Jordan Williams isn’t allowing the COVID-19 pandemic dampen his enthusiasm of starting his pro football career with the B.C. Lions.
The six-foot, 232-pound linebacker was the first player taken in last month’s CFL draft. Under normal circumstances, Williams would currently be in training camp learning the ropes under fist-year Lions head coach Rick Campbell.
Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross says he’s confident the NFL will play in 2020, with or without spectators.
I think there definitely will be a football season this year,” Ross said Tuesday during an interview on CNBC. “The real question is will there be fans in the stadiums?”
TORONTO — Raptors Uprising GC point guard Kenneth (Kenny Got Work) Hailey has been named player of the week in the NBA 2K League for the second time in three weeks.
The 30-year-old from Memphis won Week 3 honours in the esports league after averaging 34.3 points, 6.5 assists and 3.5 steals in two series wins (four games) as Toronto improved to a league-best 6-0 record.
Young and single, Thatcher Demko has plenty of time on his hands, with little to do. Quarantining to play hockey wouldn’t be a problem for the Vancouver Canucks goalie.
“I don’t have too many roots,” the 24-year-old said. “I’ve been living pretty much out of my car for the most part for the last six, seven years just going from place to place.”
Older players disagree.
TORONTO — The NHL is hoping to move to Phase 2 of its return-to-play protocol, including the opening of practice facilities and allowing small group workouts, early next month.
CHICAGO—Lydia Wahlke has resigned as chief legal officer of the U.S. Soccer Federation, two months after she was placed on administrative leave.
The federation announced her departure in a note to staff Thursday and said she will be a consultant through Sept. 15.
ATLANTA — With an eye toward getting back on the field during a pandemic, the NFL is working on a helmet face guard that might provide the same sort of protection as a surgical mask.
Atlanta Falcons president Rich McKay, who heads up the league’s competition committee, said the issue was raised during a conference call about a month ago.
MONTREAL — There are two black hockey bags sitting in the office of Mike Baumgartner's home, and he wonders if they will be used again.
Minor hockey associations across Canada have had to cut their seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and many of them are trying to determine when they will resume and how to make the game safe for children.
TORONTO — When Scotiabank asked Canadians to share video snippets of community hockey across the country on Nov. 17, it hoped to capture something special.
But it had no idea that hockey - like almost all other sports - would be on hold due to the global pandemic when the finished “Hockey 24” documentary was ready to show.
The NFL's successful virtual draft and uncertainty surrounding the resumption of hockey this season have raised the possibility of an NHL draft held before the Stanley Cup Final.
