>>NFL Head Coaches Could Return To Facilities Next Week
(Undated) — NFL head coaches could soon be back at team facilities. Yahoo Sports reports head coaches could return as early as next week, with players potentially following in full-squad minicamps in mid to late June. Specific dates will still require some teams getting state approval to resume full operations.
>>NHL Plans To Resume With 24-Team Playoff
(New York, NY) — If the NHL is able to resume, it will skip the rest of the regular season and head right to a 24-team playoff. Commissioner Gary Bettman says teams would play games in two still to be determined hub cities. Safety and health protocols must first be settled before a target return date is set.
>>MLB Proposing Significant Cuts For Highest-Paid Players
(Undated) — MLB wants players to take less money for a shortened season. ESPN reports the first economic proposal to the union has the highest-paid players taking significant pay cuts and the lowest-paid players lesser cuts of their prorated share. The Players’ Association is expected to reject the proposal.
>>Mavs’ Cuban Proposes NBA Play-In Tourney For Final Two Seeds
(Undated) — Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is proposing a play-in tournament to determine the final two NBA playoff seeds. He tells ESPN all 30 clubs would play five-to-seven more regular season games, with the top 10 in each conference making the playoffs. Seeds 17 through 20 would do a play-in game or series.
>>Manning Leaves Door Open For Broadcasting Future
(Undated) — Despite turning down lucrative offers to call games on Monday Night Football, Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning isn’t ruling out a future in broadcasting. He tells The Rich Eisen Show he hasn’t said no forever, just no for this year. Manning says it just doesn’t feel like the right time for him.
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