...deadline looming. A day after saying he thought it was "possible to make an agreement in the next several days," Rob Manfred, baseball's lead labor lawyer, acknowledged facing a familiar hurdle after meeting with the Major League Baseball...

...agreed they have plenty of time to resolve the remaining issues before the union's Aug. 30 strike date. In fact, Rob Manfred, management's lead labor lawyer, said it is strictly a matter of resolving numbers now, because there is agreement...

...before Shyam Das, but those talks also were put off until Wednesday. "Talks will continue," management negotiator Rob Manfred said. Union officials declined to comment on the talks. The Minnesota Twins and Montreal Expos, the teams most likely...

...revenue sharing. However, after three separate meetings spanning about six hours, baseball's lead labor lawyer, Rob Manfred, said the sides were "closer to an agreement" on that issue "We have now had a series of days where we have not...

...judge issued an injunction that forces the Twins to honor their 2002 lease at the Metrodome. Management negotiators Rob Manfred and Paul Beeston told the players' association last week that if owners succeeded in their plan to eliminate teams...

...leave it to people who aren't at the table to analyze and move on to another topic to keep your momentum going," Rob Manfred, baseball's lead lawyer, said in explaining why Wednesday's negotiations were spent on the benefit plan and minimum...

...restrain spending by high-payroll teams. Though neither side pointed to any specific progress, management lawyer Rob Manfred said: "I think both parties feel tremendous pressure to get this resolved as quickly as possible."

...representative Paul Lo Duca said. "We agreed on that, and that's great. They're getting closer and closer." Rob Manfred, management's top labor lawyer, wouldn't say if owners agreed to the testing plan. "We made progress on the...

...payrolls to slow salary increases are the chief issues that could lead to baseball's ninth work stoppage since 1972. Rob Manfred, management's top labor lawyer, said the revenue-sharing plan was a "substantial move toward the union both in...

...major league level, and we're hopeful that it's an issue that will be resolved in the bargaining process," said Rob Manfred, baseball's top labor lawyer. Baseball currently tests only those players on 40-man rosters who have had past...