But revenue sharing, a luxury tax and a worldwide draft, the three critical issues, remain unresolved.

They also continued to discuss the major issues, including revenue sharing, payroll tax and a worldwide draft.

Differences remain on the details but not the concept of a worldwide draft.

Q. Why do the owners want a worldwide draft?

Q. What is the players' position on a worldwide draft?

The union has agreed to the concept of a worldwide draft, adding international players to it, but the union's proposal differs from the clubs' plan.

In that proposal the union accepted the owners' idea of a worldwide amateur draft.

The clubs, he said, could also institute a worldwide draft in June, as they have proposed.

As for the worldwide draft, the clubs could still hold that, too, during the winter.

A worldwide draft is one of three major issues on the table.