by ldh2013 » Mon Jun 13, 2016 8:42 am
NEW YORK -- The NHL and the NHL Players Association say the salary cap for the 2014-15 season is going up to $69 million after a year of record revenues. . In a joint announcement Friday before the NHL draft, the sides said the cap is rising from the $64.3 million upper limit that teams operated on during the just-completed season. As stipulated in the collective bargaining agreement between the league and the players, clubs must maintain a minimum payroll of $51 million. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Thursday, following a meeting of the leagues board of governors, he hoped to have the cap set before the start of the two-day draft Friday. Now clubs know the salary parameters they have to work with entering the free-agent signing period that begins Tuesday. . What was the first big story that you broke?Every breaking story has meaning which is why trade deadline day and free agent frenzy have maintained both news and entertainment value. . "When I made the shot at the half, I told myself the zone was there," Anthony said. Soon, he had passed Kevin Durant. . On a 96-degree day, Los Angeles 2-3-4 hitters -- Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton -- combined to go 7 for 13 with six runs batted in and two scored in the Angels 10-7 win over Texas on Sunday.GLENEAGLES, Scotland - Nick Faldo says Sergio Garcia did not want to play in the 2008 Ryder Cup, which prompted him to describe the Spaniard as useless on television.Faldo was working as analyst for Golf Channel during the matches. When the host mentioned that Garcia has been spectacular in the matches, Faldo replied: Apart from one. He was referring to 2008, when Faldo was captain and thhe Americans won at Valhalla. . Garcia earned one point from two halved matches.Faldo told The Associated Press he regrets saying useless and did not want to create a firestorm during the biggest week of the year for Europe. He says it was live television and he meant no malice.The Europeans rallied behind Garcia after they took a 5-3 lead after the opening day. ' ' '
