Coronavirus and Sports

T'Wolves Doctor, Mayo Clinic Conducting NBA Antibody Study

Daily - 05/20/2020

The Mayo Clinic and T'Wolves VP/Basketball Performance & Technology Dr. Robby Sikka are spearheading an NBA study that "aims to establish what percentage of NBA players, coaches, executives and staff have developed antibodies to the coronavirus," according to Malika Andrews of ESPN.com. The initiative, which is supported by...

MLSPA Makes Counterproposal On Salaries For '20 Season

Daily - 05/20/2020

The MLS Players Association "sent a counterproposal" to MLS regarding player salaries for the '20 season, with the union "confirming that the amount of economic relief would exceed" $100M, according to Jeff Carlisle of ESPN.com. Sources said that the proposal -- made over the weekend -- includes...

Stars Owner Wary Of Returning Without Fans, Anticipates Flexibility

Daily - 05/20/2020

The NHL returning to the ice without fans would be a "tough pill to swallow" for Stars Owner Tom Gaglardi, according to Joey Hayden of the DALLAS MORNING NEWS. Gaglardi in an interview yesterday with Dallas-based KTCK-AM said, "It's kind of a bit of a horrifying thought,...

Email Suggests MLBPA Was Aware Of Potential Compensation Changes

Daily - 05/20/2020

A March 26 conversation between MLB and the MLBPA in which the league "portrays the union as acknowledging that a new negotiation was needed regarding how players would be paid this season could serve as an email version of a smoking gun," according to Joel Sherman of the N.Y....

MLB Giants To Pay Full-Timers Through Sept., Some Take Pay Cuts

Daily - 05/20/2020

The MLB Giants told roughly 350 full-time workers at Oracle Park yesterday that they will be "paid at least through the end of the scheduled regular season in late September, and those who earn at least $75,000 will take pay cuts," according to Henry Schulman of the S.F. CHRONICLE....

Triple Crown Could Benefit From Virus-Caused Rescheduling

Daily - 05/20/2020

Horse racing is “getting it right with its newly reconfigured Triple Crown,” which will see the Belmont Stakes lead off the proceedings for the first time, as the three-race event had been “temporarily reinvented in a way that could be really good,” according to Pat Forde of...

PBR Unveils Plan For Fans To Attend South Dakota Event

Daily - 05/19/2020

The PBR announced that spectators will be allowed in for the finals of the Monster Energy Team Challenge July 10-12 in Sioux Falls, the property’s first event “open to fans since early March and likely one of the first national events to feature spectators since the COVID-19...

SBJ Unpacks: How University Sports Management Programs Adapt

Daily - 05/19/2020

When the Univ. of Oregon announced that students would not return to campus after Spring Break, most thought they would be back within a few weeks. But it has not turned out that way. On the most recent episode of “SBJ Unpacks -- Weathering COVID-19,” our Bill King...

Dana White Calls Out HBO's John Oliver For UFC 249 Criticism

Daily - 05/19/2020

UFC President Dana White responded to criticism levied on the MMA promotion over the weekend by HBO's John Oliver, stating the comedian's commentary was a "perfect example of how you can control the narrative by using selective facts." Oliver during a segment about the return of sports noted fighter...

MSE's Ted Leonsis Believes Leagues Will Return Using "Bubble" Cities

Daily - 05/19/2020

Monumental Sports & Entertainment Founder, Chair & CEO Ted Leonsis said that he "believes when the NBA, NHL and WNBA seasons resume amid the coronavirus pandemic, it will happen in host cities rather than in every team’s home arena," according to Matthew Paras of the WASHINGTON TIMES. Appearing on...

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T'Wolves Doctor, Mayo Clinic Conducting NBA Antibody Study

MLSPA Makes Counterproposal On Salaries For '20 Season

Stars Owner Wary Of Returning Without Fans, Anticipates Flexibility

Email Suggests MLBPA Was Aware Of Potential Compensation Changes

MLB Giants To Pay Full-Timers Through Sept., Some Take Pay Cuts

Triple Crown Could Benefit From Virus-Caused Rescheduling

PBR Unveils Plan For Fans To Attend South Dakota Event

SBJ Unpacks: How University Sports Management Programs Adapt

Dana White Calls Out HBO's John Oliver For UFC 249 Criticism

MSE's Ted Leonsis Believes Leagues Will Return Using "Bubble" Cities

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