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It went down to the wire, but the players and owners agreed to a labor deal. Browse our video coverage to review the final phases of the negotiaions.


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* Season saved
The players and owners strike a deal, avoiding a work stoppage for the first time in baseball history. The agreement includes revenue sharing, a luxury tax and steroid testing while barring contraction through the 2006 season.
Analysis
* Deja vu all over again
CNN's Capital Gang looks back at the 1994 baseball strike.
* For love or money
CNN's Capital Gang analyzes the economic factors involved between MLB owners and players.
* The people have spoken
Hall of Famer Joe Morgan explains how the fans' rancorous stand may have saved the baseball season.
* For the good of the game
USA Today's Mel Antonen projects how the labor agreement will affect baseball.
* Winners and losers
CNN's Keith Olbermann declares the result of the labor negotiations a draw.
* A crisis averted
Player representatives Tom Glavine and B.J. Surhoff agree that compromise was key to getting a deal done.
* Don't get too excited
CNN senior analyst Jeff Greenfield thinks the new deal won’t solve all of baseball’s problems.
* Time is running out
CNN's Keith Olbermann says a resolution to the labor dispute may happen mere hours before games are to start on Aug. 30.
* Burning the midnight oil
CNN's Josie Karp says that MLB's headquarters was abuzz with activity during the final hours of negotiations.
* Late rally?
CNN's Keith Olbermann reports on the progress made during the mid-week meetings.
* Yanking their chain
CNN's Josie Karp illustrates how the Yankees have become a lightning rod for baseball's problems.
* No news can be good news
CNN's Josie Karp reports on the lack of progress in negotiations with the strike date only a week away.
* Sympathy for the owners?
SI’s Frank Deford speaks with Wolf Blitzer of CNN about public perception of baseball's strike threat.
* "Baseball on the brink"
CNN sports correspondent Josie Karp outlines the players’ decision to set a strike date.
Reactions
* Executive approval
Scott McClellan, White House deputy press secretary, conveys the President’s happiness with the resolution of baseball’s labor negotiations.
* The war isn't over
According to Charlie Steiner, the voice of the Yankees, fans should expect another labor battle in four years.
* Public relations disaster
Fed-up baseball fans and vendors wonder whether baseball can bounce back from its latest image problem.
* History lesson
Senator Jim Bunning details the beginnings of the MLB players union and offers a plan for baseball to end its problems.
* Stop the press
David Arkin of the Huntsville Item explains why his newspaper has ceased its coverage of Major League Baseball.
* The point of no return?
As the sixth strike in MLB history looms, opinions vary among the players, insiders and fans about how it will affect baseball.
* We're out
The impending strike is the subject of a free-form discussion on CNN's TalkBack Live.
* Tough to swallow
The strike date draws fire from fans, including President Bush.
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