What's The Deal on '8-game season? '

NFL prepares for 8-game season contingency plan – It’s not an absolute lead-pipe lock that we’ll have a full NFL season, and as such, the owners and commissioner have been planning for alternate shortened seasons, the likes of which we haven’t had since 1987, which was the last time there was a work stoppage. And when all is said and done, the 15-game season then — with replacement player games interspersed — may seem like a gift if the plans … (This story continues here)

NFL preps for possible 8-game season – Despite recent developments in the labor battle that are seen as positive by some, the NFL is planning for a regular season as short as eight games, the Sports Business Journal reported Monday. (This story continues here)

NFL considering 8-game regular season if lockout lingers? – NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has consistently said that the NFL has contingency plans for nearly every possible outcome of the current labor impasse. (This story continues here)

NFL Lockout: 8-Game Season Wouldn’t Spell Disaster for the League – NFL Lockout Leads To Plan B For 2011 Season? According to ProFootballTalk.com’s Mike Florio , the NFL is preparing to deal with any long term damaged caused by the unsettled labor situation. An eight-game season would begin in late November, with a whopping five weeks allowed for free agency, training camps, and maybe a single preseason game. This would require a deal to be reached in October … (This story continues here)

QUICK KICK: NFL Making Plans for Possible 8-Game Season – Arena food is no longer just chili piled onto a hot dog. (This story continues here)

NFL has plans for 8-game schedule: report – Despite recent developments in the labor battle that are seen as positive by some, the NFL is planning for a regular season as short as eight games, Sports Business Journal reported Monday. The reported plan essentially means that in order to have a 2011 season, a new collective bargaining agreement… (This story continues here)

Bisons Notes – Buffalo at Gwinnett – The Bisons will begin an 8-game homestand Tuesday with a 7:05 p.m. game against Indianapolis. (This story continues here)

High School Softball: SLV riding 8-game winning streak into CCS playoffs – Though the San Lorenzo Valley High softball team may not have won a share of the league title like the other two county teams advancing to the Central Coast Section playoffs this season, the Cougars are the hottest local team heading into the postseason. (This story continues here)

06/06: Dan Kaplan, Jared Allen – Mike Florio talks with SportsBusiness Journal NFL reporter Dan Kaplan about the league’s contingency plan to salvage a season by playing an 8-game schedule if it came to that. Next, Vikings defensive end Jared Allen discusses his charity golf tournament, the possibility of Christian Ponder starting at QB, and the odds of his mullet making… (This story continues here)

Correia wins 8th, pesky Pirates beat Mets 9-3 – Kevin Correia becomes first 8-game winner in majors, pesky Pirates beat Mets 9-3 (This story continues here)