PGA Officially Targets June 11, Increased Confidence NBA Season Can Be Saved
Good news for sportsbooks and daily fantasy sports sites as the PGA has confirmed they are targetting June 11 to restart this year's tour.
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As first reported Wednesday, the Charles Schwab Challenge has been moved from its originally scheduled May date to June 11-14.
If the ambitious schedule plays out, it would mean 24 consecutive weeks of golf leading to Thanksgiving, with a few weeks when a second event is played. The weeks in which major championships had previously been scheduled have been filled by PGA Tour events.
"The health and safety of all associated with the PGA Tour and our global community continues to be our No. 1 priority, and our hope is to play a role -- responsibly -- in the world's return to enjoying the things we love," PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said in a statement. "Today's announcement is another positive step for our fans and players as we look toward the future, but as we've stressed on several occasions, we will resume competition only when -- working closely with our tournaments, partners and communities -- it is considered safe to do so under the guidance of the leading public health authorities."
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- PGA Tour Revises Schedule, Targets June 11 Return at Charles Schwab Challenge
- League-Wide Confidence Growing That NBA Season Can Be Saved
Basketball people see the conclusion of this season as a less-ambitious gambit than baseball, which still has a full season to play.
“One team owner, for example, discussed a scenario in which players were given approximately a month to get back in shape (including their team training camp) starting in early June, the regular season began in July and the Finals were eventually played in … late October,” wrote Amick. “Another owner agreed wholeheartedly that league-wide confidence was growing that this season would be saved, as did a few other folks who have a quality read of the room.”
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- MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred “to turn over every stone” to play 2020 season
“I think it’s incumbent upon us to turn over every stone to try to play the game in 2020 if there’s any way we can in the environment,” the baseball commissioner said Wednesday during an interview with The Associated Press.
10 spring training ballparks there, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Chase Field and possibly college facilities. Games would be played in empty stadiums; players, staff and broadcast crews and technicians would be kept in controlled environments, such as ballparks, hotels and MLB-arranged transport.
“We have tried to be cautious about trying to go too soon, based on what the public health situation is,” Manfred said during a telephone interview from his home in Jupiter, Florida. “For people to be out there saying we’re not going to have any sports in 2020, I think that’s going the other way. I think we all need, no matter what your predilection is, to wait for the situation to unfold more, give us more information and then make realistic decisions about what’s possible.”
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