(As of 12:01 a.m.)
Hockey:
The minimum-wage, class-action lawsuit against the CHL is settled.
Documents were filed in court on Friday, ending a six-year skirmish debating whether WHL, OHL and QMJHL players are “employees” or “student athletes.”@FriedgeHNIC has the details ⤵️https://t.co/iGLcFDsdlJ
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 15, 2020
How would a 24-team playoff structure work for the NHL?@FriedgeHNIC explores that question and more in the latest 31 Thoughts.
Presented by @GMCcanada https://t.co/XyiJ0Km9e3
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 15, 2020
General:
Mayor John Tory cautioned that it might still be a few more months until sports are played in Toronto.https://t.co/3nsj6P1sZg
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 15, 2020
NFL:
NFL teams can begin reopening their facilities on Tuesday if state and local governments will allow it.https://t.co/GnhaOgoNVM
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 15, 2020
Aaron Rodgers on Packers selecting Jordan Love:
“Obviously I’m not going to say that I was, you know, thrilled by the pick necessarily, but the organization is thinking not only about the present but about the future. And I respect that.”https://t.co/nYnAHW3Tos
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 15, 2020
Five witnesses attested that Dunbar was not involved in the robbery earlier this week.https://t.co/ovtNSC2XOB
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 15, 2020
CFL:
Ontario’s sports minister says the province is “looking for federal leadership” on the matter of CFL financial assistance and is “not focusing our attention on providing additional cash, outside of supporting the (2021) Grey Cup.”@ArashMadani has more: https://t.co/mvJ8rw3c1i
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 14, 2020
NBA:
The pilot flying Kobe Bryant and seven others to a youth basketball tournament did not have alcohol or drugs in his system.https://t.co/HFoPzxTNma
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 15, 2020
One team reportedly estimates NBA salary cap could drop by $30M. ? https://t.co/iMoTCC4Qf6 pic.twitter.com/hJ37cUF29R
— theScore (@theScore) May 14, 2020
Baseball:
MLB will test players for COVID-19 multiple times per week should the league resume operations in the coming months, according to commissioner Rob Manfred.https://t.co/wVFCdFQg64
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 15, 2020
The manager of the “Moneyball” Oakland Athletics is in intensive care in a Houston hospital with the coronavirus.https://t.co/UeUTEsacnr
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 15, 2020
Golf:
“We believe it is our responsibility to assist not only the golf industry but also the community, and do our part in the fight against COVID-19.”
With the opening of golf courses across Canada comes heightened responsibility for safety. | @adam_stanleyhttps://t.co/oITr4cOlpt
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 15, 2020
Soccer:
Major League Soccer is extending a league-wide moratorium on group and team training through June 1.https://t.co/fFI6UqhPqC
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 15, 2020