Coronavirus and Sports

L.A. Sports Teams Outline Return-To-Play Protocols In Signed Letter

Daily - 06/01/2020

With California "poised to authorize the resumption of major sporting events," the teams and venues within L.A. County "banded together Friday to tell county supervisors precisely how those events could be held safely," according to Bill Shaikin of the L.A. TIMES. If the county is "satisfied with...

Sources: NBA BOG To Vote On Disney Return-To-Play Plan Thursday

Daily - 06/01/2020

The NBA BOG on Thursday is "expected to overwhelmingly pass" a plan to restart the season, with a "lot of focus on a 22-team model of bringing teams back to Orlando in a play-in situation," according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The league is "still digging down on...

AP Finds 97 Teams Eliminated From 4-Year Schools Amid Pandemic

Daily - 06/01/2020

A total of 97 sports teams have been "eliminated at four-year schools" through last Friday with the "coronavirus outbreak and its impacts cited as all or part of the reason," according to research by Eric Olson of the AP. Of the 78 teams lost at the D-I,...

MLBPA Proposal Seen As Progress, But Still Tough Sell For Owners

Daily - 06/01/2020

The MLBPA in a video conference yesterday delivered a proposal to MLB for a 114-game season to be played June 30-Oct. 31, according to a source. The union's proposal adopts the compensation agreement the two sides made in March for players to get full prorated portions of...

NHL Plans To Test Players Daily When Season Resumes

Daily - 06/01/2020

NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said that the league "plans to test all players every day when games start happening," according to Stephen Whyno of the AP. Daly said, “We will have a rigorous daily testing protocol where players are tested every evening and those results are obtained before they...

D-Backs Furlough Or Eliminate More Than 25% Of Employees

Daily - 06/01/2020

The D-backs on Friday "furloughed or eliminated the positions" of more than 25% of their employees in "drastic cost-cutting measures they say were made necessary by the loss of revenue" brought on by the pandemic, according to Nick Piecoro of the ARIZONA REPUBLIC. The club also "cut loose 64 minor...

Delaware North Studying "Safer Stadia" To Establish Best Practices

Daily - 06/01/2020

TD Garden Owner Delaware North in the next 10-14 days will "wrap up the first phase of a detailed 'Safer Stadia' study aimed at outlining best practices for reopening the building on Causeway Street, as well as all arenas and ballparks," according to Kevin Paul Dupont of the BOSTON...

States Could Accelerate Sports Betting Expansion Due To Pandemic

Daily - 06/01/2020

The coronavirus pandemic "could lead to a quicker expansion of sports betting and internet gambling in the U.S. as states deal with huge budget deficits and look for new tax revenue wherever they can find it," according to Wayne Parry of the AP. Chris Krafcik, Managing Dir at research...

New York Gov. Cuomo Clears Pro Teams To Begin Training In State

Daily - 05/26/2020

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's "support to get sports back up and running took another step forward on Sunday, as he encouraged New York's professional sports teams to begin working out" in the state, according to Deesha Thosar of the N.Y. DAILY NEWS. Cuomo during a press...

Troy Vincent Says NFL Planning For Full Stadiums When Season Begins

Daily - 05/26/2020

NFL Exec VP/Football Operations Troy Vincent said that the league is "planning for full stadiums when the season begins," according to Jeff Kerr of CBSSPORTS.com. Vincent on Friday during an appearance on DC-based WTEM-AM's "The Brian Mitchell Show" said, "We are planning to have full stadiums until...

<
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
…
>
Last

SPONSORED CONTENT

Quote Of the day

It's daunting. We're not going to be perfect. There's no way we can be perfect. (But) we're ready to go.
-- New NHL owner Ryan Smith, on the road ahead for the upcoming Utah NHL franchise DESERET NEWS, 4/22

PODCASTS

SBJ TV

PROPERTIES

Coronavirus and Sports

L.A. Sports Teams Outline Return-To-Play Protocols In Signed Letter

Sources: NBA BOG To Vote On Disney Return-To-Play Plan Thursday

AP Finds 97 Teams Eliminated From 4-Year Schools Amid Pandemic

MLBPA Proposal Seen As Progress, But Still Tough Sell For Owners

NHL Plans To Test Players Daily When Season Resumes

D-Backs Furlough Or Eliminate More Than 25% Of Employees

Delaware North Studying "Safer Stadia" To Establish Best Practices

States Could Accelerate Sports Betting Expansion Due To Pandemic

New York Gov. Cuomo Clears Pro Teams To Begin Training In State

Troy Vincent Says NFL Planning For Full Stadiums When Season Begins

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: April 24, 2024

TNT’s Stan Van Gundy, ESPN’s Tim Reed, NBA Playoffs and NFL Draft

SBJ I Factor: Molly Mazzolini

Sports Media Podcast April 24 Whos Up Whos Down

Sports Media Podcast April 17 2024 The Big Get Molly Solomon

Sports Media Podcast March 27 2024