MLB players union seeks expanded postseason and new revenue ideas
A meeting of Commissioner Manfred and union leaders discussed expanding the postseason from 10 to 14 teams and extending it into autumn. The union proposed revenue events including a postseason or offseason All Star Game, microphone broadcasts, and TV appearances, plus $100 million in salary advances. The plan envisions 70 percent salaries to players, with guaranteed 2020 service time, amid ongoing talks on fans or neutral-site games and prorated shares.
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Rob Manfred
Dan Halem
Tony Clark
Bruce Meyer
MLB
Virus safety ramps up at stadiums and venues
An epidemiologist discusses how transmission occurs and weighs measures for reopening venues. The piece notes fomite risk, sanitizing, and pre entry testing, plus masks, crowd spacing, and the controversial role of transmission modes in guiding safety plans. It highlights AtmosAir bipolar ionization systems installed at U.S. Bank Stadium and other venues, under a decade long Minnesota contract worth about one million dollars.
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University of Minnesota
School of Public Health
U.S. Bank
Demmer
Center For Disease Control and Prevention
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers
AtmosAir
Staples Center
Los Angeles
TD Garden
Boston
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville
Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority
Vikings
NFL
NASCAR COVID-19 protocols under scrutiny at Coca-Cola 600
A NASCAR race week at Charlotte Motor Speedway tested safety measures and media access as reporters followed strict COVID-19 protocols. The Coca-Cola 600 proceeded with no spectators, masking, social distancing, and daily symptom checks while NASCAR enforced pre-screening and waivers amid ongoing pandemic concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Speedway
Nascar Medical
Nascar
Ryan Stanton
American Medical Response
Stanton
Mike Forde
Forde
Associated Press
National Motorsports Press Association
North Carolina
Health and Human Services
Mandy Cohen
Charlotte
HIPAA
Cohen
Keselowski claims Bristol marathon victory in NASCAR return
Brad Keselowski drove to victory at Bristol Motor Speedway after a late caution reshaped the finish, becoming the first repeat winner in NASCARs five Cup races since the restart. Joey Logano and Chase Elliott battled, with Elliott finishing 22nd after a late incident and Logano 21st amid a tense postrace exchange. Clint Bowyer finished second as Ford swept the top two, while Jimmie Johnson rose to third after a disqualification for Elliott in the Coca Cola 600.
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Keselowski
Joey
Chase
Victory Lane
Team Penske
Elliott
Nascar
Ford
Logano
Clint Bowyer
Colosseum
Bowyer
Bristol
Jimmie Johnson
Johnson
Kyle Busch
Erik Jones
Toyota
Joe Gibbs Racing
Denny Hamlin
JGR
Hamlin
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