This is faaaaaan-tastic news for NBA fans: After a four-month layoff, the league has approved a plan to resume the 2019-20 regular season on July 31, it announced on Thursday. READ MORE
Stadiums may be empty when/if football starts its season this fall, but some games probably won’t look or sound that way. READ MORE
In the latest TV ratings, CBS’ Blue Bloods delivered 8.1 million total viewers and a 0.8 rating, ticking up in the demo from its last fresh episode READ MORE
In the latest TV ratings, ABC’s coverage of the socially distanced 2020 NFL Draft kickoff averaged 6.1 million total viewers and a 1.6 demo rating, up sharply from the network’s year-ago telecast READ MORE
On TV this Thursday: The Will & Grace revival comes to an end, Superstore, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Law & Order: SVU wrap their seasons, and the NFL tackles a socially distanced draft. READ MORE
The NFL has detailed its plan to later this month hold a socially distant, virtual draft that also will double as a fundraiser for COVID 19-related relief organizations. READ MORE
With major league sports all sidelined by the coronavirus pandemic, ESPN will fill at least a bit of airtime with the first-ever NBA HORSE Challenge Presented by State Farm. READ MORE
Noting that “nothing energizes fans like the chance to see their team qualify for the playoffs and compete for the Super Bowl,” NFL clubs voted on Tuesday to expand the postseason from 12 to 14 teams, effective READ MORE
This year’s Summer Olympics are the latest victim of the global coronavirus outbreak: The international competition has officially been postponed in light of the pandemic. READ MORE
March will be a little less mad than usual this year: The NCAA has cancelled the annual March Madness men’s college basketball tournament in light of the global coronavirus pandemic. READ MORE
