The Tokyo Medical Practitioners Association — a group of about 6,000 doctors — has called for the 2021 Olympic Games to be canceled due to an upsurge of COVID-19 cases in Japan.
Why it matters: Rising case numbers in Japan are a reminder that the pandemic is not over even as cases, hospitalizations and deaths fall in the United States.
Hall of Fame horse trainer Bob Baffert has been temporarily suspended from "entering horses in races and occupying stall space" at New York's Belmont Park, Saratoga Race Course, and Aqueduct Racetrack, the New York Racing Association announced Monday.
Why it matters: The ban applies to Baffert's assistants as well, and the move will likely be costly to owners as these races are prominent and lucrative for the winners, per the New York Times.
This weekend marked three years since the Supreme Court repealed the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), which had prevented states from creating their own sports betting regulations.
Where it stands: 36 months later, 21 states plus Washington, D.C. have legal sports betting operations, led by New Jersey, which has brought in more revenue than even Nevada since the SCOTUS ruling.
