Saban wants boost in on-field teaching time

Alabama coach Nick Saban doesn't believe extending preseason camp for college football teams around the country is necessarily the best way to get them ready for the season.

Saban said Thursday that he'd prefer some "teaching sessions on the field" over the summer to prepare for camp, even if it is in shorts and T-shirts. The coronavirus pandemic led to the cancellation of spring sports, including football practices, across the nation.

NCAA: Athletic directors at the nation's biggest sports schools are bracing for a potential financial crisis related to the coronavirus pandemic. According to a survey released Thursday by LEAD1, an association of athletic directors from 130 major college football schools, 63 percent forecast a worst-case scenario in which their revenues decrease by at least 20 percent during the 2020-21 school year.

College basketball: Ohio State's Kaleb Wesson tweeted Wednesday night that he would forgo his final year of eligibility and declare for the NBA draft. He can sign with an agent for exploratory purposes and still protect his final year of eligibility. He has until June 3 to make a decision. ... DePaul coach Dave Leitao's contract was extended through 2023-24.

Soccer: Stars in some big European leagues are taking deep pay cuts amid the coronavirus pandemic, but in Brazil and Argentina players aren't budging, despite cuts to staffing and wage bills in other domestic leagues while the season is suspended.

Obituary: Ed Farmer, an All-Star reliever who spent nearly three decades as a radio broadcaster for the White Sox, died Wednesday night in Los Angeles following complications from an illness. He was 70.

Award: Megan Flynn, a senior at The Sage Colleges, has been named as one of the three...