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NFL players' union: No lockout expected (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

The NFL players' union plans to pick a successor for the late Gene Upshaw early this year, and sees no reason to expect a lockout in two years. Owners are opting out of the current labor deal after the 2010 season, however, the union said it didn't anticipate trouble. "This is a good thing we have going on between the players and owners," president Kevin Mawae said Thursday in the NFL Players...