.b.a.'s elite point guards will be wearing the shirt this college next season drawn williams officially putting pen to paper with the turkish club for a one year lockout shows no sign of being lifted stateside the twenty seven year old's contract reportedly worth some five million dollars billion's could whoever head back to the new jersey nets early if the american leads leave or issues are resolved georgia native. will also be leaving the well leaving their atlanta hawks for a european adventure no stranger to n.b.a. talents having briefly employed the league's four time scoring champion and former m.v.p. alan iverson. but is all your sport. with more but now it's the weather season. the observe nature and discover its beauty. to. communicate with the wild under. test yourself and become free to. see what nature can give you not see the. in india called she's afraid of being a movie goer.

possible where china is first n.b.a. star yao ming has announced his retirement they shouldn't rocket center quitting the game after eight seasons in the world's top league that thirty year old has suffered numerous foot ankle injuries throughout his career and was forced to miss the entire two thousand and nine season he also played only five times last year the rockets getting past the first round playoff just once during his state never reaching the n.b.a. finals however yeah i was a hero back home the two point two nine meter shanghai native is an eight time all star no less on this must have we helped in promoting the sport in asia. and staying on the hardwood where c.s.k. have unveiled a man they hope can turn around their stuff during form over the past couple of seasons serb theo doll sitch agreeing a three year contract in moscow this week the twenty four year old is regarded as one of the best point guards in europe richard from port reports is delighted to have signed up with the army men. after last season's

last month's n.b.a.s and the miami heat drew some of the best t.v. ratings in years. but the mavericks' celebration could be the last basketballçç fans see of their favorite pro players for quite some time. labor talks between players and owners broke down last week, and effective 12:01 am friday, the owners issued a lock out. n.b.a. commissioner david stern: >> i don't know that it went from there to here. we had a great year in terms of appreciation of our fans for our game. it just wasn't a profitable one for the owners and it wasn't one that many of the smaller market teams particularly enjoyed orçç felt included in. >> woodruff: at issue, owners want to set a firm limit on player salaries. share a smaller portion of the league's roughly $3.8 billion in annual revenue with the players and implement shorter player contracts. but with the october start of the 2011-2012 season now in jeopardy, player representative derek fisher said the goal is not to miss any games.çç >> any games at this point, s

goals as the huge russia center has come back to play for his former team he while waiting for the n.b.a. lockout to end in america moscow has signed a deal with the club he left just last year to return with american league he was traded to the denver nuggets after spending his maiden season with the new york knicks fans who because the lockout in n.b.a. history threatening the next season is towering figure out will be walking tall in the russian professional basketball most golf is two meters and sixteen centimeters high and coming back to the last day reaching cup could be a fine present for the twenty fifth birthday which will not last week. the first improvement here. i'm happy to be back at him because it's here where i began it's my home rather a home from home with my parents please be the main one but i don't think my experience from overseas will be much help because all the guys playing for the club experience themselves so i don't think anyone will crave my advice since i myself still. have a lot to learn so i'll just do everything i can on the court and that's the way i pla

know we feel good really good at the end of the race let's talk basketball where recently retired n.b.a. star yellow ming has received an honorary sendoff in his homeland the thirty year old chinese awarded for a well ceremony in beijing after announcing his retirement. last week the former houston rockets center stands at. twenty nine centimeters a sizeable loss and must be said to the texan franchise i mean it isn't a time n.b.a. all-star will go to an end. history groups as one of china's biggest ever since. let's talk all four it's been a weekend to remember for sure and o'hara the american claiming his first p.g.a. title nover two years following a dramatically off battle the canadian open the world number sixty demonstrating his comeback ability after starting the day three strokes off the pace so her carting the birdie at the thirteenth hole to tie the lead before forcing a three off with compact with chris blanks both men finishing up on four under both crumbled after it all her stopping in for a bogey on the first hole but even worse double ballgame to hundred twenty nine year

denver nuggets after spending his maiden season in new york next month with the fourth lockout in n.b.a. history threatening the next season his towering figure will be walking toward a new russian professional basketball league most golf is two meters and sixteen centimeters high coming back to the moscow region club could be fine present for his twenty fifth birthday which will not last week. but that's about him. i'm happy to be back because it's here where i began it's my home a home from home with my parents please be the main one but i don't think my experience from overseas will be much help because all the guys playing for the club are experienced themselves so i don't think anyone will crave my. since i myself still have a lot so i just do everything i can on the court and that's the way i'm planning to share my knowledge. and finally over a twenty year sporting career in shell first became a champion in windsurfing and then gave up to become one of the world's best yet schools which are important caught up with the muscovites to find out why he. decision. many sportsmen have t