The Daily Outkick: Friday, June 5, 2020

N.B.A. Owners Set A July 31 Restart, All In Florida (New York Times) The proposal approved by team owners will next go to the players’ union. The 22 teams would initially play eight games each to help determine the playoff field of 16.

Dow Futures Point To A 300 Point Gain At The Open As Closely Watched Jobs Report Looms (CNBC) Dow Jones Industrial Average futures implied an opening a gain of about 300 points at the open. S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures also pointed to solid early gains.

Tony Dungy Discusses The Work Players And Teams Can Do To Better Their Communities (SI) Tony Dungy talks about the lessons he learned growing up, as a player and as a coach, and how they can relate to the NFL community's response to George Floyd's killing.

Las Vegas Casinos Reopen With Social Distancing, Sinks By Slot Machines (Wall Street Journal) Casinos are trying to bring tourists back together while keeping them apart after coronavirus shutdowns.

MLBPA Union Director Tony Clark Says Players 'Resoundingly Rejected' MLB's Request For Additional Concessions (CBS Sports) Clark says the players are ready to go, but that they won't accept less money.

What The Outrage Over Trump’s Tough Talk Gets Wrong (Washington Post) Why is it that so many in Washington are more outraged with President Trump’s tough talk on the riots plaguing our cities than they are with the riots themselves?

Ex-NFL Player Burgess Owens Bashes 'Bullies' Criticizing Drew Brees As 'Cowards And Marxists' (Fox News) "Americans don't like bullies. They don't like people who demand that we disrespect our flag and our country. I think what Drew did, he was spot on."

As Techlash Heats Up Again, Here's Who's Stoking The Fire (Axios) Companies like Facebook and Google are once again walking a minefield of regulatory investigations, public criticism and legislative threats over antitrust concerns, content moderation and privacy concerns.

David Cone Offers Solution To Save Baseball Season (New York Post) The YES Network analyst and former Yankee and Met was an MLBPA rep during hardball negotiations that could not prevent the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.

Facebook To Start Labeling Content From State-Controlled Media (Variety) Facebook will begin labeling ads, pages and posts from media outlets “wholly or partially” under the editorial control of their government, the company said Thursday.

Reggie Bush Explains Why He Believes K. J. Costello Will Prove To Be The Nation's Most Impactful Transfer (Saturday Down South) After watching his career progress at Stanford, Bush is fascinated to watch K. J. Costello play in Mike Leach’s offensive system at Mississippi State this season.