NEW YORK — The NBA locked out its players Friday when its collective bargaining agreement expired, becoming the second pro sports league shut down by labor strife.

The labor deal ended at midnight after players and owners failed to reach a new contract. The two sides remained far apart on just about every major issue, from salaries to the salary cap, revenues to revenue sharing.

The long-expected lockout puts the 2011-12 season in jeopardy.

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers says paychecks for some part-time game day staffers bounced, but not because the team didn't have enough money to cover them.Dodgers spokesman Josh Rawitch said Thursday that when the team filed for bankruptcy, its accounts were frozen for 48 hours.

CLEVELAND — J.J. Hickson's athleticism and potential made him a budding NBA star. His inconsistency made him maddening and expendable.On Thursday, the Cleveland Cavaliers decided it was time to move on without him.Clearing out a logjam at power forward, they traded the enigmatic Hickson to the Sacramento Kings for forward Omri Casspi and a future first-round pick.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A medical examiner says something went wrong with professional wrestler “Macho Man” Randy Savage's heart before he crashed his car and declared the cause of death as heart disease.The autopsy released Thursday reveals that 58-year-old Randy Poffo had an enlarged heart with severe blocking of his coronary arteries.