Amid reports that the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association had agreed on a seven-year extension of their collective-bargaining agreement, NBA commissioner Adam Silver clarified that while both sides are closer, a deal has not yet been reached.The current collective bargaining agreement between the NBA and the NBPA runs through June 2021, with both sides holding the right until Dec. 15 to express an intent to opt out in 2017.The reports arent far off, but were not quite there, yet, Silver said Tuesday morning on ESPNs Mike & Mike. I think weve had very productive meetings ... both sides came to the table with a spirit of partnership, with a sense that things are going very well in the league right now. As I just mentioned, weve had a huge influx of money because our new television deals and I think both sides understood that we would both be blamed if we screwed this up, given the amount of money we were dividing between the teams and the players.The conversations have been productive. Were not finished, yet, but I think were close to an understanding on the key issues. Theres a few weeks of negotiating left to happen, but I feel really good about it. I think Michele Roberts, who came in to run the players association, I think she approached it the same way as her star players, you know, lets get down to business; lets focus on whats best for the league, for our fans, the players, so Im fairly confident were going to get that done in the next month.Negotiations on the last CBA led to a five-month work stoppage that lasted until December 2011 and shortened the 2011-12 season by 16 games, marking only the second time in league history that a labor impasse led to a reduced schedule.With the league in a healthy state and money flowing into the game at unprecedented levels, there is strong motivation on all sides to avoid a work stoppage this time around. Zapatillas Baratas Outlet España . -- Sergey Tolchinksy scored his second goal of the game 3:56 into overtime as the Sault Ste. Zapatillas España Baratas Online .com) - The women will also have a new champion at the Australian Open. http://www.barataszapatillas.es/ .ca look back at each of the Top 10 stories of 2013. Today, we look back at Boston Strong - a citys recovery from tragedy. Zapatillas Baratas Outlet . -- Jimmie Johnson held off a teammate, passed a pair of Hall of Famers, and dominated once more at Dover. Zapatillas España Baratas . Canada is now down to its 22-player limit, although but players wont be registered until Christmas Day. Changes could still be made as a result of a suspension or injury. Editors note: After a busy first half of the 2016 MLB season, Joe Peta takes a look at both the good and bad for all 30 teams to find overvalued and undervalued clubs from a betting perspective. He also projects each teams second half. This is the entry for the Detroit Tigers.Records reflect all games played through Sunday. All statistics are through each teams 81st game. Season-to-date pricing adds the implied win probability from the money line of each teams first 81 games and converts it to 162 games.Detroit TigersVegas projection: 80.5 wins My projection:: 78 wins Current record/pace: 46-43 (84-win pace) Season-to-date pricing: 79.dddddddddddd8 winsWhats gone right: Although the season didnt start that way, Detroit ended up riding its unexpectedly high-scoring offense to a credible .500 showing by the end of the first half of the season. The Tigers may not have the type of complete roster needed to catch the Indians or challenge for the wild card, but they are a fun team to watch. ' ' '