The NHL and NHLPA have agreed that the qualifying round of the 24-team format will be best-of-five series and all four playoff rounds will be best-of-seven series, the NHL announced on Thursday.

Chelsea are close to signing Timo Werner after agreeing to activate the RB Leipzig striker's £49m release clause, sources have told ESPN.

The NHL and NHLPA have agreed that the qualifying round of the 24-team format will be best-of-five series and all four playoff rounds will be best-of-seven series, a source told ESPN on Thursday.

After an earlier dispute with coach Mike Norvell, FSU linebacker Marvin Wilson thanked the Seminoles coach for "encouraging me to use my platform and speak for what me and teammates believe in."

Caesars Sportsbook lowered Brooklyn's championship odds from 750-1 to 60-1 on speculation that Kevin Durant could return from his Achilles tendon injury when the NBA resumes.

Dolphins coach Brian Flores was friends with Chris Beaty, who was killed in Indianapolis on Saturday. Beaty's death led Flores to tell Dolphins players to be careful and to be safe while protesting social injustice.

The NBA board of governors on Thursday approved a plan that would bring 22 teams to Orlando, Florida, to resume the 2019-20 season, a source told ESPN.

Twelve prominent Green Bay Packers players and coach Matt LaFleur released a powerful video message in the wake of the death of George Floyd and the nationwide protests over his killing.

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Colts GM Chris Ballard and Bucs coach Bruce Arians on Thursday said those protesting social injustice can't go back to being silent. "We can't go back into our bubble because that's what we've always done," Ballard said.