Tuesday, October 20, 2026

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As the NBA Board of Governors approved the 22-team return to play plan at Disney World, they also worked out the schedule:

  • June 30: Training Camp Starts
  • July 7: Teams Travel to Orlando
  • July 31: Season Resumes
  • Oct. 12: Potential NBA Finals Game 7
  • Oct. 15: 2020 NBA Draft
  • Oct. 18: Free Agency Begins
  • Nov. 10: Training Camp Target for 2020-21 Season
  • Dec. 12: Opening Night Target for 2020-21 Season

Other Sports Updates:

  • Opening Day at New York’s Belmont Park welcomed horse racing back with a record-breaking betting handle of $10,972,254, besting 2010’s $10.7 million. Last year’s nine-race opening day generated a handle of $5.4 million. The track will be the first leg of the Triple Crown for the first time ever when the Belmont Stakes is run on June 20.
  • The National Lacrosse League will not complete the 2019-20 season and instead focus on the 2020-21 season, its 35th.
  • MLB TV and radio announcers will broadcast road games from local broadcast studios or home ballparks – if there’s a season.
  • Texas Gov. Greg Abbot said Texas stadiums can operate at 50% capacity – a week after he said they could operate at 25%.

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