>>NFL Executive VP Says League Failed With PI Review
(New York, NY) — One NFL executive is making his feelings about the league’s pass interference rule known. NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations Troy Vincent told NBC Sports the league “failed miserably” in its introduction of pass interference reviews in the 2019 season. Vincent discussed the importance of not rushing future rule changes and that the failures of the decision to implement the change in 2019 was on display during the season. The NFL competition committee to declined to renew the rule last month.
>>BKFC Upping Ante To Lure Tyson Back Into Ring
(Undated) — Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship is upping the ante to try and lure former boxing champ Mike Tyson out of retirement. According to MMA Fighting, BKFC is now set to offer the 53-year-old more than 20-million-dollars as well as charitable donations. Tyson’s last match was back in 2005.
>>’The Match’ Delivers As Most-Watched Golf Telecast In Cable Television History
(Atlanta, GA) — Sunday’s “The Match: Champions For Charity” golf event is now the most-watched golf telecast in cable TV history. While raising 20-million dollars for coronavirus relief, star athletes Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Tom Brady, and Peyton Manning drew an average of five-point-eight million viewers across all Turner platforms. Peak viewership came around the midpoint of the match with over six-million viewers. The two-on-two event, at Medalist Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida, was won by Woods and Manning. It was also the number one trending topic on Twitter Sunday.
>>Clock Ticking On MLB For July 4th Start
(Undated) — The clock is ticking if Major League Baseball is to start the season around the Fourth of July. The league and union are still trying to work through salary and revenue issues, but will presumably need a resolution by the end of next week in order for a second spring training in mid-June.
>>NHL Updates Return-To-Sport Protocol
(Undated) — The NHL is moving toward its next phase of its return to sport protocol. The league sent out a memo announcing framework that will allow players and teams to move to phase two following a quarantine period. The league has been gaining steam as it works to develop a return-to-play 24-team playoff format.
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