6:45 LRN Sportscast

The NFL’s general manager subcommittee unanimously voted to push back the NFL draft which is scheduled for April 23rd to the 25th. G-Ms are concerned there’s not enough time to do essential pre-draft tasks, such as conducting player physicals. But NFL leadership is moving forward with holding the draft in late April.

The Tokyo Olympics has been officially postponed until 2021. But an official start date for the summer games has not been agreed upon. They will still be called the 2020 Olympics. The Olympics has been canceled before, but that was because of World War One and World War Two.

The Advocate reports that LSU Basketball Coach Will Wade has been keeping busy by getting his non-conference schedule finalized for next season. The Tigers will host ULM, V-C-U, and U-S-C at the Maravich Center, play Louisiana Tech in Shreveport on November 24th. They also have neutral site games planned in Atlanta and one in New York City against Syracuse.

Quarterback Cam Newton is officially a free agent as the Panthers have released the former NFL MVP after a nine-year run in Charlotte. Newton posted on his Instagram account that he’s hungrier now because he is unemployed.

Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns released an emotional video on his Instagram late last night about his mother, who is in a medically induced coma showing COVID-19 symptoms. Towns says he’s sharing his story so that everyone takes this virus seriously and stay at home.

The NCAA will allow Clemson Quarterback Trevor Lawrence and his girlfriend to have a Go Fund Me page designed to raise funds for coronavirus victims.