Sports Conversation

[Darrin]

Finally some new sports news.  NASCAR says they will be back May 17 without fans.  To catch up, they will somehow do seven races in 10 days?  There is no way that can be healthy for the drivers.  But so far drivers are very excited as are fans.

NASCAR will eliminate practice for all events between May 17-27, as well as qualifying for all events except the Coca-Cola 600. Each event will be a one-day show.

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[Rainberry]

I also saw an ad saying that UFC fighting was coming back?  But isn't that close contact?

[Darrin]

XFL may come back in 2021 after all.  I know I enjoyed what little we saw in 2020.

Dozens of bidders in 'active discussions' to buy XFL, restart league for 2021 tournament, per report.

Vince McMahon says in court filing that he won't try to buy back XFL.

[Wolfwood]

That's good news.  I want it to return. It was no fault of it's own that they had to postpone and go bankrupt...

[RainySunshine]

I really hope it returns too.

[Grapefoot]

NBA is working on talks on how to start up the season moving forward.  NFL is in place.

Looks like some things may get back to some semblance of normality.  But how they will limit crowds is still waiting word.  Not to mention that second wave...

[Anyponedrawn]

Yeah, many states are starting to open up and allow for professional leagues to begin again.  Same cannot be said for youth sports, but that is being worked on.

[Darrin]

Powerful moment even for the announcers.

NASCAR has something happen and they responded right.

[Anyponedrawn]

I didn't hear about that.  Wow.  Thats messed up.  I wonder who did it? 

[Wolfwood]

MLB is having coronavirus cases in ball camps.

Tennis is having a big outbreak involving several top players.

I don't know if sports will work yet.

[MasterXtreme]

So they may have paraded around for nothing.  The FBI says it's nothing.

It was a rope tied as a loop to pull a garage door down.  There is photographic evidence from the previous year of the same garage stall and many other garages had the same loop tie to pull down a garage door....


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[Darrin]

Cam Newton to the Patriots?

Cam Newton, Patriots agree to 1-year deal, reports say.

[FoxTail]

I saw the NFL Redskins team are being forced to change their name.  A new survey asking over 1,000 diff Native American's found that 90% didn't have a problem with the name Redskins.

[Anyponedrawn]

New NHL team revealed today.  The Seattle Kracken!

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[Darrin]

As XFL sale approaches, ABC/ESPN and FOX seek revised TV deals

Next week, potential buyers of the XFL will be required to place bids. And the league’s existing TV deals give the XFL more value.

According to Daniel Kaplan of TheAthletic.com, ABC/ESPN and FOX are looking to revise those contracts.

FOX, per Kaplan, is negotiating with Alpha Entertainment, current owner of the XFL, regarding the FOX deal. ABC/ESPN are trying to get out via the court system.

The argument advanced by the Disney-owned entitles arises from the notion that the company chose to do business Vince McMahon, not whoever buys the XFL from McMahon.

The XFL generated solid TV ratings before the pandemic, and in theory the XFL could thrive in the spring — unless college football gets moved to the same months. Regardless, the XFL’s TV deals add to the value of the asset. If ABC/ESPN or FOX can avoid or reduce their commitments, the potential price for the XFL will surely drop.