sweet jesus, please let there be NBA

NEW YORK (AP)-- NBA labor talks stretched into the wee hours Wednesday morning as players and owners met with a federal mediator, hoping to deliver the progress Commissioner David Stern says is needed to avoid canceling more games.

Both sides met for more than 14 hours, their longest negotiating session since owners locked out players when the old collective bargaining agreement expired June 30.

The talks started about 10 a.m. Tuesday, the 110th day of the lockout.