The NHL's free-agency signing period opens Wednesday.    From Wordnik.com.  [Most popular: 25 free agents who'll draw plenty of interest] Reference

Just how overwrought is the NBA free-agency speculation?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Heard on the Field] Reference

We're going to make it as appealing as possible come free-agency time.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Rasheed the second Wallace to fit right in with Pistons] Reference

Since Iguchi went to college, his free-agency clock began ticking late.    From Wordnik.com.  [Who's The New Ichiro?] Reference

The 31-year-old right fielder played his free-agency card like a champ.    From Wordnik.com.  [Offseason winners and losers] Reference

The cuts occurred prior to the start of the NFL free-agency period on Friday.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Cuts: M. Anderson, Pryce, S. Davis among players shed; Simms re-signs] Reference

Mr. Ramirez aside, most of the rest of this year's free-agency class is flotsam.    From Wordnik.com.  [Three MLB Free Agents Worth the Money] Reference

Better turn on the creative juices: The NBA's free-agency season began Thursday.    From Wordnik.com.  [Luring LeBron With a Song] Reference

Mr. James's visit brought on reminiscing about his much-maligned free-agency decision.    From Wordnik.com.  [He Spurned New York,] Reference

And then there were teams looking ahead to the free-agency season, which opens on July 1.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Weaker teams dominate uneventful draft] Reference

When Angels DH Vladimir Guerrero filed for free-agency, L.A. became even more attractive to Hideki.    From Wordnik.com.  [Arn Tellem: Godzilla Rocks Southern California] Reference

But the biggest distraction, of course, is the NBA's Game 8 the coming free-agency decision of LeBron James.    From Wordnik.com.  [Longing for Some] Reference

The most anticipated free-agency period in the history of the NBA begins Thursday at the stroke of midnight.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mapping the LeBroniverse] Reference

The Green Bay Packers made one free-agency catch official on Friday and were working to reel in another one.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Free agents: Milloy joins Falcons; Pack get Pickett; Frerotte to Rams] Reference

We talked of their play this season, we talked about their teams, and we talked of their impending free-agency.    From Wordnik.com.  [Arn Tellem: Remembering Wernick] Reference

Then I asked whether he could ever imagine himself announcing his free-agency choice in a one-hour ESPN special.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Wall on LeBron's decision] Reference

Logjam of RBs after free-agency signings (Correll Buckhalter, LaMont Jordan, J.J. Arrington) plus the holdovers.    From Wordnik.com.  [The rich get richer? NFL draft grades favor the NFC East] Reference

Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally won their free-agency suit in 1976, but it was Flood who had started the fight.    From Wordnik.com.  [Peter Dreier: Baseball Justice] Reference

George Steinbrenner will always be remembered for his free-agency antics, prolific firings and seven championships.    From Wordnik.com.  [Quantifying the Boss's 'Seinfeld' Legacy] Reference

The Nashville Predators are expected to have trouble hanging onto Dan Hamhuis, left, when the free-agency season opens.    From Wordnik.com.  [Payroll size still a factor in cap era, but a few teams thrive on a budget] Reference

Matsui filed for free-agency on Monday, and sportswriters have speculated that he doesn't figure into the Yanks 'future plans.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hideki Matsui: An Ageless Talent] Reference

Does that give him an impregnable moral claim to the nomination sufficient to cause the supers to surrender their free-agency?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Even If Hillary Got Michigan Revote, It Probably Wouldn't Affect Overall Contest Much] Reference

In building a team nearly from scratch just five players were under contract when the NBA's free-agency period began on July 1.    From Wordnik.com.  [New-Look Knicks Begin to Take Shape] Reference

The Bills signed defensive tackle Larry Tripplett and tight Robert Royal on Saturday, the first day of the NFL's free-agency period.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Notes: Bills add WR Davis; Brees visits Saints] Reference

The Magic are expected to begin their pursuit of Toronto center Antonio Davis later this week when the free-agency courting process opens.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Magic may trade up to land Woods] Reference

Players keep the free-agency system they fought so hard for from the 1970s through the 1990s and get a bigger chunk of the NFL's revenues.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - NFL players ecstatic for long-awaited labor peace] Reference

It is not surprising to see Taman dive into free-agency.    From Wordnik.com.  [canada.com Top Stories] Reference

Pittsburgh Steelers free-agency digest: Chester Taylor being eyed.    From Wordnik.com.  [ Lynch Movie] Reference

Rockies, most other teams deal with economics in free-agency market.    From Wordnik.com.  [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference

Houston then released Robinson prior to this offseason's free-agency period.    From Wordnik.com.  [FanHouse Main] Reference

You win by building SMARTLY through free-agency, and MOSTLY through the draft.    From Wordnik.com.  [RSSMicro Search - Top News on RSS Feeds] Reference

It drives every lottery drawing, every trade deadline and every free-agency period.    From Wordnik.com.  [ESPN.com] Reference

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Rockies, most other teams deal with economics in free-agency market Mike M 2 hours ago.    From Wordnik.com.  [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference

MVP-type Running backs and Quarterbacks are much less likely to be found in free-agency.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hog Blogs] Reference

Rockies, most other teams deal with economics in free-agency market Joe B 21 minutes ago.    From Wordnik.com.  [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference

Rockies, most other teams deal with economics in free-agency market Reif F 39 minutes ago.    From Wordnik.com.  [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference

Rockies, most other teams deal with economics in free-agency market Steve H 16 minutes ago.    From Wordnik.com.  [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference

Sproles, Smith among players receiving tenders day before free-agency begins Fishing report.    From Wordnik.com.  [KansasCity.com: Front Page] Reference