With the cancellation or delay of high school and college sports around the country, we discuss the short and long term impact of decisions to not play. And as always call out the many inconsistencies we see with each situation.

Even with a short season it has become clear which MLB teams are contenders and which are already looking forward to next season. And needless to say more than one team on the lousy list surprised us.

In other MLB news it seems that the Cleveland Indians players are not to happy with Starting Pitchers Mike Clevinger and Zach Plesac breaking protocol last weekend in Chicago, and they are voicing their displeasure publicly. We breakdown what this could mean for these to talented young pitchers in the future.

Plus baseballs unwritten rules threaten to slow the games growth once again.

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With what would be the start of the 2020 NCAA Football season fast approaching, several major conferences have already opted to cancel the season entirely. Some still seem determined to play, but how long will that last?

Chiefs TE Travis Kelce and 49ers TE George Kittle both received massive contract extensions on Thursday. The latter being the largest for a TE ever. Was it wise to extend them though, and what could a potentially reduced cap next season mean?

In the wake of the recent bench clearing brawl between the A's and the Astros MLB actually got it right. Severely punishing the Astros Alex cintron while giving A's OF Ramon Laureano a far less sever penalty. Its sad that the state of the MLB has us wondering whether or not they'll do the right thing. But thats what its come to under Rob Manfred.

Plus Danial Snyder controversy, and more stadiums being used for voting

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As promised last episode, we break down the top 5 secondaries in the NFL heading into the 2020 season.

The MLB continues to be a train wreck, we break down the few days of "How the baseball turns"

And "The Process" appears to be in trouble, again. This is of course what the Philadelphia 76ers call their road map to success. And with major injuries the last few days the road just got extremely bumpy.

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In a bit of positive news the NBA tested 343 players on July 29th as part of their procedures inside the NBA bubble in Orlando. Not a single player tested positive for Covid 19.

In the wake of both the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals needing to postpone games due to high infection numbers among the teams. The MLB and MLBPA agreed to new, more strict guidelines. This is great, but about 3 months later tan it needed to be. We give credit for "better late than never", but not a lot.

And with NFL camps opening up this week the league released the results of the first round of covid testing from training camps. In total 56 players or roughly 2% tested positive and will be required to isolate for several days and then pass multiple tests in order to return to the team. The NFL is being very transparent with their efforts to keep any potential contamination contained. But can that actually extend to the field on gameday?

On Monday the XFL was purchased by a new ownership team fronted by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. The league that was once in danger of once again fading away completely has now found new life. We have no idea what is in store for the next version of the XFL, but we know we are intrigued.

In a strange story Mets OF Yoenis Cespedes no showed Sundays game and was apparently unreachable for some time. It wasn't until the Mets sent security to the team hotel to Check on him did they realize he had left and later had his agent inform the team that he has opted out of the remainder of the MLB season. What were his reason? We discuss.

The St. Louis Cardinals announced Monday that 13 members of there organization have tested positive for Covid 19 and they expect that number to grow in the coming days. We will once again explain why baseball just cant seem to get it right.

Plus Odell Beckham Jr and Jordan Reed news......

After spending the last few weeks in Orlando preparing for its restart, the NBA finally returns tonight to finish out their season.

MLB has either cancelled or postponed all Miami Marlins games until at least Monday due to positive Covid 19 tests. And unfortunately they aren't the only team having issues.

After refusing to punish the Astros in any tangible way, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has made it very clear that anyone doing what he should have done will be punished. We explain.

And veteran running back LeSean McCoy has joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the upcoming season. But how much can we really expect from him?

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After alienating star safety Jamal Adams to the point he wanted a trade, the Jets finally pulled the trigger and made the deal. Trading the young standout to the Seahawks for a haul of draft picks. How and why did it get to this point, and can the Jets ever stop getting in their own way.

Clippers 6th man Lou Williams found himself in a bit of hot water with the NBA when he left the Orlando bubble and made some unscheduled visits. Why is this a big deal and what can be done about it. I

n a turn of events that has surprised no one, MLB is already running into issue with player health and safety. We are only 4 days in to the MLB season folks, it's not looking good to last all 60 games.

Plus major MLB injuries and Keenan Allen not happy with his NFL 100 ranking.

After months of waiting 2 exciting things happened on Thursday. The first is that our website, BCTSPOD.com is finally up and running. And the second of course is MLB Opening Day 2020.

Despite not signing a long term deal with the Red Sox before he was traded, insisting he wanted to test free agency. Mookie Betts signed an extension with the Dodgers on Wednesday for just about the same amount Boston offered him. We have an issue with this, but not for the reason you think.

After the Toronto Blue Jays were told Monday they wouldn't be allowed to play in Canada, it appeared the Pittsburgh Pirates and PNC Park had come to the rescue......Until Pennsylvania also denied the team. Now with the season already started, the Blue Jays have to find a home for 2020, and fast.

Plus Washington Football Team news, and it's been about a month since we talked about Antonio Brown. So of course, he's back in the news.

The NFL and NFLPA are negotiating details for the leagues 2020 training camps which are scheduled to begin next week. As expected at this point there appear to be more questions than answers despite the NFL getting an early jump on plans for the season months ago. In other NFL news the deadline for teams to negotiate new contracts with players they placed the franchise tag on has come and gone. Two very notable players got contract extension. While all but one agreed and signed to play 2020 under the franchise tag. Who was this player who has yet to sign? Find out. And with the shortened 2020 MLB season set to kick off Thursday it appears that Canada has told the Toronto Blue Jays they won't be permitted to play in the country. There is no easy fix that makes sense and we explain why baseball should have seen this coming.

On Monday the team former known as the "Washington Redskins" announced they are going to retire the team nickname and logo. This is the right thing to do, and has been a long time coming. While we totally agree with the outcome, its how we got here thats a bit of an issue, find out why? One of the potential buyers for the New York Mets is a star studded group of current and former athletes and entertainers. One of the most polarizing of which is former MLB player Alex Rodriguez. What was meant to be a discussion about the sale of the team turned into a debate as to whether or not A-Rods image would help or hurt the ownership groups chances. And with the upcoming release of the Madden 21 game, some of the games bigger names have revealed there ratings. While we agree with some, others are going to cause quite a stir.