League Notes

ESPN.com’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported the NBA has “tightened its protocol on retesting and allowing players a return to the court within a 24-hour window.” A player returning an inconclusive result now can “still become eligible to play in a game that is within 24 hours -- instead of needing to wait 48 hours.” The player “must test negative in an immediate retest upon receiving the inconclusive result, and then return another negative test within 60 minutes of the scheduled tipoff of his team's next game” (ESPN.com, 8/3).

CFL'S LATEST HOPE: The CFL is looking for a C$30M "interest-free loan from the federal government in a last ditch effort to save" the '20 season. The league reportedly turned down a C$40M loan from the Business Development Bank of Canada, "which contained a higher interest rate and fees." The CFL continues to meet with the CFLPA about "amending the current collective bargaining agreement to allow for an abbreviated season" (TSN.ca, 8/3).