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04.23.2020

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NFL Draft Likely To Bring Large Audience

ESPN, ABC, NFL Net could break last year's viewership mark as fans long for live sports content.

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Many Teams Taking Draft Parties Online

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Coronavirus and Sports

Sources: NHL Wants To Finish Regular Season Before Playoffs

NBPA President Chris Paul Trying To Keep Fellow Players Informed

Endeavor Could See Revenue Boost With Pro European Soccer Return

Louisville Cuts Athletic Staff In Attempt To Cover $15M Shortfall

Having "Fully Recovered" From Coronavirus, Dolan Helping Others

Sources: ESPN Wants Free Broadcast Rights To Korean Baseball League

Uninterrupted Working With Soccer Properties For FIFA 20 Tourney

SBJ Unpacks: How Youth Sports Is Weathering COVID-19

Knicks Launch Instagram Initiative To Salute Coronavirus Heroes

World Congress of Sports

NBC's Jenny Storms Details Strategy Around Postponed Tokyo Games

Fenway Sports' Mark Lev Outlines Sponsor Plans For Return To Action

Visa's Chris Curtin Ready To Make Most Of Postponed Olympics

Auburn AD Allen Greene Focused On Connecting With Student Athletes

Marketing and Sponsorship

Amazon Web Services Ready To Show Value During Virtual Draft

Judge Rejects Kawhi Leonard's Logo Copyright Claim Against Nike

Shaq Defends Endorsement Deals After Barkley's Recent Criticism

Media

Unique NFL Draft Broadcasts Could Bring Record Viewership

Verizon Fios Renews SNY, ViacomCBS Channels

Media Notes

Leagues and Governing Bodies

Players Tournament Promotes MLBers In Authentic Way

Franchises

Red Sox Brass On Board With Punishment; Could Cora Return?

NFL Teams Getting Creative Hosting Virtual Draft Parties

NFL Teams' IT Staff Stepping To Forefront With First Virtual Draft

Redskins' At-Home Draft Efforts Example Of What Teams Are Doing

Facilities

Sacramento Republic FC Stadium Still On Track For '22 Opening

Facility Notes

Colleges

UVA Not Increasing Scholarship Budgets For Extra Year Athletes

Power Five Conferences Increase Efforts For NIL Compensation

South Carolina Football Ticket Sales Up Despite Uncertainties

Ratings and Research

A Look At Social Media Habits Of This Year's NFL Draft Class

Technology

Inside eBaseball: Den of Geek Goes Deep With ‘MLB The Show (The Show)’

Facebook Partners With ESPN for At-Home Top 10 Spot

NASCAR’s Michael McDowell: The Feel of Racing Now Has to Be Processed Visually

NBSCA Signs Three-Year Deal With Kinduct

New Coalition PLAY Sports Advocates for Youth Sports Industry Relief

Amazon Web Services Will Help Power the NFL Draft

Sin City: How ESPN and Disney Pivoted to a Virtual NFL Draft

Lessons From the XFL: Hire Crazy Good People or Good Crazy People

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Quote of the Day

That’s great that everyone’s brainstorming, and it’s nice that everybody wants us to play. But I think the safety of the players, their families, fans, everyone -- all that comes before any of that.
Thunder G and NBPA President Chris Paul, on potentially being sequestered in one state, city or venue to complete the season.

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