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League proposes steep cuts to players’ salaries for return of games: ESPN
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A proposal from Major League Baseball (MLB) to bring back live games would see players' salaries slashed, with higher-earning players taking a bigger hit, ESPN reported on Tuesday...
May 26, 2020
NHL restart plan makes dollars and sense
There remain as many questions as answers as the NHL unveiled its return-to-play plan Tuesday, but give the league credit: Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a road map is in place. Sure, we don't know wheth...
May 26, 2020
League says players should expect daily COVID-19 testing if play resumes
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - National Hockey League (NHL) players can expect daily COVID-19 testing if a proposed 24-team playoff competition is able to go forward this year, league officials s...
May 26, 2020
NHL-League unveils expanded playoff format if play resumes
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - The National Hockey League will go straight into an expanded 24-team playoff format and all games will be held in two hub cities if action resumes this year amid the COVID-...
May 26, 2020
World TeamTennis to allow up to 500 fans at matches
(Reuters) - World TeamTennis, an innovative mixed-gender professional tennis league, will start from July 5 at the Greenbrier, West Virginia, and up to 500 fans will be allowed to attend matches durin...
May 26, 2020
Dolphins owner says 2020 season will ‘definitely’ happen
(Reuters) - Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross said on Tuesday he believes the NFL's 2020 season will take place as scheduled later this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic and that his team's plan is t...
May 26, 2020
Players Association seeking ‘certainty’ before return
National Basketball Players Association executive director Michele Roberts told ESPN on Tuesday that players are seeking a "level of certainty" regarding their return from the hiatus caused by the cor...
May 26, 2020
Russell feels esports success has raised his profile
LONDON (Reuters) - Williams Formula One driver George Russell feels his recent esports success, with back-to-back wins in the virtual Spanish and Monaco Grands Prix, is enhancing his reputation in the...
May 26, 2020
Dolphins’ Ross: There will be football in 2020
Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross spoke confidently Tuesday when asked to assess the likelihood of the 2020 NFL season being played as scheduled. "I think there definitely will be a football season th...
May 26, 2020
Cilic and Coric to join Djokovic’s Balkan tour
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Croatians Marin Cilic and Borna Coric will join world number one Novak Djokovic's tennis tournament to be played across the Balkans June 13-July 5, the Serb said on Tuesday. Their...
May 26, 2020
