This season's UEFA Champions League final on May 28 will be held in Paris after the governing body's executive committee voted to move the game out of St. Petersburg, Russia, in response to the country's invasion of Ukraine. UEFA also said that it would relocate any competitions it controls — involving either club or national teams — out of Russia and Ukraine until further notice. (The New York Times)
Formula 1 canceled this season's Russian Grand Prix in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine after several drivers, including Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso, expressed reservations about racing there. (Sky Sports) F1's lone U.S.-based team, the Haas F1 Team, is running a plain white car for the final day of testing in Barcelona today, removing branding that resembled the Russian flag from Russian fertilizer producer Uralkali, a company co-owned by the father of driver Nikita Mazepin. (Motorsport.com)
Negotiations between MLB and the MLB Players Association yesterday reportedly yielded minimal progress as the union presented proposals related to service-time manipulation and the amateur draft. The sides will meet again today in an attempt to reach a new deal ahead of the league's Monday deadline, after which it said it would be forced to cancel regular-season games. (The Athletic)
COLLEGE SPORTS
Art Briles, Who Coached Baylor During Sexual Assault Scandal, Is Hired at Grambling State Alanis Thames, The New York Times
Art Briles, the former Baylor football coach who was fired in 2016 after a university investigation found that he and other coaches botched sexual assault accusations levied against football players, was hired Thursday as Grambling State University's offensive coordinator, school officials said.
OneOf Expands Sports NFT Presence With New Collection on Polygon Eli Tan, CoinDesk
Along with pro sports partnerships, OneOf says it has a series of college team sponsorships in the works, a growing area of interest in the burgeoning sports NFT landscape. The first of its college partnerships is with the iconic Duke University basketball program.
