OT - Whew ! WNBA reaches agreement

JonInMiddleGA · 04-25-2003, 02:35 PM

NEW YORK -- The WNBA and its players' union signed a labor agreement Friday, assuring that the struggling league's seventh season will go forward

The collective bargaining agreement, signed about 3 a.m., includes a free agency system -- the first in women's professional sports -- and covers four seasons, with a league option for a fifth, the league and the union said.

NBA commissioner David Stern had threatened to cancel the WNBA's season had a deal not been reached.

"We went down to the wire,'' WNBA president Val Ackerman said.

ESPN story

Butter · 04-25-2003, 02:39 PM

Why even bother watching? The Sparks get all the calls.

cuervo72 · 04-25-2003, 02:42 PM

Darn, I had hoped they agreed to all go home.

MylesKnight · 04-25-2003, 02:48 PM

Darn, no more Tuesday Night Movies on Lifetime, come this Summer..

CHEMICAL SOLDIER · 04-25-2003, 02:50 PM

Ahhh....another season of great basketball nobody will see .

Butter · 04-25-2003, 02:52 PM

"Here comes the fastbreak... and it's a rim-rockin' layup!"

Cards4ever · 04-25-2003, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Butter_of_69
Why even bother watching? The Sparks get all the calls.

good stuff Butter!

MylesKnight · 04-25-2003, 02:56 PM

WNBA Draft Today - Any Predictions?

Ksyrup · 04-25-2003, 02:58 PM

Some chick who can't walk in heels will get picked first.

Mel Kiper's Hair · 04-25-2003, 03:42 PM

I predict that Jets fans will be upset after the draft.

GrantDawg · 04-25-2003, 04:02 PM

I would rather watch the WNBA than the NBA. Then again, I would rather watch a car rust than the NBA.

04-25-2003, 02:39 PM	#2
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Why even bother watching? The Sparks get all the calls. __________________ My listening habits

04-25-2003, 02:42 PM	#3
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Darn, I had hoped they agreed to all go home. __________________ null

04-25-2003, 02:48 PM	#4
MylesKnight College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Neptune Beach, Florida	Darn, no more Tuesday Night Movies on Lifetime, come this Summer.. __________________ IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BLACK & GOLD!!

04-25-2003, 02:50 PM	#5
CHEMICAL SOLDIER College Starter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Henderson, Nevada	Ahhh....another season of great basketball nobody will see . __________________ Toujour Pret

04-25-2003, 02:52 PM	#6
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	"Here comes the fastbreak... and it's a rim-rockin' layup!" __________________ My listening habits

04-25-2003, 02:56 PM	#8
MylesKnight College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Neptune Beach, Florida	WNBA Draft Today - Any Predictions? __________________ IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BLACK & GOLD!!

04-25-2003, 02:58 PM	#9
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Some chick who can't walk in heels will get picked first. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

04-25-2003, 03:42 PM	#10
Mel Kiper's Hair Banned Join Date: Apr 2003	I predict that Jets fans will be upset after the draft.

04-25-2003, 04:02 PM	#11
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	I would rather watch the WNBA than the NBA. Then again, I would rather watch a car rust than the NBA.

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