U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson has ordered an end to the ongoing NFL lockout. This is being seen as giving the players an early victory in their fight with the owners over how to divide the $9 billion business. Judge Nelson says she was swayed by the players’ argument that that the lockout, now in its second month, was causing irreparable harm to their careers. Sports reporter for The Wall Street Journal, Nando di Fino explains.
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