21.   So before this draft, the league made it clear to teams that leaking information from its security files would not be tolerated.

22.   Stern said the league will make its financial documents available to the players.

23.   That is still in the red, and Luck said he did not expect the league to make a profit for another three or four years.

24.   The best part is that just about everybody seems to agree these leagues would be making a mistake if they did not go to Mississippi or the Inland Empire.

25.   The commissioner declined to get into a debate about whether the two sides had an agreement or the league had simply made a proposal.

26.   The league is making such an effort that it will eventually come to pass.

27.   The league made a new proposal on Thursday, but talks broke off after the proposal was rejected on Friday by the union.

28.   The league made its final offer to the players union on Sunday, and Stern said if the union rejects it, the season is gone.

29.   The league makes them go to Miami next week, where the heat and humidity could be as unbearable as a September day in Tempe.

30.   The league recently made a detailed new proposal to the players association and Mutombo predicted its restrictive language would not hasten a settlement one bit.