Negotiations over the next Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the accord that governs the working relationship between players and clubs in Major League Baseball, intensified as the union made an opening suite of proposals to the league on Wednesday.

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Major League Baseball extended an initial economic proposal for a new collective bargaining agreement to the MLB Players Association on Thursday, introducing a number of changes, including a salary cap and floor that the league believes will address competitive balance within the sport.

With the CBA deadline approaching, MLB players are pushing a plan that pressures cheap clubs while protecting aggressive payroll spenders at the top.

The WNBA and the WNBPA officially have a signed long-form CBA. USA TODAY has the key details you need to know.

Macklin Celebrini is going to get paid. The only question is how much the San Jose Sharks will shell out, exactly, for their superstar, and how many years Celebrini will want to commit to on the deal.

New details have emerged about how the historic revenue sharing system agreed upon by the WNBA and its players' association works as well as changes to the timing of free agency.