21.   Owners implemented the cap last Friday after breaking off bargaining Thursday night and declaring an impasse in bargaining.

22.   Owners implemented the cap Friday after breaking off negotiations the previous night and declaring an impasse in bargaining, their right under federal labor law.

23.   Bagwell would have been eligible to become a restricted free agent in two weeks if owner implement their salaru cap proposal.

24.   Because the union placed a moratorium on signings when owners implemented, replacement contracts are the only ones teams can sign right now.

25.   BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Now that baseball owners have implemented a salary cap, the NHL is the only major sports league without one.

26.   Now that baseball owners have implemented a salary cap, the NHL is the only major sports league without one.

27.   The union is reviewing the rules owners implemented and will decide whether to recommend if players should sign contracts until there is a legal determination on the cap.

28.   Three days after the owners implemented the salary cap, both sides filed unfair labor practice charges against each other with the National Labor Relations Board.

29.   When owners implemented the salary cap, the union imposed a moratorium on signings.

30.   But since the labor contract has expired, the owners could unilaterally implement a salary cap at any time.