"The owners just played one television network against another," he said.

When it's off, the owner can play along and improvise on the recording.

An owner plays the role of both general manager and manager for each team they create.

It was a little joke that the owner of the show was playing on them.

It has also been a blessing for the Panthers players who know that their owner and founder played the game.

First came the change in the way the owners played the free-agent game.

I like to think that their previous owners played them often, with care.

The video's owners played the entire 24-second clip for hoopsworld.com, which posted an article about it yesterday.

The video's owners played the clip over the telephone for a Times reporter.

However, if the players take that step, the owners very likely would lock them out rather than play the 1995 season under the old rules.