The Best and Worst Moments for Workers in 2011
From Wisconsin to Washington, D.C., on the football field and the factory floor, we've seen unprecedented attacks on working families from big corporations and their friends in elected office.
From Wisconsin to Washington, D.C., on the football field and the factory floor, we've seen unprecedented attacks on working families from big corporations and their friends in elected office.
The Huffington Post | Dan Treadway | Posted 11.08.2011
As a result of the NFL lockout, players had a little extra time off to engage in activities outside the confines of football. Some of these ventur...
HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 10.29.2011
WASHINGTON -- The AFL-CIO announced Monday that the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) is rejoining its federation of unions, boosti...
HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 10.29.2011
Like the long-awaited, post-lockout NFL season, the latest installment in the Madden NFL video game franchise is upon us. Madden NFL 12, the newest...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Schultz | Posted 10.15.2011
It's still mid-August but the dramatic period of free agency is finally over. Which means... Football is here! The best we can do now is forecast a...
Jesse Lawrence | Posted 10.09.2011
With the distinct possibility of a prolonged NBA Lockout, we decided to look at the economic implications of both a full and a half season of lost ticket sales, for each team and the league overall.
Len Berman | Posted 10.05.2011
The ballpark has become a menagerie. What with scoreboards making so much noise, and telling fans to get louder. So I have to applaud the Texas Rangers. They want to ban the wave.
AP | By ARNIE STAPLETON | Posted 10.02.2011
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Maybe Brodrick Bunkley's stay in Denver will last longer than his trip to Cleveland. The Broncos sent an undisclosed 2013 draft p...
Brian Frederick | Posted 09.27.2011
The silver lining of this lockout has been that it has exposed the way the NFL does business, and I'm not talking about rookie wage scales, salary caps or revenue sharing. I'm talking about the way it views its fans, or, more accurately, its customers.
AP | By ARNIE STAPLETON | Posted 09.27.2011
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Von Miller isn't looking back. The second overall selection in the NFL draft said he has no regrets over staying in school, suing...
Posted 09.25.2011
It appears a few former pro bowlers are getting the big heave from Big D. According to ESPNDallas.com, the Cowboys have released running back Mari...
The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 09.25.2011
Tim Tebow, hopeful Broncos starting quarterback, was one of the first players to arrive for minicamp practice at the Broncos Dove Valley headquarters ...
Posted 09.25.2011
The NFLPA seems to love making videos. Shortly after the NFL lockout began, the players' association made their "Let Them Play" commercial (which was ...
AP | JAIME ARON | Posted 09.25.2011
IRVING, Texas — Before the Dallas Cowboys can start get serious about loading up their roster, they have to get under the salary cap. They got s...
Dan Treadway | Posted 09.25.2011
The situation in Dallas, Texas is drastic. Millions of men are outside of their houses playing with their children, feigning a sort of happiness that can't possibly be genuine. It is November 13th, 2011, and there is no football.
AP | JIM LITKE | Posted 09.25.2011
Winners and losers are still to be determined. But the lockout – at last – has a hero....
Posted 09.24.2011
UPDATE: According to Jason La Canfora, the Baltimore Ravens are still hopeful that they will be able to re-sign Todd Heap, Derrick Mason and Kelly Gre...
AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 09.24.2011
WASHINGTON -- The final touches to the deal that ended the lockout came in a phone conversation between Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFL Players Ass...
Melissa Smith | Posted 09.24.2011
I have barely hung on this summer with the lack of training camp, appearances, and all the goodies that the offseason offers.
Huffington Post | Dan Treadway | Posted 09.24.2011
With the lockout now over, there will be a mad scramble for NFL teams to sign players in preparation for training camp. If we learned anything dur...
Posted 09.24.2011
Today marked the end of the longest NFL lockout in history, prompting much relief from fans and (judging by their tweets), players alike. NFLPA he...
Posted 09.24.2011
The NFL lockout is officially over! In response, many players took to the Twittersphere to express their excitement. According to sources, under th...
Roger I. Abrams | Posted 09.24.2011
The NFL owners and the NFL Players Association have finally decided to play "Let's Make a Deal!" Unlike the dangerous federal budget default negotiations, there was no ideology involved in this dispute, just plain old money.
Len Berman | Posted 09.24.2011
This promises to be a week unlike any other in the annals of the NFL. In quick order the players will ratify the new deal, training camps will swing open, and there will be a dizzying free agent signing period.
AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 09.24.2011
WASHINGTON — After months of public nastiness and private negotiations, of court filings and rulings, of players and owners squabbling over more...
Kimberly Freeman Brown | Posted 02.15.2012