NEW YORK (AP) -- The NHL and the players' association made progress during more than 15 hours of negotiations, but they likely will need more time to work out a deal to end the months-long lockout. Talks were still going strong past 4 a.m. EST Sunday. There just didn't appear to be an agreement in sight yet. "Doubtful," NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told The Associated Press in an email when asked if the possibility existed for a new agreement in this extended round of talks. It certainly wasn't from a lack of trying. After nearly 13 hours of meeting separately with federal mediator Scot Beckenbaugh on Friday, the sides again had talks with him Saturday morning. That laid the groundwork...
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