The NHL aims to start its next season on Jan. 1 while the organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Games try to trim their budget.
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Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
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The NHL is looking to begin its next season on Jan. 1, 2021. The league has previously said it could begin as soon as Dec. 1, but after talks with the NHL Players’ Association following the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Final, it’s looking at a later start.
Commissioner Gary Bettman has said that the league is going to try to play a full 82-game schedule, but it’s not clear where it will happen. Last week, NHLPA executive director Don Fehr said that holding the full season in a bubble-like environment is not on the table.
Teams are expected to have training camps that are at least two weeks long, with estimated start dates to be announced.
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Organizers for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics estimate they have found simplification measures that will save about $280 million from the Games’ budget.
The official Tokyo budget is $12.6 billion, so the cost-saving measures will shave off about 2% from that figure. According to a national audit conducted last year, however, the actual cost could be twice as high as what’s been officially reported.
In total, about 50 cuts were proposed, mostly to fringe elements of the Games — some of those include parties, hospitality, and mascot costumes. Spending on the most expensive items, like new venues, has already been done.
None of the measures affect the number of sports or athletes set to appear.
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As it plays on with its 2020 season, MLS is continuing to be both a leader and a learner with regard to its hiring practices. The 2020 MLS Racial and Gender Report Card showed flaws within the league’s approach to gender hiring, but it also highlighted its success in making racially diverse hires.
Despite dropping from 93.9 points in 2019 to 90.7 this year, the 2020 MLS RGRC graded the league with an A for its racial hiring practices — second among all male professional leagues behind the NBA.
Alongside its racial hiring practices, MLS earned a C- score for its gender hiring practices in 2020, bringing its overall grade to a B.
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- The Miami Dolphins got governmental clearance to have 65,000 fans at Hard Rock Stadium, but the team says it will stick with 13,000 for its Oct. 25 home game.
- The Tennessee Titans did not return to their facility today after two more players tested positive for COVID-19. Some players reportedly met for an unauthorized practice last week.
- Philadelphia Union will host approximately 2,775 people at its Oct. 11 game. It will be the first professional team in Philadelphia to allow fans.
- TikTok signed on as the new principal partner of London-based esports organization Tundra. The social media company’s logo will be displayed on the front of Tundra’s new jersey.
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Stocks climbed to a more than one-month high on renewed optimism that the U.S. government could reach an agreement on economic aid. Here’s a look at how some sports-related stocks performed today.
Up:
Big 5 Sporting Goods (NASDAQ: BGFV) gained 9.94%
Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON) gained 5.08%
Planet Fitness (NYSE: PLNT) gained 4.81%
Down:
DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) dropped 6.08%
Scientific Games (NASDAQ: SGMS) dropped 1.18%
Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) dropped 0.76%
(Note: All as of market close on 10/07/20)
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FBS conferences eventually all decided to play football this fall. FBS independent programs, who faced their own unique challenges, have reached diverging decisions.
NBC Olympics and Twitter have extended their content partnership that applied to the 2020 Tokyo Games through the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022. It includes an original live studio program every morning from Tokyo, daily live look-ins, real-time highlights and pre-Games countdown content.
Almost 58% of trainers lost some or all of their income with 23% being furloughed or laid off as the entire fitness industry took a hard hit from the coronavirus pandemic.
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San Diego Padres-Los Angeles Dodgers Game 2: Zach Davies and Clayton Kershaw take the mound for their teams with the Dodgers up 1-0 in the series. Kershaw, who has infamously struggled in the postseason throughout his otherwise elite career, was dominant during his previous start in the Wild Card Series against the Milwaukee Brewers, striking out 13 over eight scoreless innings.
How to watch:
9 p.m. ET on FS1
Betting odds:
Dodgers -170 || O/U 9
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