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Freeman: Some believe deal could come “within a matter of days” Well ,the good news keeps getting better. Just as I was prepared to write an item predicting that a new labor deal will be announced on June 30, our good friend Mike Freeman of CBSSports.com has reported that some of the parties in the negotiations believe an agreement could be reached “within a matter of days.” Freeman also reports that 80 to 85 percent of the next labor deal has been negotiated, and that the entire process has become very cordial, with smiles, handshakes, and smalltalk. “It’s going to be very difficult for this to get screwed up,” a source “with intimate knowledge of the discussions” told Freeman.