The Daily Outkick: Monday, June 29, 2020

Cam Newton Is Going To New England Patriots (Outkick) Cam Newton has reached an agreement with the New England Patriots, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. It’s a one-year, incentive-laden deal, the report adds.

Declaration Of Independent Thought Beats Destruction Of History (Outkick) When it comes to racial politics, The Political Party of Science (Democrats) abandons belief in evolution.

CDC Now Estimates There Have Been Over 20 Million Coronavirus Cases (Outkick) Nearly one in every ten Americans have already had the coronavirus, which is a fairly gigantic finding.

Jaden Mcneil, The Latest BLM 5-star Recruit And Martyr (Outkick) When you take a step back and evaluate what’s really going on across college campuses as it relates to Black Lives Matter it’s all just a disingenuous athletic recruiting strategy.

Dustin Johnson Splashed And Rallied To A Travelers Championship Win (Outkick) Johnson shot a career low 61 on Saturday and held on late Sunday to stretch his tour wins streak to 13 consecutive seasons.

‘Flying Blind Into A Credit Storm’: Widespread Deferrals Mean Banks Can’t Tell Who’s Creditworthy (Wall Street Journal) Bankers are tightening lending standards and looking for new data that can help them figure out who’s risky and who’s not.

U.S. Open Moving From Fox To NBC Starting This Year (Outkick) News broke late Sunday night that Fox is ending its contract with the USGA and will move on from broadcasting the U.S. Open.

Trump Fans Are Flocking To The Social Media App Parler — Its CEO Is Begging Liberals To Join Them (CNBC) Republican politicians and conservative pundits have flocked to the app, in large part to protest what they say is unfair censorship by Twitter.

Patriots Owner's Prostitution Case Heads To Appellate Court (Fox News) Prosecutors charging New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft with twice buying sex from massage parlor prostitutes will attempt to save their case this week by arguing to an appeals court that his rights weren't violated when police secretly video-recorded him in the act.

NYC Shootings More Than Doubled Last Week Compared To Same Period Last Year (New York Post) From last Monday to midnight Sunday, there were 63 shootings, with a total of 85 victims shot, sources said.

Matthew Stafford And The Lions: Why Hasn't It Worked? (SI) It's been a career marked by tons of individual accolades but also a high degree of team lowlights -- none more notable than the seven losing seasons he's experienced in 11 seasons with the franchise.

The (Near) Cashless Society Arrives (Axios) ATM use is down 32%, according to Visa, and 63% of consumers say they're using less cash.

What Randomness Could A 60-Game MLB Season Bring? (The Ringer) The shortened slate seems sure to allow a few unlikely teams to sneak into the playoffs, and we could see a few statistical anomalies. Will that make the 2020 campaign any less enjoyable than usual?

Game Of Chess Accused Of Being Racist As White Goes First (Outkick) No, really. It’s a real ongoing discussion.