>>MLBPA To Be Presented Start Plan After Owners Approve
(Undated) — A potential start to the Major League Baseball season is now in the hands of the players. Commissioner Rob Manfred will present a proposal to the union today after owners approved it Monday. The plan calls for an early July start with an 82-game schedule in as many home parks as possible.
>>Report: 2021 World Baseball Classic To Be Canceled
(Undated) — It appears there will be no World Baseball Classic in 2021. ESPN reports cancellation of the event is imminent, citing one source as saying it’s not a priority right now. It was scheduled for next March in the U.S., Japan and Taiwan. Organizers expect the World Baseball Classic will return in 2023.
>>Chiefs’ Mahomes Vegas Favorite To Win MVP
(Las Vegas, NV) — The Super Bowl MVP is the odds-on favorite for the league’s most valuable player. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is a four-to-one betting favorite to win his second regular-season MVP in the past three seasons, as per the Caesars Sportsbook in Las Vegas. Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, last season’s MVP, is second at 13-to-two odds. The lowest odds for a non-quarterback is Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey at 40-to-one — but there are 11 signal-callers ahead of him.
>>COVID-19 Leads To Cancelation Of AHL’s Remaining Season, Playoffs
(Undated) — The coronavirus pandemic is leading the American Hockey League to call it quits this season. The league says it’s canceling the rest of the regular season along with the Calder Cup playoffs. League President David Andrews said in a statement the move was made because finishing the season “is not feasible in light of current conditions.” There will be no champion this season, which is the first time that’s happened in the more than 80 years the AHL has been around.
>>NBA, Union Extend Deadline To Terminate CBA
(New York, NY) — NBA owners will have more time to decide whether to terminate the collective bargaining agreement. ESPN reports the league and players union have agreed to extend the deadline for possible termination to September due to COVID-19. Both sides hope to have a clearer picture by then.
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