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08.22.2020

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Will NFL Testing Scare Bring Change?

League could look to shore up virus protocols after false-positive situation over weekend.

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Built To Withstand

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Billy Beane Eyeing Stake In Liverpool?

Marketing and Sponsorship

Female Auto Racing Drivers Still Face Obstacles With Sponsors

Pepsi Launches New Home Tailgate Promo Around NFL Season

Game1 Tabs Allied Sports To Sell Partnerships Around Its Content

Media

NBC's Milbury Off NHL Playoffs Coverage After Remark On Women

ESPN Renews Deal For Little League World Series Through '30

MLB Media Notes: Questions Still Surround Brennaman Comments

Leagues and Governing Bodies

NFL's False-Positive Situation Offers Chance To Refine Testing System

Expanded Playoff Format, Revenue Keep MLB Season Going

Fire Followed League Protocols To Play After Positive COVID Test

Franchises

Chiefs Work To Enforce Fan Safety Protocols At Training Camp

Jerry Jones Holds Firm On Plans For Fans At Cowboys Games

Broncos Won't Host Fans For Season-Opener In Denver

Furloughed Marlins Workers' Jobs Get Consolidated, Eliminated

Coyotes Lay Off Unspecified Number Of Staff Amid Pandemic Woes

Mets Sale Process Winding Down As Bidders Make Final Pushes

LAFC Gets Creative For Atmosphere In First Fanless Home Game

Vikings, State Officials Discussing Up To 20% Capacity This Season

NFL Giants Soliciting Fan Opinions On COVID Protocols At Games

NFL Franchise Notes: Titans Experiment With Fake Crowd Noise

Facilities

Hard Rock Stadium Protocols Pave Way For Fans At Games

Colleges

Big Ten's Warren "Was Operating In Silos" On Football Decision

Big Ten Parents Protest In Hopes Of Creating Dialogue With Conference

Big East Conference Not Interested In Months-Long Bubble

Univ. Of Iowa Cuts Four Sports Programs After Football Season Cut

Events and Attractions

Churchill Downs Nixes Fans For Kentucky Derby As Cases Rise

Western & Southern Open Embraces Midwest After Moving To N.Y.

Finance

Sources: RedBall Raises $575M; Could Eye Stake In Liverpool

People and Pop Culture

MLB Promoting Noah Garden, Chris Marinak To New Positions

Former XFL Exec Erik Moses Named Nashville Superspeedway President

Patrick Mahomes Using Platform To Inspire Political Change

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Technology

FTC & California Court Examine Possible Illegal Gambling in Video Games

J League Signs Fantasy Soccer Deal With Blockchain-Backed Sorare

New York Mets Have Postponements Due to COVID-19

Nike and the NFL Create Online Training Program for High School Football Players

Rugby’s Conrad Smith: ‘If It’s Simple Messages, Then You Really Do See Good Results’

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Quote of the Day

Football’s obviously super-important but helping out the world is more important and we’re gonna try and do that every single day.
-- Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, on using his platform to be more politically active.

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