Sportsnet’s Maria St. Aubin joins JD for our weekly edition of Text Line Tuesday (13:55). Michael Grange stops by to chat about the future of youth sports in Canada and the NBA’s potential return scenarios (46:12). Jared Diamond, national baseball scribe for The Wall Street Journal, discusses ongoing talks between MLB and the MLBPA and why there’s growing optimism regarding baseball’s return (1:11:40). Sportsnet NHL Insider Elliotte Friedman checks in to chat about NHL players speaking up in support of social justice and how draft compensation will be affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic (1:35:08). ESPN’s Amin Elhassan chimes in on the New York Knicks’ decision to refrain from issuing a public statement regarding George Floyd’s death and how the NBA can buoy efforts to support racial equality (1:59:08). 

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