New York ? NBA owners and players are done talking — just for the night.

Both sides will be back bargaining at noon today, after meeting for nearly 12 hours Wednesday in an attempt to end the 132-day lockout.

Commissioner David Stern says the league has “stopped the clock” and will continue to negotiate.

He said: “I would not read into this optimism or pessimism.”

Stern had set a deadline of 5 p.m. Wednesday for players to accept the league’s latest proposal or have it replaced by a much harsher one that would drive the sides even farther apart.

He has set other deadlines during the work stoppage, and players said they wouldn’t be intimidated into taking a bad deal by his threat.

They said Tuesday they wouldn’t accept the current proposal as configured and suggested another negotiation session.

Failure to make a deal likely would increase the calls for the union to decertify so the players can file a lawsuit against the league in court, a risky and lengthy tactic that likely would doom the 2011-12 season. Union officials have downplayed the idea, but players might have no other leverage once the more severe proposal is put into play.

The current offer calls for players to receive between 49 percent and 51 percent of basketball-related income, though the union said it would be impossible to get above 50.2 percent. Players were guaranteed 57 percent of BRI under the previous collective bargaining agreement.

Though they called this deal unacceptable, they might not see another one nearly as favorable.

College basketball

OU suspends G Pledger

Norman, Okla. — Starting guard Steven Pledger has been suspended for Oklahoma’s season opener for a secondary violation of NCAA rules.

Sooners coach Lon Kruger announced Wednesday that Pledger will sit out Friday’s game against Idaho State because he played in a pro-am game last summer. Pledger, who averaged 10.9 points last season, will be reinstated for the team’s next game Nov. 18 against Coppin State.

According to documents released to The Associated Press after an open records request, Pledger failed to correctly submit an electronic form with the compliance department to get permission to play in the game. Compliance officials later noticed on Twitter that Pledger had participated and self-reported the violation to the NCAA.

Pledger started 26 games for Oklahoma last season and was the team’s third-leading scorer.

Capel buyout: $1.75M

Norman, Okla. — Oklahoma paid former basketball coach Jeff Capel $1.75 million in addition to his monthly salary after firing him following back-to-back losing seasons.

According to documents released Wednesday to the Associated Press in response to an open records request, Oklahoma continued to pay Capel his monthly salary through the end of June, under the terms of his contract. In addition to that, the documents show that Capel also received $500,000 extra at the end of May and a $1.25 million lump sum at the end of June.

Baseball

Nationals catcher abducted

Caracas, Venezuela — Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos was abducted by gunmen Wednesday from his home in his native Venezuela.

Ramos, 24, was taken away in an SUV by four armed men in Santa Ines in central Carabobo state, Kathe Vilera, spokeswoman for the catcher’s Venezuelan League team, said through her official Twitter account.

“This is sad, worrisome and true that Wilson Ramos has been kidnapped,” she said. Ramos was playing winter ball with the Aragua Tigers.