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AFL resolves its labor dispute

AP S AZ USA Arena Football Opens

** FILE ** San Jose Sabercats and the Arizona Rattlers take the field for the start of the ArenaBowl XVIII, in this June 27, 2004 file photo, in Phoenix. The Arena Football League enters its third decade with a new broadcast partner that just so happens to own a portion of the 19-team organization. ESPN signed a five-year deal to telecast games, including a Monday night package. The widespread television network also will provide expanded multimedia coverage. (AP Photo/David Kadlubowski)

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The league consisting of players who would at best be replacements for NFL players won’t be needing replacement players of its own.

After months of largely-ignored labor strife culminating in a couple of stop-and-start strikes and a more recent plan for a management-imposed lockout, the Arena Football League has worked out a new Collective Bargaining Agreement with its players.

The AFL has announced that the two sides struck an agreement in principle on Sunday. The formal labor deal will be signed on Wednesday.

The best news? We can now go back to generally ignoring the AFL.