The NHL season remains paused due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the league is offering fans a unique way to support their team while also following social distancing guidelines.

The NHL is now selling licensed cloth face coverings, featuring all 31 team logos, on the league's apparel website.

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Proceeds will go to Feeding America and Food Banks Canada COVID-19 Response Fund.

The face coverings are intended for personal use and are not a replacement for medical-grade protective equipment. The NHL says it is offering the new product to keep up with recommendations from the CDC and Health Canada to wear face coverings in public settings to limit the spread of coronavirus.

"The health, well-being and safety of our fans and all communities across Canada, the United States and around the world, is our number one priority," Kim Davis, the NHL's executive vice president for social impact, growth initiatives and legislative affairs said in a statement.. "We're committed to assisting in the effort to support the face covering guidelines from the CDC and Health Canada with the important benefit and outcome of helping food banks across the U.S. and Canada in their efforts to feed people in need during this unprecedented time."

The NBA and WNBA launched a similar initiative earlier this month. Fanatics is also selling face coverings featuring logos for all 32 NFL franchises.

The NHL's masks are sold in three packs and retail for $24.99. The NHL licensed FOCO to manufacture the new product.

The NHL is looking for a way to resume play this summer. The NHL has extended its self-quarantine recommendation for players and staff to April 30. Teams and players are due for a new directive before then. The NHL is considering opening some facilities for players in markets where governments are loosening stay-at-home restrictions, though it has not made a decision yet.

The 2019-20 French football season is effectively over after French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced that no sporting events will take place until at least September.

Speaking while unveiling France's plans to exit confinement, Philippe confirmed that all sport must remain prohibited in the coming months.

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"Big sporting events will not be able to take place before September," Philippe said. "The 2019-20 season, notably for football, will not be able to resume."

The decision ends Ligue 1 and Ligue 2's hopes of returning to training in May for a mid-June restart and puts further pressure on UEFA regarding the Champions League after Paris Saint-Germain secured their place in the quarterfinals, while Lyon lead Juventus in their round-of-16 tie.

The Professional Football League (LFP) and French Football Federation (FFF) will now have to decide how to deal with the question of promotion, relegation and European qualification concerning the top three tiers of French football, as well as the potential restart of football in August.

Mesut Ozil's future at Arsenal looks increasingly uncertain with the club yet to offer an extension on his contract which expires in 2021, sources have told ESPN.

Ozil was informed he could leave the Gunners last summer as relations soured with former Arsenal boss Unai Emery but the midfielder enjoyed a renaissance under Mikel Arteta, starting all 10 Premier League games since the Spaniard took charge in December.

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However, it is understood that revival has not led to a change in stance from the club's hierarchy, who are yet to open talks over prolonging Ozil's stay in north London-- heightening the possibility he could either leave either at the end of this season or on a free transfer once his existing deal expires.

The 31-year-old's £350,000-a-week wage has been a source of controversy almost from the moment he signed it in January 2018.

Ozil then had six months left on his previous agreement and, having already allowed Alexis Sanchez to depart for Manchester United in a swap deal for Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Arsenal were under pressure not to lose their other star name.

The Gunners shattered their wage structure to keep Ozil, a move sanctioned by former chief executive Ivan Gazidis and initially praised in many quarters as a sign of the club's aspirational intent.

However, Ozil's salary has always remained an outlier when compared with the rest of the squad - even today, the next-best earner is Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on around £200,000-a-week -- and under Emery he became a marginalised figure unable to justify his status as one of the highest-paid players in England.

In an effort to avoid being backed into a corner during contractual negotiations, Arsenal adopted a policy in the wake of Gazidis' departure to sell players who are unwilling to commit their futures to the club before they enter the final year of their contracts.

The situation is different with Ozil, who has not agitated to leave and even previously expressed an interest in staying beyond 2021 but given he turns 32 in October, there are doubts over whether he will remain part of Arteta's long-term plans.

That means the club may look to sell this summer, but interested clubs have in the past found his salary a major obstacle. Inter Milan, AC Milan and Fenerbahce were previously keen but were unable to match his wages. Ozil has also attracted suitors in China but did not show any desire to move to Asia at the time. He has consistently stated in public he aims to see out his contract.

The picture is unconnected with Arsenal's recent pay cut row. Ozil is one of at least three players to reject the club's request for the entire first-team squad to take a wage reduction of 12.5% for 12 months with Arteta insisting during talks that any individual could opt out without fear of future repercussions.

As ESPN reported last week, Ozil wanted to seek further assurances over where the savings -- estimated to be around £20 million -- would be spent and what impact it would have on future transfers. Ozil remains open to agreeing a cut with talks ongoing

There were also questions raised over why they remain the only English club to take a cut rather than a deferral and also over the length of the reduction. Several other clubs have announced deferrals for three or four months.

Arsenal's desire to push for a cut hints at the economic pressures they fear as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The Gunners currently spend around £230m-a-year on wages with director Josh Kroenke last year describing the figure as "a Champions League wage bill on a Europa League budget".

Removing Ozil from the balance sheet would help ease that picture but it would also bring to an end an association which began in October 2013 when signing from Real Madrid for a then club-record £42.4m fee.

He has gone on to make 184 Premier League appearances to date and in March 2018 became the fastest player to reach 50 assists in Premier League history, a record only surpassed later that year by Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne.

The 2019-20 French football season is effectively over after French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced that no sporting events will take place until at least September.

Speaking while unveiling France's plans to exit confinement, Philippe confirmed that all sport must remain prohibited in the coming months.

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"Big sporting events will not be able to take place before September," Philippe said. "The 2019-20 season, notably for football, will not be able to resume."

The decision ends Ligue 1 and Ligue 2's hopes of returning to training in May for a mid-June restart and puts further pressure on UEFA regarding the Champions League after Paris Saint-Germain secured their place in the quarterfinals, while Lyon lead Juventus in their round-of-16 tie.

The Professional Football League (LFP) and French Football Federation (FFF) will now have to decide how to deal with the question of promotion, relegation and European qualification concerning the top three tiers of French football, as well as the potential restart of football in August.

The 2020 NFL draft is over, but the offseason mileposts keep on coming. The next decision-making deadline comes Monday, by which time teams have to decide whether to pick up the fifth-year options for 2017 first-round picks.

A refresher: Rookie contracts for NFL draft picks are four years long, but contracts for players picked in the first round include a team option for a fifth season. That option, if a team wants to use it, must be exercised during the offseason prior to the player's fourth season -- specifically, by May 3 of that year, according to the collective bargaining agreement, though this year it's May 4 because May 3 falls on a Sunday.

So, if a player was a first-round pick in 2017, he's heading into his fourth year, and his team has the right to exercise an option for 2021, which would be his fifth. This option is guaranteed against only injury at the time it's exercised. It becomes fully guaranteed on the first day of the 2021 league year. So, if a team picks up the option this week and decides before next March that it doesn't want the player for 2021 after all, it can rescind the option and make him a free agent.

For first-rounders in the 2018 draft or later, the option will be fully guaranteed at the time it's exercised, per the new CBA. The 2017 first-rounders are the last ones who won't be so lucky.

Anyway, some of these decisions are difficult and interesting each year, and this year is no exception. Here's a look at each of the 32 first-round picks from 2017 and where things stand now, in order of where they were picked:

1. Myles Garrett, DE, Cleveland Browns

The 2019 season ended early and ugly for Garrett, who was suspended after striking Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph with his helmet during an on-field skirmish on Nov. 14. He has since been reinstated, and there's no indication he's anything but a big part of Cleveland's long-term plans.

Garrett has 30.5 sacks in 37 career games and was establishing himself as one of the game's dominant edge rushers prior to his suspension. The Browns announced Monday that they would pick up Garrett's $15.184 million option for 2021, and they surely will attempt to get him signed to a long-term extension as a foundation of their defense.

The verdict: Done deal.

2. Mitchell Trubisky, QB, Chicago Bears

Trubisky is one of the toughest calls on this list. His 2021 option will be $24.837 million and if exercised will be guaranteed against only injury until next March, when it would become fully guaranteed. He has shown flashes, absolutely, but there's no way anyone can claim he has lived up to his draft slot.

The team acquired Nick Foles in a trade this offseason to compete with Trubisky for the starting quarterback job -- a clear sign they aren't sold on him for this year, let alone the long term. On one hand, if the Bears decline the option and Trubisky has a big season, they'll have to pay him a lot more than $24.837 million in 2021. On the other, if they exercise the option and he gets hurt, they could be on the hook for $24.837 million for a player they don't want.

It's a little bit reminiscent of 2015, when Washington surprisingly picked up the 2016 option on 2012 first-rounder Robert Griffin III, left him on the inactive list for all 16 games so he didn't get hurt and then rescinded the option before it became fully guaranteed in March 2016.

Should the Bears exercise the option and Trubisky fail to win the starting job in whatever passes for training camp, a similar situation can't be ruled out. The prediction here is they decline the option, but it's no sure thing.

The verdict: Probably not happening.

3. Solomon Thomas, DE, San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco loves its defensive line depth and has drafted a defensive lineman in the first round in five of the past six years. That said, Thomas hasn't emerged as the star the 49ers hoped he would be. He has six sacks, total, in three seasons and started just three games last season.

With the team having just given Arik Armstead a lucrative contract extension, and with 2019 first-rounder Nick Bosa having emerged as the superstar of the defensive line, it doesn't look as if a big financial commitment for Thomas is part of the Niners' long-term plans. Expect them to decline Thomas' fifth-year option.

The verdict: Not happening.

4. Leonard Fournette, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars

Adam Schefter's pre-draft report that the Jaguars were trying to trade Fournette was a bad sign for his future in Jacksonville. Fournette has been a 1,000-yard rusher in two of his first three seasons, and even added 76 catches to his résumé in 2019, but he has not been an efficient player. His relationship with the team has been rocky at times, and indications are that the Jags plan to move on.

Picking up an $8.5 million 2021 option -- even if it's only injury-guaranteed until next March -- feels unlikely. In fact, when a team is trying to trade a player and can't find a taker, the player quite often ends up getting released.

The verdict: Probably not happening.

5. Corey Davis, WR, Tennessee Titans

Davis was the first of three wide receivers drafted in the top 10. Each of their fifth-year options will cost $15.68 million, which would rank just outside the top 10 in average wide receiver salary leaguewide. Davis is a tough call. He has just six touchdown catches in three seasons and hasn't reached 900 receiving yards in any of them.

A.J. Brown, a second-round pick last year, overtook him as the team's top wide receiver, and Davis missed some time in 2019 due to a hip injury. The Titans didn't draft a receiver in the receiver-rich 2020 draft, which gives Davis hope of remaining in the team's long-term plans. But as they did last year with tackle Jack Conklin, they likely will decline the option, make Davis play out the final year of his rookie deal and see where things stand with him next offseason.

The verdict: Probably not happening.

6. Jamal Adams, S, New York Jets

Adams and the Jets are in a weird spot. He has made it clear he wants a contract extension, and they've said publicly they plan to give him one. But he was extremely upset last year to find out they had fielded trade calls about him, and he's a threat to hold out of training camp if he doesn't have an extension by the time it starts.

Regardless, the Jets on Monday picked up his $9.86 million 2021 option and will likely continue to work on a long-term extension. Whether that extension gets done, the team has no reason not to exercise its right to control Adams through 2021.

The verdict: No doubt about it.

7. Mike Williams, WR, Los Angeles Chargers

Williams had 1,001 yards on just 49 catches last season, leading the NFL with an average of 20.4 yards per reception. Yes, he somehow caught only two touchdown passes, but that has the feel of an aberration that should be corrected if they continue to use him the way they have. Outside of his rookie season, when he played just 10 games, he has been pretty healthy.

It's not a complete certainty the Chargers will exercise the option, and they did draft receivers in the fifth and seventh rounds Saturday. But Williams has shown enough that they should at least want the ability to keep him around long term. I'd expect them to pick up his option.

The verdict: Most likely happening.

8. Christian McCaffrey, RB, Carolina Panthers

Carolina has already signed McCaffrey to a contract extension through 2025.

The verdict: Done deal.

9. John Ross III, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

A combine darling who became a top-10 pick because of his 4.22-second 40-yard dash time and because receivers were flying off the board earlier than expected, Ross has 716 yards on 49 catches across three seasons and hasn't been able to stay on the field. Could this be the year he finally stays healthy and parlays his star potential into reliable production? Of course it could.

But in the meantime, don't expect the Bengals to pick up an injury-guaranteed $15.68 million option on a guy who hasn't been able to avoid injury.

The verdict: Not happening.

10. Patrick Mahomes, QB, Kansas City Chiefs

Uh ... yeah.

The verdict: Without a doubt.

11. Marshon Lattimore, CB, New Orleans Saints

New Orleans announced in March it was exercising Lattimore's fifth-year option, and it would be surprising if he didn't end up with a lucrative contract extension.

The verdict: Done deal.

12. Deshaun Watson, QB, Houston Texans

Per a quirk in the system under which fifth-year option salaries are calculated, Watson's fifth-year option will be somewhere around $18 million -- far less than the $24.837 million Mahomes will earn and Trubisky would get if his option is exercised. That's because, under the terms of the 2011 CBA, the options for players picked in the top 10 are calculated differently than for those picked from 11-32. This formula will be changed under the new CBA, allowing for a more equitable calculation that's based on performance and doesn't penalize players picked outside the top 10. Unfortunately for Watson, the new formula doesn't apply to the 2017 draft class -- only to classes 2018 and later.

The Texans would pick up Watson's option even if it were the higher number, and they did so on Monday night for the discount rate. As with Kansas City and Mahomes, Houston and Watson are expected to work on a long-term contract extension.

The verdict: Done deal.

13. Haason Reddick, LB, Arizona Cardinals

Arizona drafted Reddick in part because it thought he'd have versatility. But while the Cardinals tried him in a variety of roles, he hasn't stood out in any of them.

The plan for 2020 seems to be to use him as a third edge-rusher and see if he can be productive in that role. And if he is, sure, they could decide to keep him around next offseason. But he hasn't shown enough yet to convince them to pick up his 2021 option.

The verdict: Not happening.

14. Derek Barnett, DE, Philadelphia Eagles

This is not a slam-dunk case, but Barnett is an Eagles Super Bowl hero who had 6.5 sacks in 14 games last season and turns 24 in June. At about $9.5 million, his 2021 option is more than affordable if he's producing. And because it's not fully guaranteed until next March, the Eagles have little to lose by exercising it. Expect Barnett's option to be picked up.

The verdict: Most likely happening.

15. Malik Hooker, S, Indianapolis Colts

The fifth-year option number for safeties should come in around $8 million, which is affordable, but the issue with Hooker has been his struggle to stay healthy during his first three years. He has shown an ability to be a playmaker in the Colts' secondary when he's been on the field, but he has missed 15 games over his first three seasons, and Indy would be on the hook for the option in the event of a major injury this season.

Colts general manager Chris Ballard said before the draft that the team would consider the Hooker issue once the draft was over, and it could go either way. The prediction here is that it gets picked up because the number is so low.

The verdict: Probably happening.

16. Marlon Humphrey, CB, Baltimore Ravens

Baltimore general manager Eric DeCosta said in February that the Ravens would pick up Humphrey's fifth-year option.

The verdict: Done deal.

17. Jonathan Allen, DE, Washington

With 14 sacks over the past two seasons, Allen is a solid and improving young leader of an underrated defense. Washington announced Monday it had picked up his option, and he's a candidate for a long-term extension as well.

The verdict: No doubt about it.

18. Adoree' Jackson, CB, Tennessee Titans

There are two tough calls for the Titans in this class. Jackson has been at least as significant a contributor in the return game as he has been on defense. But even with Tennessee's second-round pick of Kristian Fulton on Friday night, there has been enough turnover in the secondary that Jackson should continue to have a role. Odds are good that they pick up his option.

The verdict: Most likely happening.

19. O.J. Howard, TE, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Bucs general manager Jason Licht said in February that the team would pick up Howard's fifth-year option. That was before the team traded for Rob Gronkowski -- a deal that intensified the speculation around the league that Howard could be traded. But with the tight end option number coming in under $9 million, picking it up wouldn't hurt Howard's value even if they did decide to move him.

The verdict: Most likely happening.

20. Garett Bolles, OT, Denver Broncos

Denver declined the fifth-year option on three of its five first-round picks between 2011 and '16, so general manager John Elway isn't afraid to admit a mistake and move on. Bolles has started all 48 games since 2017, but he has been a disappointment and likely won't have his option exercised.

The verdict: Not happening.

21. Jarrad Davis, LB, Detroit Lions

Davis hasn't made the impact the Lions were hoping he'd make. The offseason signing of veteran Reggie Ragland doesn't bode well for Davis' 2020 opportunity to prove he's not a bust, and the team likes 2019 second-round pick Jahlani Tavai. At around $10 million, this looks like an option that is unlikely to be exercised.

The verdict: Probably not happening.

22. Charles Harris, DE, Miami Dolphins

Harris has been a part-time player and amassed just 3.5 sacks over three seasons. It would be shocking if the Dolphins picked up his option.

The verdict: Not happening.

23. Evan Engram, TE, New York Giants

Since becoming Giants general manager at the tail end of the 2017 season, Dave Gettleman hasn't shown a lot of love for the players drafted by predecessor Jerry Reese. Engram is the last of Reese's first-round picks, and while he has shown the explosive ability that led the Giants to draft him in the first round, he also has missed 14 games due to injury over his three-year career.

The option, remember, is guaranteed against injury at the time it's exercised, and Engram's injury history is the kind that has led teams to decline options on first-round picks in other years. The relative affordability of the tight end option number gives Engram a chance, as does his high-end ability as one of Daniel Jones' playmaking receivers. I'll predict that the option gets picked up, though it's one of the ones about which I feel the least confident.

The verdict: Probably happening.

24. Gareon Conley, CB, Houston Texans (Traded by LV)

This is the Texans' decision because they acquired Conley last October for a third-round pick. The Houston coaching staff liked what Conley brought to the table over eight games. Houston drafted one cornerback -- Penn State's John Reid in the fourth round -- but at this point Conley appears to have a line on a starting job.

The question the Texans have to ask themselves is whether he's worth the roughly $11 million cost of the fifth-year option for non-top-10 cornerbacks. The prediction here is that they decline the option.

The verdict: Probably not happening.

25. Jabrill Peppers, S, New York Giants (Traded by CLE)

This is the Giants' decision because they acquired Peppers as part of the Odell Beckham trade last March. Declining the option on a player they touted as the equivalent of a first-round pick to justify the Beckham trade wouldn't be a great look for Gettleman, and the safety option number is affordable. Expect this one to be picked up.

The verdict: Most likely happening.

26. Takkarist McKinley, DE, Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta coach Dan Quinn said at the combine that the team would not be exercising McKinley's fifth-year option. McKinley had just 3.5 sacks in 13 starts last season.

The verdict: Not happening.

27. Tre'Davious White, CB, Buffalo Bills

As expected, the Bills exercised White's fifth-year option last week. He's a strong candidate for a long-term contract extension in Buffalo.

The verdict: Done deal.

28. Taco Charlton, DE, Miami Dolphins (Cut by DAL)

Charlton was waived by the Cowboys last season and claimed by the Dolphins, who inherited the fifth-year option along with the contract. Charlton had five sacks in 10 games as a Dolphin, but his disappointing time in Dallas and the fact he hasn't been in Miami long enough for his new team to make this significant a decision on him make it unlikely they pick up the option.

The verdict: Probably not.

29. David Njoku, TE, Cleveland Browns

The tight end option is among the most affordable, and Njoku's should come in between $6 million and $7 million. The Browns announced Monday they would pick up Njoku's option. There's no significant harm in doing so, and it enables them to keep him on a cost-controlled figure if he emerges as a major part of their offense in 2020.

The verdict: Done deal.

30. T.J. Watt, DE, Pittsburgh Steelers

With 27.5 sacks and 14 forced fumbles over the past two years, Watt has established himself as one of the league's best defensive players. There's no doubt the Steelers will pick up his option, and at some point in the next couple of offseasons Watt should have a contract extension that places him among the NFL's highest-paid defenders.

The verdict: Without a doubt.

31. Reuben Foster, LB, Washington (Cut by SF)

Foster was waived by the 49ers in 2018 and claimed by Washington, which now has to make the decision on his fifth-year option. He missed the entire 2019 season due to a significant offseason knee injury, and as a result his new team has very little data on which to base this decision.

Add in the fact that the early part of Foster's career in San Francisco was fraught with off-field trouble, and it's unlikely Washington feels good about committing anything to him beyond 2020.

The verdict: Almost certainly not.

32. Ryan Ramczyk, OT, New Orleans Saints

New Orleans exercised its fifth-year option on Ramczyk in March. He's the first player who was selected with the final pick of the first round to have his fifth-year option picked up since the system was established for the 2011 draft.

The verdict: Done deal.

Free agency and the 2020 NFL draft have been completed, and now the league enters into an uncertain hiatus. The NFL deliberately kept both of those activities on their original timelines, but with no way to safely practice social distancing, the league canceled organized team activities, and it could do the same for June's usually mandatory minicamp. Teams might not meet again until training camps kick off in July, and even that might be an optimistic timeline.

In a typical year, players at the bottom of NFL rosters are dealing with uncertainty. This year might make that uncertainty even more acute. Players might get only a handful of practices to fend off a new addition in free agency or a midround draft pick. Of course, a fresh start in a new place might be the exact thing some of those players need, as Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill showed last season.

Let's run through one player on each roster who is likely to be released or become a trade candidate over the next few months:

Jump to:
ARI | ATL | BAL | BUF | CAR | CHI | CIN
CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GB | HOU | IND
JAX | KC | LV | LAC | LAR | MIA | MIN
NE | NO | NYG | NYJ | PHI | PIT | SF
SEA | TB | TEN | WSH

AFC WEST

Denver Broncos

Wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton

The Broncos used their top two picks on wide receivers, adding Jerry Jeudy and KJ Hamler to surround 2020 breakout star Courtland Sutton in their new-look wideout corps. Hamler seems likely to win the slot receiver job away from another former Penn State Nittany Lion in Hamilton, who has averaged just 9.3 yards per catch over his first two NFL seasons.

With Hamilton playing just one special-teams snap last season, he wouldn't retain much value on the roster as Denver's fourth or fifth wideout.

Kansas City Chiefs

Running back Darrel Williams

Williams and Darwin Thompson were the dark horses to pick up meaningful snaps for the Chiefs last season, but neither was impressive enough during the preseason to keep the Chiefs from signing Lesean McCoy. The LSU product scored a touchdown during the postseason, but Damien Williams and first-round pick Clyde Edwards-Helaire are likely to split the bulk of the touches at running back in 2020, and the Chiefs also have former Raiders back DeAndre Washington on the roster.

Darrel Williams and Thompson both took special-teams snaps in 2019, but I suspect the Chiefs would prefer the player they once drafted (Thompson) to a street free agent in Williams.

Las Vegas Raiders

Wide receiver Zay Jones

The decision to trade a fifth-round pick for Jones in October seemed curious at the time, and he averaged just 7.4 yards per catch on 20 receptions across his 10 games with the Raiders.

Las Vegas overhauled its receiving corps this offseason, signing Nelson Agholor and Keelan Doss, while drafting Henry Ruggs III (Round 1), Bryan Edwards (Round 3) and Lynn Bowden Jr. (Round 3), who is moving to running back for the Raiders but could see wideout snaps. With Tyrell Williams and Hunter Renfrow likely guaranteed roster spots, Jones could be the odd man out.

Los Angeles Chargers

Linebacker Denzel Perryman

The oft-injured Miami product was able to tie his career high by playing 14 games in 2019, but the Chargers were using Perryman as only a two-down linebacker. He took just 20 snaps on third down all season, and when they traded up to draft Kenneth Murray in the first round, it likely came at the expense of Perryman's spot in the lineup.

Los Angeles would save only about $1.7 million by cutting the 26-year-old Perryman, but that would help free up space for the team to pursue a veteran left tackle such as Jason Peters. Perryman's contract also is tradable, and the Chargers could recoup a sixth- or seventh-round pick for the veteran.

AFC SOUTH

Houston Texans

Wide receiver Kenny Stills

It's admittedly naive to try to apply typical NFL logic to what the Texans will do, but after signing Randall Cobb and trading for Brandin Cooks, the Texans are now paying Stills $7 million to serve as the fourth wideout. None of that money is guaranteed, so they could either try to force Stills to take a pay cut, release him or find a trade partner for the 28-year-old.

It flew under the radar, but the Packers didn't add a wide receiver to help Aaron Rodgers during the draft; Stills would be a logical addition.

Indianapolis Colts

Running back Marlon Mack

Mack has been an effective two-down back during his three seasons with the Colts, but after drafting Jonathan Taylor in Round 2, general manager Chris Ballard seemed to make the 24-year-old's future with the organization clear. Mack is entering the final year of his rookie deal, and backups Nyheim Hines and Jordan Wilkins already have defined complementary roles Mack can't fill.

The Colts could carry four backs and split carries between Mack and Taylor. But Mack also could be trade bait if a team sees its starting running back go down in preseason, like Lamar Miller did for the Texans last year.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Wide receiver Keelan Cole

Cole had an impressive rookie season as an undrafted free agent in 2018, but he has fallen down the depth chart as Dede Westbrook and DJ Chark have emerged. Jacksonville drafted Laviska Shenault Jr. in the second round and Collin Johnson in the fifth, leaving Cole to compete with veteran Chris Conley for a roster spot.

The Jaguars handed Cole a second-round restricted tender at $3.3 million, but that contract is unguaranteed, and Conley played ahead of Cole last season. One of the two is likely to leave, and the additional cash savings makes it slightly more likely Cole is that guy.

Tennessee Titans

Cornerback Chris Milton

There's no obvious candidate on this roster, but the closest thing might be Milton. The Titans signed him off waivers from the Colts last year and used the Georgia Tech product on special teams amid calf and ankle injuries.

Tennessee brought back fellow special-teamer Tye Smith and used a second-round pick on Kristian Fulton; if it also re-signs Logan Ryan after the slot corner's market failed to develop, Milton's future with the team would be in question.

AFC NORTH

Baltimore Ravens

Wide receiver Jaleel Scott

A 2018 fourth-round pick, Scott missed his entire rookie season with a hamstring injury and was active for only three games in 2019. The Ravens lost Seth Roberts this offseason, but the selection of Devin Duvernay on Day 2 will almost surely bump Scott off the roster.

Elsewhere, the Ravens will have to carry four running backs if they want to keep Gus Edwards and 2019 fourth-rounder Justice Hill alongside Mark Ingram and second-round pick J.K. Dobbins.

Cincinnati Bengals

Quarterback Andy Dalton

The Bengals refused to admit whether they had received any trade offers for Dalton during the draft, which is most likely admitting they didn't. They lost virtually all their leverage with Dalton after the Bears traded for Nick Foles, given that no other team was going to be comfortable paying Dalton the remainder of his one-year, $17.5 million deal. Nobody believes they are going to pay Dalton that much money to serve as the backup to No. 1 pick Joe Burrow.

The only unsettled starting quarterback job left is in New England, and while Dalton would be a logical fit, the Patriots don't have the cap space to offer the 32-year-old much money. Plenty of teams would be interested in him as a backup -- the Steelers, Titans, Seahawks and Rams all need one -- but not at this price tag. Dalton could restructure his deal and take less money, but that restructure would likely be in line with what he would get on the open market as a free agent, with the latter scenario having the added benefit of allowing him to choose his destination. This situation is probably heading toward an outright release.

Cleveland Browns

Cornerback Terrance Mitchell

Former Browns general manager John Dorsey once systematically released and traded away the draft picks of the Sashi Brown era. New Cleveland GM Andrew Berry has suggested he won't purge the Browns' roster of Dorsey's favorites in response, but it does make sense to move on from Mitchell, who is owed $3 million in 2020 and would likely be the fourth corner behind Denzel Ward, Greedy Williams and Kevin Johnson.

The Browns didn't draft a cornerback, which might give Mitchell a respite, but they did guarantee undrafted free agent A.J. Green $145,000 to join the team. And yes, that name is correct.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Wide receiver Deon Cain

After drafting 6-foot-4 wideout Chase Claypool in Round 2 and running back Anthony McFarland Jr. on Day 3, the Steelers have too many wide receivers and too many backs. There are questions about the futures of the guys atop those respective depth charts, but I'm not projecting trades for James Conner or JuJu Smith-Schuster here.

More realistically, it's tough to see a path to a roster spot for Cain, who doesn't play special teams and isn't going to stick on the roster ahead of Claypool, Smith-Schuster, James Washington or Diontae Johnson. Cain is likely competing with slot receiver Ryan Switzer, who caught just eight passes over nine games last season, for a place on the team.

AFC EAST

Buffalo Bills

Wide receiver Robert Foster

Foster looked like a potential breakout candidate after racking up three 100-yard games in the second half of his 2018 rookie season, but general manager Brandon Beane and coach Sean McDermott quickly buried him on the depth chart with their offseason moves, suggesting they didn't see greatness in the cards for the undrafted free agent.

Foster caught just three of 18 targets for 64 yards last season and was pushed further into obscurity by the arrival of Stefon Diggs via trade. Some team is going to look back at that tape from 2018 and give Foster a shot, but Buffalo probably wouldn't be able to net much more than a conditional pick from a trade.

Miami Dolphins

Quarterback Josh Rosen

Once more unto the breach with Rosen, who has now been disastrously bad in each of his first two pro stops. The Cardinals and Dolphins didn't give him anything in terms of competent offensive line play, but even when you just focus on unpressured dropbacks, he has been a mess. Over the past two seasons, Rosen has posted a passer rating of 76.4 without pressure, the worst mark in the league for a quarterback with at least 100 attempts. The league average in that situation is 101.6.

It's possible the 23-year-old Rosen is just shell-shocked beyond the point of no return, but at the right price, a team is likely going to bring him into its building and try to rebuild the former 10th overall pick. The Dolphins surely don't want that somebody to be the division-rival Patriots, so I wonder if they'll try to trade Rosen somewhere else for a seventh-round pick.

New England Patriots

Tight end Matt LaCosse

Patriots tight ends caught a league-low 37 passes last season, which led Bill Belichick to use a pair of third-round picks on Devin Asiasi and Dalton Keene. Both players will be on the roster barring injury, which would likely leave one spot to pick between LaCosse and Ryan Izzo.

Between the two, I would lean toward Izzo, whose blocking ability could be the difference for a New England team that is likely to try to run the ball more frequently without Tom Brady.

New York Jets

Linebacker Avery Williamson

The Jets spent big money at inside linebacker in consecutive seasons to add Williamson and C.J. Mosley, but the two players combined for just two appearances in 2019. Mosley's season was ruined by a groin injury, while Williamson tore his ACL during the preseason and missed the entire campaign.

The Jets will likely move forward with some combination of Mosley, Blake Cashman and former Ravens starter Patrick Onwuasor here, given they can save $6.5 million by releasing Williamson from the final year of his deal.

NFC WEST

Arizona Cardinals

Linebacker Haason Reddick

Reddick has never seemed to find a foothold in Arizona, where the Cardinals didn't manage to convert the 2017 No. 13 overall pick's versatility and athleticism into a meaningful role. They have already made moves to replace Reddick by signing De'Vondre Campbell and now using a top-10 pick on Isaiah Simmons.

The Cardinals will likely decline Reddick's fifth-year option, and it's probable that they'll try to shop him for a late-round pick. The first call they'll make will likely be to the Panthers, whose coach, Matt Rhule, was formerly Reddick's coach at Temple.

Los Angeles Rams

Running back John Kelly

I also nominated Kelly as the most likely candidate for the Rams last year, but after being cut by Sean McVay's team in November, he retreated to the practice squad and made it back to the active roster the following month. Todd Gurley's release temporarily opened up a roster spot, but the decision to draft Cam Akers in the second round took away that opportunity.

Kelly would now likely need to beat out 2019 third-round pick Darrell Henderson to make the roster, and while the Rams seem to be disappointed with Henderson, who got just 39 carries as a rookie, they've shown little interest in giving Kelly regular-season opportunities.

San Francisco 49ers

Wide receiver Dante Pettis

The 49ers cleared out some of their depth at running back and wide receiver by trading away Matt Breida and Marquise Goodwin during the draft, but the first-round pick the 49ers used on Brandon Aiyuk leaves them with too many wideouts. Aiyuk, Deebo Samuel and Jalen Hurd will make the roster, leaving Pettis, Kendrick Bourne, Richie James, Trent Taylor and Travis Benjamin to compete for what would likely be a max of three jobs.

Pettis fell out of favor with Kyle Shanahan last season, so he might be the odd man out, even if he is the most talented wideout of that bunch. He also is the most likely to return a midround pick via trade.

Seattle Seahawks

Tight end Luke Willson

The Seahawks were forced to turn to practice squad tight end Jacob Hollister as their starter last year due to injuries, but that won't be necessary in 2020. This offseason, they have signed Greg Olsen and drafted Colby Parkinson and Stephen Sullivan to compete with Hollister, Willson and Will Dissly for roster spots.

I can't see the Seahawks keeping more than four tight ends, and Olsen and Parkinson, who was drafted in the fourth round, seem like locks to make the team. Willson is an underrated player, but he doesn't have the upside of Seattle's younger options.

NFC SOUTH

Atlanta Falcons

Punter Ryan Allen

Last year, Allen was on this list after the Patriots used a fifth-round pick on Jake Bailey. The rookie won the job, pushing Allen to Atlanta, where the Falcons ranked 24th in punting by Football Outsiders' metric.

Now, the Falcons have used their seventh-round selection on Syracuse punter Sterling Hofrichter, who also has the ability to handle kickoffs. Seventh-round specialists don't always make the team, but Allen has to feel like he's on notice yet again.

Carolina Panthers

Cornerback Corn Elder

The 2017 fifth-round pick has one of the NFL's best names, but he was waived early in 2019 and spent most of the season on the Giants' practice squad before making a lone appearance with Carolina. The Panthers drafted four defensive backs and overturned their coaching staff this offseason, leaving Elder up against it as he tries to make the team as a slot corner.

New Orleans Saints

Guard Larry Warford

The Saints keep flooding the interior of their offensive line with assets. Last year, they signed Nick Easton in free agency and then traded up to draft Erik McCoy, who excelled at center as a rookie. This offseason, they re-signed Andrus Peat to a five-year, $57.5 million deal and then used their first-round pick on center Cesar Ruiz, who will shift over to guard.

This raises questions about Warford's future, given that the former Lions guard -- who has started 44 regular-season games over the past three seasons in New Orleans -- is owed $8.5 million in the final year of his deal.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tight end Cameron Brate

In my column covering the Rob Gronkowski trade, I wrote about why I thought it made more sense for the Bucs to move on from the more-expensive Brate as opposed to former first-round pick O.J. Howard. Tampa general manager Jason Licht has since gone on to say he wasn't looking to deal Howard, and while that could be a negotiating ploy, the draft came and went without a Howard deal.

The Bucs could still keep all three tight ends, but as veterans who might help their defense come free, I wouldn't be surprised if Tampa clears out cap space with a Brate trade.

NFC NORTH

Chicago Bears

Tight end Adam Shaheen

The writing is on the wall for Shaheen, a second-round pick in 2017. The Bears hoped to translate his size and athleticism into superstar play, but he caught a total of 26 passes for 249 yards over three years. Injuries stunted his progress, but the team clearly soured on Shaheen quickly; it signed Trey Burton to an enormous deal after Shaheen's first season, before adding Jimmy Graham, Demetrius Harris and second-round pick Cole Kmet this offseason.

Trading up to draft Mitchell Trubisky before Deshaun Watson and Patrick Mahomes will come to define Ryan Pace's tenure as general manager in Chicago, but using the No. 45 overall pick on Shaheen when George Kittle would go off the board in the fifth round won't look much better.

Detroit Lions

Guard Oday Aboushi

The Lions lost starting guard Graham Glasgow in free agency, but they used a pair of midround picks to supplement their depth on the interior by adding Jonah Jackson and Logan Stenberg.

Aboushi has been a borderline starter when healthy, but he hasn't topped eight starts in a year since 2014. The Lions aren't in a position in which they can depend on Aboushi to play a meaningful role in 2020.

Green Bay Packers

Running back Jamaal Williams

Packers fans haven't taken kindly to the team's draft, but they might find a silver lining in the decision to use a second-round pick on bruising running back AJ Dillon. Williams has been an ineffective change-of-pace back for his entire career and dragged down the Green Bay offense when he was on the field replacing Aaron Jones.

With both Jones and Williams in the final year of their respective deals, it seems likely that the Packers will go with Jones and Dillon as their running back rotation, leaving Williams as a possible special-teamer or candidate for release.

Minnesota Vikings

Guard Aviante Collins

The Vikings drafted 15 players, which gave their top-heavy roster some much-needed depth. They used three picks along the offensive line, including second-round tackle Ezra Cleveland and a pair of late-round selections in Blake Brandel and Kyle Hinton. The latter two aren't locks to make the team, but they're probably better candidates to make an impact than Collins, who has been limited to two games in three years by various injuries.

I also wonder if wideout Tajae Sharpe is a lock to make the team after the Vikings drafted Justin Jefferson (Round 1) and K.J. Osborn (Round 5), given that Sharpe doesn't play special teams.

NFC EAST

Dallas Cowboys

Kicker Kai Forbath

Forbath went 10-for-10 on both field goals and extra points over his three-game stretch for the Cowboys last season, which would typically earn a journeyman a shot at the starting job the following campaign. He is still on the roster, but after the Cowboys hired former Rams special-teams coach John Fassel and signed Greg Zuerlein to a three-year, $7.5 million deal, they made their intentions at kicker clear.

Forbath will likely get cut in camp and wait for a job to open up in September.

New York Giants

Running back Wayne Gallman

One of the final draft picks remaining on the roster who was selected by former general manager Jerry Reese, Gallman has averaged an even 4.0 yards per carry as a runner while fumbling six times on just 250 touches. His special-teams role has dissipated, and after the Giants signed Dion Lewis to serve as the receiving back behind Saquon Barkley, Gallman's path to touches has as well.

New York didn't draft any running backs, but Gallman doesn't have a role on the roster.

Philadelphia Eagles

Wide receiver Greg Ward Jr.

The Eagles loaded up on speed for Carson Wentz at wide receiver over the past week, as they drafted Jalen Reagor (Round 1), John Hightower (Round 5) and Quez Watkins (Round 6), while also trading for Marquise Goodwin. Alshon Jeffery's job could be up for grabs under a different contract, but the Eagles would owe $26 million in dead money if they cut him.

Injuries made Ward the Eagles' top wideout for stretches late in the season, and he very nearly became the team's quarterback during its playoff loss to the Seahawks after both Wentz and Josh McCown were injured. But it would take a tremendous camp -- or a series of new injuries to other players -- for Ward to keep his spot on the roster.

Washington

Running back Adrian Peterson

Washington's backfield is a crowded mess, with Peterson joined by Derrius Guice, Bryce Love, Peyton Barber and third-round pick Antonio Gibson. The rookie is the only lock to make the active roster, but I don't really see any reason for a rebuilding Washington team to stick with the 35-year-old Peterson.

Ownership seemed to keep Peterson on the roster last season, and he came in handy after Guice went down with an injury in Week 1, but new coach Ron Rivera should have enough personnel power to make tough decisions. Peterson could earn a reprieve if one of the backs ahead of him gets hurt, but the Barber signing seemed to point to Peterson's eventual release.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Trey Mancini has revealed he is recovering from stage 3 colon cancer and doubts he will play this season if Major League Baseball returns.

The 28-year-old made the announcement in a story he wrote in The Players' Tribune.

He wrote that he had a port put into his chest on April 6 and began chemotherapy on April 13 to treat stage 3 colon cancer. He is scheduled to receive the treatment every two weeks for six months.

Getting "chemo in the age of COVID-19 is crazy," he wrote, describing the added challenges of getting cancer treatment during the coronavirus pandemic.

"I'm getting chemo at a hospital in Baltimore, and I have to drive up there alone," he wrote. "Nobody is allowed to come in with me, and that's completely fine by me. I don't want anybody else being put at risk -- people that are close to me and that I love, and other people in the hospital. You just never know. COVID-19 has spread so quickly. I'm definitely trying to follow all the protocols, not only because it's the right thing to do, but also because I don't want to expose myself to anything, especially before going into chemotherapy."

He added: "If baseball returns in 2020, it will probably be without me."

Mancini said that after his team physical at spring training, doctors informed him his blood tests showed he had low iron levels. He had an endoscopy and colonoscopy on March 6 and had surgery on March 12 to remove a malignant tumor from his colon.

"I know that this is a terrible time for everybody," Mancini said. "So many people have lost jobs, so many people have lost loved ones. After my chemo is done, and when I'm totally cancer-free, I've got a few different ideas of what I can do. I'm lucky enough to have a platform that I feel allows me to make a difference for some people -- even if it's just spreading awareness about the importance of getting a physical every year."

He was one of the few bright spots for the Orioles last season, hitting .291 with 35 home runs and 97 RBIs.

"Really, the support I've gotten from everyone has just been unbelievable," Mancini wrote. "It's given me an appreciation for a lot of things that I've always had, but that were getting overlooked as I went about my day-to-day life. Going through something like this had really made me understand all my blessings."

With football's Premier League stepping up plans to resume the season and some clubs opening their training grounds, rugby union is also considering its return-to-play policies.

With the last Premiership match taking place on 8 March, how long do players need to prepare before they are fully fit to play again?

And will there have to be compromises to ensure players' bodies can cope with the game's brutal physicality?

Uncontested scrums?

"Every player is going to be different, none more so than props who haven't scrummaged for five to six weeks," said Harlequins and England scrum-half Danny Care on the Rugby Union Weekly podcast.

"Your body will change and I think it will take a fair while for them to get used to scrummaging against people again.

"They're going to have to build up their neck muscles, core, ankles and the calves."

One suggestion to help speed rugby's safe return from former England and Lions wing Ugo Monye would be for uncontested scrums in the early rounds.

"It's summer rugby, let's see the ball in play, let's see some backs moves on brilliant hard surfaces and we can chuck the ball around," said Monye.

"Uncontested scrums will allow forwards to spend a little bit more time in training to get the detail, to get their bodies up to speed technically as well as physically without rushing them."

Timeframes, risks and injury

BBC Sport understands that Premiership Rugby is working towards a July start date and the sport is on a list to meet with the government to discuss plans to start playing again.

Both Premiership Rugby Limited and World Rugby are developing guidelines but have not published details yet. However, a two-week build-up at home followed by four weeks with a club is understood to be a favoured timeframe by PRL.

Former Wales international and current strength and conditioning coach at Cardiff Blues, Robin Sowden-Taylor explained to BBC Sport: "If we just went back into a normal playing week it's a huge risk.

"You have to avoid big spikes in training volumes because that's where soft tissue injuries happen. Players can pull hamstrings, or any sort of muscular injury can happen. So, it has to be a gradual approach."

As a result, Sowden-Taylor would not be pinned to an exact timeline: "It's subjective. Any shorter than four weeks, is it possible? Potentially, but the less time you have the greater the risk.

"I think everyone in rugby agrees that a four-week period is what is needed. Could we do with more time? Yes, but it's the bigger picture."

Different players, different needs

Each player's needs will be different. England number eight Billy Vunipola recently admitted he avoids watching TV during lockdown as it makes him want to eat.

Speaking on the Scrum V podcast he explained: "I train Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, more for weight loss control rather than me being the most professional guy in the world."

Meanwhile, it's a different set of issues for Harlequins wing Chris Ashton: "The biggest thing for me isn't the fitness, it's the timing of things like tackling, passing, stepping."

At the Blues the coaching team will measure each individual's data with the goal of getting players back to their averages during a "normal playing week". Although Sowden-Taylor is keen to stress one of the most important gauges of fitness is: "Assessment by conversation and relationships; sports science is only going to take you so far."

Contact will be one of the last things back on the training list: "We'll introduce some wrestling to start with then build into full contact."

The biggest issue facing rugby as a sport will be the lifting of social distancing measures. As Sowden-Taylor says: "Rugby is a contact sport, there has to be that element there."

What about the women's game?

The top women's league in England, where all of the Red Roses play, is the Premier 15s. Its return poses different issues as the league is a mix of both professional and amateur players, meaning preparation for returning players will take longer.

Added to this Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has already admitted that it will be difficult for amateur sport to return this summer.

Worcester Warriors Women's director of rugby Jo Yapp is in constant dialogue with her coaching team and the RFU.

Most of her team played some form of rugby up until the middle of March but the league has now been declared null and void meaning all preparations will be aimed at a September return.

They hope pre-season can start as originally planned on 13 June with two training blocks allowing around 10-12 weeks of prep.

However, Yapp has been warned this could change: "If that doesn't happen we've been told by the RFU we'll have a minimum of six to eight weeks with players. From our perspective eight weeks would be the minimum we'd want in terms of ensuring that they're in the right physical place to go into contact rugby."

Yapp's side are predominantly amateur, and this brings its own challenges: "We can't get them in every day, that's impossible. We still have to accept these players have to go to work and their recovery is going to take longer than the men's game.

"We have to bear those things in mind and not cram something into four weeks."

However, Yapp knows that the lifting of social distancing will be key to the league's ability to train to play: "The players could come in and do stuff in the gym but realistically running around the field, even if we're not doing contact, they're going to end up less than two metres apart."

ROSSBURG, Ohio – When it comes to racing at the high speeds of legendary Eldora Speedway — even in the virtual world like Monday night — one mistake can make or break a driver’s race. Especially in green-white-checkered situations.

As the field took the green with just two laps remaining, leader Corey Gordon appeared to have the race in-hand, bound to collect his second World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model iRacing Invitational feature win.

He led the 24-car field back to the white flag without any issues, until a slip-up into the turn two wall slowed his top-side momentum just enough for Trent Ivey to sneak by on the bottom, scrape the turns three and four wall and diamond-off the corner to steal his second virtual feature win over Gordon and Kaeden Cornell.

“Corey, he doesn’t mess up,” said Ivey. “He messed up one time and I was just fortunate to be there.”

Gordon viewed Ivey’s final lap wall-scrapes as the catalyst to his fierce run down the backstretch in the effort to steal the lead, but he was still content with his runner-up finish. He is ready to improve one more spot in Tuesday night’s World of Outlaws eDirt Shootout at 8 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network.

“Honestly I thought I threw that one away a little bit,” Gordon said. “I went back and watched the replay and saw a little bit of wall-riding there, but it’s all good. I still had a lot of fun.”

“Tomorrow’s a new day. We’ll go get ’em tomorrow.”

While the fireworks at the finish line ended the show, it was all smooth sailing at the head of the field for the first half of the race. Polesitter Cornell grabbed control of the feature at the drop of the green, leading the first 15 laps of the 30-lap contest.

Gordon and Ivey were biding their time, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. A caution flag was brought out just before the halfway mark, and the two rivals were done waiting. On the ensuing restart, they gassed it up on the high side and, with a push from Ivey behind him, Gordon shot to Cornell’s inside to challenge for the lead for the first time.

The first attempt was unsuccessful as Cornell held his ground on the top and defended his spot as the field raced back into turn one. Gordon attempted another side job from down low and stuck it; Ivey diamonded-off the corner and got a great run to the low side as they raced three-wide into turn three. Ivey threw a big slide job of his own in a bid for the lead but made contact with Cornell and the outside wall, which opened the door for Gordon down low as he shot to the lead on lap 17.

“On that restart, I guess you could say I got bullied, I don’t know. I kinda got a dirty slider thrown on me there,” Cornell said of the view from his virtual cockpit on the restart.

From there, Flash held onto the lead through the next restart, showing terrific speed and car control on the top side of the track. Ivey gave chase to Gordon as the laps clicked off, and Cornell was able to recover from his earlier brush with Ivey and the wall to reclaim third. The leaders stayed idle in their track position as Gordon rounded turn four to get the white flag, when it was suddenly replaced with a yellow.

Gordon nailed the first lap of the ensuing green-white-checkered finish, staying smooth on the very top side of the track to keep his speed up. But right behind him was a hungry Ivey, who hadn’t seen World of Outlaws Invitational Victory Lane since April 1. He scraped the entire length of Eldora’s turn four wall as they crossed the line to collect the white flag and was right on Gordon’s bumper through turns one and two.

Gordon pushed way up the track and into the wall out of turn two as Ivey flew by underneath, making contact and rebounding Gordon off the wall as they dove into turn three for the final time. Gordon, now on the low side, threw a big slide job in a last-ditch effort for the win, but was unsuccessful. Ivey bounced his No. 88 off the turn three wall and turned back down underneath Gordon to cross the finish line first — a tremendous finish by the real-life super late model pilots.

“I’ve been to Eldora once in my life, once in a super, so I don’t have much experience here in the game or in real-life,” Ivey said. “But it was crazy running around the top here. You see it all the time, you see Bobby [Pierce], you see [Jonathan] Davenport, all of them running around the top. I just knew that was the only place I was going to be able to do it. I stayed with it, stayed on it, and thankful Corey made one little slip-up.”

Cornell arguably had the best view of the finish out of anyone as he crossed the stripe just a few car-lengths behind the leaders. This now gives him a total of five top-three finishes without a single victory to show for it, but the young Missourian was content after yet another third-place run.

“Story of my whole World of Outlaws iRacing career, I guess,” Cornell lightheartedly said. “I can’t seem to win one for some reason.”

Pierce, a three-time DIRTcar National Late Model champion with an impeccable record at Eldora, finished fourth, showcasing his steady rise in virtual racing.

“That was the best I’ve done on iRacing and this was probably the track I’ve practiced the least on,” said Pierce, who won the prestigious World 100 in 2016 at Eldora. “It was a lot of fun racing all those guys. I didn’t expect a top-five, for sure. … I don’t really consider myself an iRacer yet, but if we could somehow pull off a ‘W’ Tuesday night on CBS that would probably take a lot of luck.”

The finish:

1. 88-Trent Ivey [3] [$1,000]; 2. 000-Corey Gordon [2]; 3. 50-Kaeden Cornell [1]; 4. 32-Bobby Pierce [5]; 5. 01-Logan Seavey [9]; 6. 06-Nick Stroupe [13]; 7. 96-Mike McKinney [6]; 8. 99-Matty Watkins [11]; 9. 018-Anthony Perrego [23]; 10. 43-Garrett Alberson [17]; 11. 999-Kyle Hardy [10]; 12. 039-Austin Yarbrough [19]; 13. 001-Matthew Logan [18]; 14. 29-Ethan Toedter [16]; 15. 089-Mike Spatola [7]; 16. 28-Sam Mars [24]; 17. 121-Michael Hensley [12]; 18. 2-Carson Macedo [22]; 19. 011-Gordy Gundaker [15]; 20. 12-Ashton Winger [8]; 21. 14-Tyler Clem [14]; 22. 95-Robbie Kendall [4]; 23. 55-Chris Hile [21]; 24. 015-Matt Shannon [20].

SYDNEY – In a phone-a-friend moment during the coronavirus pandemic, Adam Scott reached out to a fellow golfer who’d been waiting for his call.

Under the headline “No cameras, no trophies, but Adam Scott just won the lockdown’s act of kindness award,” the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper reported Tuesday about an interaction between one of the world’s leading players and a fan he’d never met, but who believed the pair were playing buddies.

Ross Campbell reportedly has seven brain tumors and experiences confusion, including a belief that he and Scott regularly played rounds together.

The 76-year-old Campbell's daughter reached out to Scott while he was briefly back in Australia and the golfer readily agreed to make a call.

The newspaper quoted Campbell's wife, Pam, saying she stood by in tears as the pair spoke.

“They talked golf and Ross mentioned that he gets very wobbly in the legs when he goes out to play. He’s in a wheelchair and can hardly stand up but Adam must have sensed this and said he gets wobbly in his legs, too,” Pam Campbell told the Herald.

“He’s always loved Adam Scott, particularly because he is Australian," Pam Campbell continued. “Many high-profile athletes must get so many requests to put themselves out, yet Adam responded to my daughter’s request straight away.

“The video he sent also shows him practicing putting and Ross can watch it any time he feels inclined.”

Scott, the 2013 Masters champion, has returned to the top 10 in the world rankings after winning the 2019 Australian PGA Championship and claiming victory against a strong field at the Genesis Invitational in February, his first won on the PGA Tour since 2016.

The PGA Tour has been halted since the middle of March due to the coronavirus.