Monday, June 29, 2020

Day 110

  • Statistic from UrinatingTree's new "Return To Sports" video:  Ten WNBA players, so far, from six teams, have opted out.  Five due to health, four due to advocacy (one announced pre-virus), and one due to simple personal reasons.
  • Word is the NFL may be considering halving the preseason to two games this year.
  • The proposed start of MLB is about three weeks away.  On an ESPN Radio show, ESPN analyst Buster Olney was asked the probability the season would start, and the probability it would end as planned.  
  • He put the former at 5%, the latter at zero. 
  • In recent months, President Trump was using Twitch to broadcast a number of his rallies.
  • That was ended today when Twitch banned the President of the United States for a charge of hateful conduct. 
  • As has Reddit with The_Donald, a pro-Trump forum of over 800,000 contributors.  Same reason. 
  • The Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman will not play this year due to the coronavirus concerns. 
  • The Brooklyn Nets' Spencer Dinwiddie has tested positive for the coronavirus.  So has DeAndre Jordan.
  • In another sign of the disintegration of Vegas, Cirque du Soleil has filed for bankruptcy. 
  • Trouble for the Brooklyn Nets.  There is now belief that at least five, counting Jordan but not counting Dinwiddie, of the Nets roster is not going to participate in Orlando. 
  • Ian Desmond of the Rockies has opted out of the MLB restart.  He then has demanded MLB and it's players take more of a stand on social issues.
  • No Olbermann again tonight.  Will continue soon.

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