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some revenge on slumping Oklahoma with a 69-58 victory over the 19th-ranked
Sooners. Kenny Chery went 3-of-5 from beyond the arc in a 13-point effort for
the Bears (15-4, 3-3 Big 12), who turned the tables on the Sooners to reverse a
73-63 loss in Norman earlier this month. Oklahoma held Baylor to a 37.3 field
goal percentage in the previous meeting, but the Sooners shot just 38.7 percent
in Saturdays rematch to fall for the fourth time in five games. Buddy Hield, the
Big 12s leading scorer, went 0-for-7 on 3-point tries and 6- of-17 overall to
finish with 12 points for Oklahoma (12-7, 3-4). The Sooners managed only a
6-of-24 rate from long distance. Oklahoma also had to deal with limited duty
from its second-leading scorer, Isaiah Cousins, who played just 18 minutes and
sat out most of the second half with an injured wrist.
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set to set, game to game, point to point, shot to shot.TORONTO - The clock
continues to tick and there are only minutes now before the current collective
bargaining agreement between the CFL and the Players Association expires - but
still theres no deal. After almost two days of talks at a Toronto airport hotel,
the CFL eventually did increase its financial offer and the union removed any
revenue-sharing percentages from its own proposal, but talks between both sides
broke down Thursday afternoon. The current CBA expired Thursday at midnight ET.
Neither side knows when theyll meet again at the bargaining table, but the union
wont stop players from reporting when training camps open Sunday and the league,
too, wont stop any player from stepping onto the field. "No we wont [keep
players away from the field]," commissioner Mark Cohon told TSN after both sides
parted. "We want football to be played. We want them to vote on this best offer
that we have for them." "Weve come to the table many times and theyve pushed
away," union president Scott Flory told TSN before leaving the hotel to catch a
flight. With so much on the line so late, its a frustrating and compelling
moment in the immediate future of Canadian football. The sides met for over a
12-hour period Wednesday in the company of a third-party mediator and on the
surface, everyone agreed those discussions were beneficial. "We thought we had
good talks in the [Wednesday morning]," Flory, a former Montreal Alouettes
offensive lineman said. "We had some [talks] without prejudice. We talked freely
and we were allowed to discuss issues." "Great conversations [Wednesday] - some
important issues that were important to the players - and we came back with some
creative ideas," Cohon said. Cohon and his team - chief operating officer
Michael Copeland, vice president of football operations Kevin McDonald, Calgary
Stampeders president Ken King, Roughriders president Jim Hopson and CFL legal
counsel Steve Shamie - presented the union with a base salary cap of $5 million
in 2014, along with a clause that stipulated if in the third year of a new CBA
(potentially 2016) the leagues aggregate revenues grew by $27 million compared
to the previous year, the CFL would be open to renegotiating and possibly
raising the salary cap. Cohon later called it the leagues "final offer." "In the
discussions the players said to us Were really worried if you have some
break-out revenues, some extraordinary opportunities - new TV deal, major, major
sponsorship, all of a sudden all your stadiums are full - we want to
participate," Cohon said. "We thought that was a major step forward for us." The
players representatives at the table - union president Scott Flory, vice
presidents Marwan Hage and Jeff Keeping, treasurer Brian Ramsay and CFLPA legal
counsel Ed Molstad - tabled a counter proposal before 11:30am ET. It included a
$5.8 million cap and $4.8 million minimum cap floor. The players also banished
the revenue-sharing percentages from their previous offer, and in its place
created a "Revenue Protection Clause." The clause offered the potential for a
"fixed cap for a minimum of two years," and if league revenues in the third year
- excluding money made from the Grey Cup - increased "more thhan $12 million,"
the league and union would reopen talks on the salary cap limit or the existing
CBA would be void at the end of that season.
Danilo Gallinari Nuggets Jersey. "A system where the cap is tied to revenue," Flory said. "They are fixed on fixing the
cost of the players. We came up with a system that we thought was incredibly
reasonable, where there is a protection for guys. If revenues grow by a certain
amount, we are just going to recalibrate the cap." The league met the players
after 2pm ET, saying the unions proposal was unacceptable and walked out. "You
get to a point in negotiations where you have to look holistically at whats
important to our league - we have to protect and continue to try and thrive and
build this league," Cohon said. "The reason [talks] broke down is the proposal
from the players would set us back. We cant do that." "We tried to accommodate
and make a deal because we want to be on the field," Flory said. "We want to
play football. It is just clear to the other side that they are going to try and
dictate terms to us. We arent willing to accept that." Cohon said the league
couldnt accept the players math. "When we put our best offer on the table, which
was a significant offer - and by the way we walked in and placed down all of our
financials - we broke down each teams P&L (profit and loss) and based upon
their proposal over two-thirds of our teams would be losing money," the
commissioner said. The players offer also includes non-financial points -
including one padded practice per week and the desire to have an independent
neurologist on the sideline for every game - and a proposal to reduce contract
option years. But differing methods to constructing, setting and growing the
salary cap appears a wide gulf right now. The one thing both sides apparently
agree on, however, is its up to the players to decide their next move. Union
sources told TSN the players are awaiting all strike ballots and reviewing
particular provincial labour laws before declaring to the league they have the
will and right to strike at any time. Flory told TSN hes encouraging players to
report to training camp. Ramsay (Edmonton Eskimos) and Keeping (Toronto
Argonauts) are active players and both confirmed to TSN they will report to
training camp Sunday. "We hear, we listen - you can see our proposal and the
movement weve made...Were telling players to report to training camp. We want to
play football," Flory said. Cohon wants the players to vote on the leagues
offer. "Its really our final offer. Its what weve mentioned to the players; that
is what weve said to the players," he said. "We want them to take this to a
vote. We want to hear from the players. "Players are all coming to camp is what
we hear - theyre reporting, the rookies are there, and the quarterbacks are
there. Guys are flying in. We want them to take this to a vote and let the
players speak." As members of both sides left the hotel, the third party
mediator - who didnt offer his name or want to comment extensively on
negotiations - smiled when asked if he could see some kind of conclusion. "These
kind of negotiations usually get done," he said as he walked out the lobby door.
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