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NEW YORK -- Talks aimed at ending the NBA lockout have resumed, two people with knowledge of the situation said Wednesday, with a quick settlement necessary to start the season by Christmas. Dermontti Dawson Jersey . The discussions began quietly Tuesday and are expected to continue through the Thanksgiving holiday, the people told The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the talks were supposed to remain confidential. The talks between representatives of the owners and players are now centred on settling their lawsuits: The players filed an antitrust lawsuit against the league in Minnesota and the league filed a pre-emptive suit in New York, seeking to prove the lockout was legal. Neither side commented on the talks, first reported by Yahoo Sports, though the league said in a statement it "remains in favour of a negotiated resolution" to the lockout. The news revived the hopes of saving the Christmas slate, when the league schedules some marquee matchups to kick off its national TV package. The NBA finals rematch between Dallas and Miami was to headline three games this season The league had wanted to open a 72-game schedule on Dec. 15, pushing the start of the playoffs and finals back a week, if players had agreed to the last offer. But players rejected the owners most recent proposal on Nov. 14, announcing instead they were disbanding the union to pave the way to sue the league. The plan now would be for 66 games if a resolution comes soon. The league played a 50-game schedule in 1998-99 during its last lockout, when a deal didnt come until January, so theres still hope of some games this season even if it doesnt include Christmas. Commissioner David Stern has said it would take about 30 days from an agreement to the start of the regular season. David Boies, one of the lawyers representing the players, has repeatedly said he hoped the league would be compelled to settle rather than risk a potentially lengthy trial that could end with players being awarded about US$6 billion in damages. Because the union disbanded, it cannot negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement, but the settlement talks could lead to that. The CBA can only be completed once the union has reformed. When talks broke down, the sides were still divided over the division of revenues and certain changes sought by owners to curb spending by big-market teams that players felt would limit or restrict their options in free agency. Owners are insistent on a 50-50 split of basketball-related income. Union officials indicated they could be open to that, even though they were guaranteed 57 per cent in the old CBA, but only if the league conceded on some of the "system" issues. With the union no longer representing the players, it was unclear who was involved in the new round of talks. NBPA executive director Billy Hunter is officially part of the players legal team so hes able to take part in the talks, though his participation in negotiations could strengthen the leagues contention that the disclaimer strategy was a "sham" and the union hadnt really gone anywhere. Joe Greene Jersey . The executive board of the Major League Baseball Players Association voted unanimously Tuesday to appoint Clark to replace Michael Weiner, who died Nov. William Gay Jersey . Entering the day in second place behind overnight leader Vincenzo Nibali, the 41-year-old Horner pulled away from the Giro dItalia champion over the final meters of the uphill ascent to turn a three-second deficit into a three-second lead with just two days to go.ORLANDO, Fla. -- Tiger Woods stopped in the middle of his swing, flexed his right knee and began rubbing his back. More trouble? No, just the click of a camera Wednesday morning that made him stop, and he felt a twinge in his lower back. Woods made it through the rest of his pro-am round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational without incident. He says his left Achilles tenndon, which caused him to withdraw from the final round at Doral, no longer bothers him. Jarvis Jones Jersey. Woods feels good enough that he made a trip to Augusta National on Sunday for a practice round before playing a golf exhibition the last two days at Lake Nona. Including Bay Hill, he faces eight straight days of golf. Woods is a six-time winner at Bay Hill. cheap nfl jerseys ' ' '
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