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The threat to opening day on March 31 appeared to intensify when the drawn-out talks to end Major League Baseball’s lockout ended just 15 minutes after they had resumed following

It was just the sixth negotiating session on core economics since baseball's ninth work stoppage began Dec. 2.

NEW YORK — The threat to opening day on March 31 appeared to intensify Thursday when the drawn-out talks to end Major League Baseball’s lockout ended just 15 minutes after they had resumed following a four-day break.What was supposed to be the second...

The threat to opening day on March 31 appeared to intensify when the drawn-out talks to end Major League Baseball’s lockout ended just 15 minutes after they had resumed following a four-day break. What was to have been the second day of spring training workouts instead was the 78th day of the second-longest work stoppage in baseball history. After just the sixth meeting on core economics since the lockout began on Dec. 2, management attributed the lack of length to having nothing to talk about...

It was learned Monday that MLB stopped testing players for steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs after the sports Joint Drug Program expired, along with the collective bargaining agreement, in the final seconds of Dec. 1.

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Two people familiar with the sport’s Joint Drug Program tell The Associated Press that Major League Baseball has stopped testing players for steroids for the first time in nearly 20 years due to the expiration of the sport’s drug agreement.

Major League Baseball has stopped testing players for steroids for the first time in nearly 20 years due to the expiration of the sport's drug agreement.

The halt in testing is a casualty of the sport’s lockout that started Dec. 2.

The halt in testing is a casualty of the sport’s lockout that started Dec. 2.