From the Post, this article on the WNBA negotiations. The players keep saying: we're close, we'll figure it out. The league keeps saying: we're not close. It's a sign of how much more leverage the league has. At the end of the day, the players will pretty much have to accept whatever's offered. It's sad -- not really fair. But the players will live to fight another day.

The Charlotte Sting, disassociated from the Hornets, now under their new owner, are setting up shop.