America’s favorite pastimes are a clear casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. But with billions of dollars at stake, teams and players are eager to get back to work. Ann Killion discusses the implications of reopening for baseball, football, basketball and college sports — which the Sporting Green will be looking at all week. For full Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod | Related: A’s Plus — Pitcher Jake Diekman, at risk with colitis, talks about reopening.

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