1.   And exactly, if the NHL is honest, what the league desperately needs.

2.   And if the league really needs Bryant to add some star quality to the event?

3.   And Penders said the league needs time to establish itself as a perennial national power beyond Kansas.

4.   And that term proves that this league needs to update its files.

5.   Bettman said the league needs to have an answer by the end of June for scheduling purposes.

6.   Aiello said the league needs to pause before making a determination on the status of the weekend games.

7.   But management labor lawyers disputed the view that a league needs a sports antitrust exemption to implement new work rules unilaterally.

8.   But Major League Soccer officials convinced him that the league needed to spread the talent.

9.   But the league will need time to investigate his involvement.

10.   But until he is gone, the Knicks need him almost as much as the league still needs him.