The Daily Outkick: Thursday, April 9, 2020

The Entire NCAA System Would Suffer Without A Football Season (SI) Administrators and insiders weigh in as the coronavirus threatens the college football season—and explain why the entire NCAA system could hang in the balance.

White House Officials See ‘Real Evidence’ That Coronvirus Mitigation Efforts Are Slowing Outbreak (CNBC) Gov. Andrew Cuomo said New York appears to be flattening the curve of the outbreak, referring to a line chart that projects the growth in new cases over time.

Jameis Winston’s Ball-Security Problems Go Beyond Interceptions (The Ringer) The former no. 1 pick led the NFL in passing yards last year, but there are several reasons why he’ll likely have to take a job as a backup in 2020.

Disney+ Tops 50 Million Paid Subscribers Globally (Wall Street Journal) Expansion in Europe and India boosts numbers for streaming service.

Want To Be Better At Sports? Listen To The Machines. (New York Times) The pattern-recognizing power of machine learning is affecting players, teams, sports medicine, and even betting.

Some Trump Aides Eye May 1 Start To Coronavirus Reopening (Axios) The official said there’s a lot of internal energy pushing for May 1, because that's the end of the White House's "30 days to slow the spread."

What Will Kiffin Do With His SEC Second Chance? (CBS Sports) Will there ever be another Ed Orgeron? Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin might be the closest facsimile.

Blaming The WHO And China Is Not Scapegoating (Politico) Trump takes more than his share of potshots, but that doesn’t mean he’s always off the mark.

A Shortened MLB Season Favors The Underdogs — But An Expanded Playoff Helps The Favorites (538) When and if the Major League Baseball season begins — whether in May in fanless Arizona stadiums or at some other point — it may come with a completely different playoff format.

Fauci On US After Coronavirus: No Shaking Hands ‘Ever Again’ (Fox News) Americans would be smart to carry some lessons with them into the future after the nation’s coronavirus crisis is over, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci.

Report: NBA's Televised HORSE Competition Features Chris Paul, Trae Young, More (Bleacher Report) WNBA players and recent NBA alumni will also enter the event, which will air on ESPN.

Video Shows How A Cough Can Spread A Cloud Of Coronavirus Across Supermarket That Lingers For Minutes (The Sun) Scientists created a computer simulation to study how far the virus can travel indoors - and found how a cloud of droplets will infect others even after the sick person has walked away.

NFL's Chris Johnson Accused In Murder-for-hire Shootings (TMZ) Johnson has not been formally charged with a crime -- and adamantly denies the allegations -- but officials are clearly laying out their case against the running back.