Ashley Messier builds hockey legacy with sights on PWHL, Olympics
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Mark Messier is her distant cousin, but this Sask. hockey product is carving her own path.
The NFL draft was a great example why other leagues and organizations in sports want to get back to action as soon as possible and be the first to do so.
Of course, it appears nothing short of buying a private island is going to keep Dana White and the UFC to hit the live sports television market first.
But the NBA and NHL are also getting plans together. Major League Baseball is working on its back-to-work strategy as well.
The NFL draft was the first live North American sporting event for over a month and sports fans showed up with 35 per cent more viewers than the previous ratings record.
People watched a draft — a draft that had the commissioner in his basement, Jerry Jones on a yacht, and Bill Belichick’s dog becoming his owner’s seat-filler when Bill needed to take a call.
Whoever returns first is going to get huge ratings numbers. Sadly, the reality of that for business will be close to the importance of the health risk in the decision-making process on when to return.