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RELEASE THE KRAKEN - Seattle Kraken reveal name, logo and jerseys
Seattle's National Hockey League team and the league's 32nd franchise finally has a name, the Kraken. On Thursday, the Seattle Kraken not only released its team name but they also revealed their logo and jerseys.
Washington NFL team is retiring Redskins name and logo
The Washington NFL team announced on Monday morning that it will be retiring the "Redskins" nickname and logo after completing a thorough review that started on July 3rd. "Today, we are announcing we will be retiring the Redskins name and logo upon completion of this review," the team said in a statment.
Toronto Blue Jays awaiting approval to host games at Rogers Centre
Pending an approval from the Canadian federal government, the Toronto Blue Jays will be hosting games for the 2020 MLB season at Rogers Centre. Reports surfaced on Monday morning that the club was loading up trucks at the Blue Jays spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida and are getting ready to head up north.
MLB targets 60-game season starting in late July
According to multiple reports from baseball insiders Ken Rosenthal and Jeff Passan, Major League Baseball plans to hold a 60-game season beginning around July 24th with players reporting to home stadiums by July 1st to prepare for the shortened season. Although fans may be reluctant to celebrate the potential return of baseball, this is biggest step towards beginning the 2020 season.
NBA targeting July 31st as return date
Basketball fans, get ready to rejoice. The end of the NBA drought could be over by the end of next month according to ESPN Senior Insider Adrian Wojnarowski. Sources tell ESPN that commissioner Adam Silver and the NBA are currently modeling a 22-team format for the season's proposed resumption beginning July 31 at Disney's ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Florida, with the last possible date for a Finals Game 7 on October 12th.
NHL announces Return to Play Plan
Hockey fans can rejoice knowing that the Stanley Cup will be awarded for the 2019-20 season. Earlier this week, the National Hockey League announced a Return To Play Plan for the 2019-20 season, which includes a modified 24 teams playoff format at two "hub" cities beginning later this summer.
Worry Free Football Travel Policy
Football fans are excited for the 2020 NFL football season, but have concerns about booking travel packages to see their team play live this season. Elite Sports Tours has created a "Worry Free Travel" policy for the 2020 NFL Football season. We want football fans like yourself to book your 2020 NFL Football Travel Packages without any worries! As we navigate through these uncertain times, one thing that you can count on is reserving your football travel package without any fear that if the game is canceled or postponed/rescheduled because of covid-19.
NFL Teams prepare ticket refund policy in the event Coronavirus cancels games.
Football fans are eagerly awaiting the 2020 NFL Schedule release this week on Thursday at 8:00 pm. Fans are interested to see who their teams are going to be playing each week and are looking to plan their fall travel to see their teams. A lot of uncertainty still surrounds the 2020 NFL Season, although many league executives are moving forward with the intension of playing a full 2020 NFL season at each teams respective stadiums and with fans in attendance.
2020 Las Vegas Raiders Football Trips
The 2020 football season will be the inaugural season for the Las Vegas Raiders after moving from Oakland. Las Vegas is already a popular destination and the recent arrival of the Vegas Golden Knights has seen the rise in tourism to the Las Vegas area. With the arrival of the NFL, Sunday's in Las Vegas just got a little more exciting.
NHL trying to return in July
There is growing discussion within the NHL that they are going to try and return to action to complete the 2019-2020 hockey season that has been on pause due to the coronavirus pandemic. It's hard to completely measure the impact on all the sports leagues due to COVID-19, but the NHL will want to complete the 2019-2020 season and crown a Stanley Cup Champion, even if it's in July.