6:45 LRN Sportscast

The NFL Players Association has agreed to the league’s plan to cancel preseason games for 2020. The players have been pushing for this, so they could have more of a ramp time before they compete in a game, with training camps set to open next week. Also, training camp rosters will be trimmed from a maximum of 90 to 80 players. The NFL season is scheduled to kick off in 50 days.

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey says next week is an important milestone as the league considers how it will move forward. Sankey says they are trying to learn from professional sports leagues as they return to action…
cut 30 (24) “…for weeks”
Sankey made the comments on ESPN last night.

The head football coaches for Southern and Grambling support the SWAc’s decision to move football to the spring. Grambling coach Broderick Fobbs says getting this opportunity is better than none and trying to play a season right now would have been a big risk. Southern Coach Dawson Odoms is hopeful that when the spring rolls around, it will be safe to have fans in the stands.

The News-Star is reporting that Louisiana Tech will delay the start of its soccer and volleyball seasons until September first, which means six Lady Techster women’s soccer and three volleyball matches will be affected.

Tonight the Pelicans will have a scrimmage game against the Brooklyn Nets. It’s the first time New Orleans will compete against another team in more than four months. Tip-off is at 6 PM and you can watch it on NBA TV and pelicans.com. No word on when Zion Williamson will return. He left the team last Thursday to deal with an urgent family medical issue.