Ryan Blaney won the weather-delayed race at Talladega yesterday, but the story was the powerful moment that took place before the race. Drivers and the NASCAR industry showed their support for Bubba Wallace, by pushing his car to the front in a moving scene. This is in reaction to NASCAR’s admission that a noose was found in Wallace’s garage. Wallace is the only black driver on the circuit. Authorities have yet to determine who is responsible for the hanging of the noose.

Nicholls has hired former Colonels football player and coach Jonathan Terrell. He becomes the school’s first Black athletics director. Terrell played quarterback and wide receiver for Nicholls in the mid-1990s. Terrell was the school’s quarterbacks coach in 2004.

Ole Miss plans to retire Eli Manning’s number ten jersey. The New Orleans native won the Maxwell Award in 2003 and set or tied 47 single, season, and career Rebels records.

Major League Baseball and its players’ association could never come to an agreement on a return to play proposal, but we’ll still have baseball this season. Commissioner Rob Manfred has the power to implement a season and that’s what he’ll do. A 60-game regular season will begin in late July and players will report for a second spring training around July 1st.

Coronavirus concerns have forced longtime Eunice head football coach Paul Trosclair to resign. Trosclair has been battling multiple myeloma cancer since 2014 and is still taking chemo treatments. His doctor recommended that the risk of contracting the virus was too high if he continued to coach. The 64-year-old has won 247 games and led the Bobcats to a state championship in 2018. Offensive coordinator Andre Vige will take over as interim head coach.

In NFL news, Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has officially signed his 31-million dollar franchise tag tender. Dallas and Prescott have until July 15th to reach a long-term deal. If not he’ll make 31-million dollars this season if they play 16 games.