Middle-revenue clubs and high-revenue clubs held their separate meetings, too.

Other high-revenue clubs can afford similar coaching salaries, but the low-revenue franchises can't.

The other two-thirds would come from high-revenue clubs.

But, he explained the club had joined with the high-revenue clubs "because of our philosophies."

Eight high-revenue clubs have made a commitment not to break ranks to support a revenue-sharing plan without seriously debating it among themselves.

The plan, presented last late in the day, marked the first time a proposal by the high-revenue clubs was discussed and voted on.

One alternative would reduce the amounts the high-revenue clubs would pay in the first year.

That difference was underscored by the caucus of the high-revenue clubs.

Bush's presence was something of a surprise because the Rangers aren't considered a high-revenue club.

Approximately $39 million would be transferred from high-revenue clubs to low-revenue clubs.