The furloughs by Oakland will apply to professional and amateur scouts and other front-office employees on the business side.
Paul Abramowitz
Players call MLB economic proposal `extremely disappointing’
A rookie at the major league minimum would keep about 47% of his original salary while multimillionaire stars Mike Trout and Gerrit Cole would lose more than 77% under a new sliding-scale proposal.
Sports Digest: World TeamTennis plans to have fans at West Virginia matches
World TeamTennis says it is planning to allow up to 500 spectators at outdoor matches during its three-week season from July 12 to Aug. 2.
NHL will go straight to playoffs if it can resume play
The Bruins, one of the four conference leaders, will play a separate round-robin tournament to determine seeding in the 24-team format.
Yarmouth’s cross country skier Sophia Laukli nominated to U.S. development team
Laukli was part of a silver-medal winning relay team at the Junior World Championships in March.
In shortened baseball season, stars still had chance to shine in 1981
Fans should be prepared for a significantly shortened season if baseball is able to come back at all this year, and the 1981 campaign may be the most relevant comparison available.
Will Belichick overtake Shula for most NFL coaching wins?
Bill Belichick easily leads all active coaches with 304 victories, 43 away from tying Don Shula’s mark.
Spanish club says it mistakenly allowed Djokovic to train
Puente Romano Marbella Tennis Club issues a statement to apologize.
Patriots’ tight end makeover starts with UCLA’s Devin Asiasi
Devin Asiasi gets picked in the third round by the Patriots, who placed a high priority on revitalizing the tight end position in this year’s draft.
Harry Sinden reflects on Bruins’ 1970 Cup win
Sinden was the head coach when the Bruins ended a 29-year Stanley Cup title drought by sweeping the Blues.