In a nutshell: as of 12:05 a.m. Friday by Hartley Miller
NFL:
–Aaron Rodgers passed for 305 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Green Bay Packers to a 34-17 victory over the undermanned San Francisco 49ers to begin week 9 of the NFL season. The Packers are 6-2 and the 49ers sit 4-5. San Francisco was without several key players that were either injured or on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
–The NFL has fined the Las Vegas Raiders and coach Jon Gruden a total $650,000 and docked a sixth-round draft pick for repeated violations of the league’s COVID-19 protocols. The Raiders have become the first team to be stripped of a draft pick following multiple violations.
NBA:
–The NBA season will begin on Dec. 22. The decision was finalized after the Players’ Association voted to tentatively approve the league’s proposal of a reduced 72-game schedule for the 2020-21 season.
Hockey:
–The Prince George Spruce Kings play their 4th preseason game when they host the Merritt Centennials Saturday at the RMCA (without fans). The Spruce Kings won two of three exhibition games against the Centennials in October. Brandon Dent, Hunter Brown, Blake Astorino and Alex Ochitwa of PG play for Merritt.
SPORTS TWEETS:
NEWS | The BCHL has announced that they have rebranded their online streaming broadcasts to BCHL TV.
Full Details –> https://t.co/c4wQYhKeVD#TrueBlue | #BCHL pic.twitter.com/vdbp5KjKtp
— Prince George Spruce Kings (@SpruceKings) November 6, 2020
Not a good day as COVID-19 numbers continue to grow . . . SJHL ready to open . . . OJHL targets mid-January; each team gets disinfectant fogger machine https://t.co/tiVrsjEXth
— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) November 6, 2020
Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers took advantage of an undermanned San Francisco 49ers team in a dominant primetime win.https://t.co/6DdZOKEZIA
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 6, 2020
The Las Vegas Raiders will reportedly lose a 2021 draft pick and sustain a fine from the NFL for violating COVID-19 protocols. https://t.co/KIV6w98eHS
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 6, 2020
NBA’s Board of Governors and Players Association agree to December start: https://t.co/eGSqkbJ8EG pic.twitter.com/HJVcjjqPDW
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) November 6, 2020
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