DeMaurice Smith: 'lockout is coming in March'

DeMaurice Smith, the union leader for the NFLPA, confirmed his belief on Wednesday that he think a lockout is coming.

“I still feel that a lockout is coming in March,” Smith told Bloomberg Sports .

Smith's biggest point of contention is the NFL refusing to actually provide financial information relating to their claim that they're not pulling in enough cash. (Enough here, of course, is relative.)

“If this model is not working, i.e. teams are losing money, then we’re willing to see the evidence of that and make the changes,” Smith said. “But prove it. If not, what’s the justification for getting a billion back from us?”

Smith, along with most players, doesn't care for the also-impending possibility of an 18-game season.
“We don’t look at two extra games as being divorced from the health, medical and safety standpoint,” Smith said. “It’s impossible to divorce one part of this from the whole.”

That may be true -- however, it seems pretty likely that the league will get its 18-games one way or another. Also likely, as expressed by Smith's quotes, is the NFL locking its players out…

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Note: Cross posted from SportzNutz.

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Viral Video: The Money Tree

Ran across this today and I am overjoyed to be quite honest. This is why no matter how bad things seem to get, there is still hope for us as a people. Do me a personal favor and buy someone you don’t know who is in line with you somewhere a cup of coffee or soda once a week. They won’t be the lucky ones, you will. Trust me on that. - Michael

Note: Cross posted from nutzworld.com.

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Cute Overdose: The happiest little leaguer in the world.

Bottom of the sixth, two outs (that's the final out in Little League): Robbie Wilson, 12-year-old relief pitcher, gets called to the mound for his first World Series game. There is no one happier than Robbie. (p.s. He won the game!) This is why kids baseball beats MLB every time and why it remains America’s game.

Suns Steve Nash is Rocky Balboa in real life

Just an amazing player, Steve Nash every year takes a beating unlike any other player in the NBA, especially in the playoffs. From knees to the groin, being thrown into scorers tables, bloody noses, elbows to the eye leading to one of the most amazing 4th quarters in the history of the sport as Nash playing with one eye and draining 3’s willed the Suns past their nemesis Spurs finally, to this play from last night featuring Nash taking a blow to the nose, and him putting it back in place ON THE FLOOR and continuing to play. We salute Steve Nash.  Steve, you have some great big Nutz so we salute you here at NutzWorld. BTW Grant Hill’s reaction says it all. Steve is the man.

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Danica Patrick – Thrilling Thursday

Its Thrilling Thursday and today we feature Danica Patrick. Let me just say holy crap she is hot and can totally outdrive all of us. She can lap me anytime

Thrilling Thursday - Danica Patrick

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Suns Take A Stand

The Phoenix Suns plan to wear their orange "Los Suns" jerseys tonight in Game 2 of the Western Conference NBA semifinals in part to express opposition to the new Arizona immigration law. We could not agree more.

"It's two-fold," Suns General Manager Steve Kerr said of the gesture. "One, it is Cinco de Mayo. And, two, it is a political statement. We felt the law, however well intended, was not right."

Forward-center Amar'e Stoudemire said it was great to "let the Latin community know we're behind them 100 percent,

Here’s to the Suns and an owner and league not afraid to take a position they feel is right.

Note: Cross posted from nutzworld.com.

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