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MLB - The commissioner’s ability to mandate short season — 48 games would mean 29.6% of pay across board — seems to give MLB some leverage. Union has stated there’s no reason to negotiate anything lower than prorated pay. But maybe they’d do 60 games prorated or 20% paycut over 82? - according to Jon Heyman

The idea of starting the season July 4th, that is pretty much gone... Do I believe baseball will be played in 2020? I do. But they've already blown one opportunity. A July 4th Opening Day would have been so great for the country." - according to Jen Rosenthal

First the good news: MLB players will report to spring training even if the owners impose an approximately 50 game schedule. Because of this, people on all sides of the current labor dispute are extremely confident that there will be a 2020 season
Here's more good news. MLB might make another financial offer to players after all, according to sources, despite a belief earlier this week that it would not. The negotiation for a new agreement on pay is not over, and it won't necessarily be limited only to back channels.
And now for the more complicated part of this update: players really do appear ready to stand on principle on receiving full prorated salaries.
Owners are almost certainly still expecting the players to accept a small pay cut beyond the pro-rata structure laid out in their March 26 agreement with the players.
If the owners do somehow agree to pay full prorated salaries for a more palatable number of games, say 70-80, the players remain willing to offer a number of sweeteners: Two years of expanded playoffs. Mic'd up players on MLB Network. Salary deferrals if the coronavirus prevents postseason play. And the players would drop their request for MLB to open its books.
As agent Scott Boras has said publicly, and as many players continue to privately insist, it is unfair for owners to socialize losses after never socializing profits.

Former MLB All-Star Carl Crawford Arrested on Domestic Violence Charges


NHL - Facilities to open Monday. The NHL Playoffs will not be bracketed, but re-seeded after every round. Qualifying will be best-of-five. All other rounds will be best-of-seven.

NBA - Planning to resume by July 31st with 22 teams in Orlando, running through October 12.
13 western conference teams. 9 eastern conference teams.

Will play 8 regular season games to determine playoff seeding.
Play-in for the 8th seed

Bucks, Lakers, Raptor and Celtics are in for sure.

With the eight game format: Heat, Pacers, 76ers, Clippers, Nuggest, Jazz, Thunder and Rockets would be in as well.

Mavs would be on the brink of clinch. That leaves 3 for 2 pots in the East, and 6 for 1 spot out West.

NBA teams reportedly will play “all day long” in a summer league - like format at Disney World.

Playoffs would be 2-4 games per day for early rounds. 1-2 games after.


SIDE NOTE: Via the new rules, the NBA teams with the three worst 19-20 regular-seaso records will have a 14% chance of winning the lottery: GS, Cleveland, Min. ATL, Det, and NY behind by a hair in the “STANDINGS’”

NBA might use crowd noises from the 2K game during games, according to the Athletic.



NFL - Roger Godell - Finally speaks out on the situation happening right now throughout the world. He said “We were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest”

Adrian Peterson on if he will kneel during the national anthem this coming season.

“Without a doubt”