The National Football League Players Association has released the results of its first "team report cards," ranking all 32 teams based on a workplace conditions survey it conducted with roughly 1,300 current players.
Details: The union asked players to answer 60 questions about their team to gauge performance in eight categories: treatment of families, food service/nutrition, travel, locker room, weight room, training room, training staff and strength coaches.
The National Football League is a storytelling machine, and NFL Films has been turning those stories into art since 1964. Now, the league has tapped a Hollywood studio to beef up its content output — and expand beyond football.
Driving the news: The NFL recently partnered with "Top Gun: Maverick" studio Skydance Media on a joint venture, with the goal of creating the world's premier sports production house.
Just 33 mushers will line up for the 51st Iditarod this weekend in Willow, Alaska.
Why it matters: That's the smallest field in the race's 51-year history, continuing a downward trend of participation that raises concerns about the future of the iconic event.
The best hockey player on the planet has never been hotter than he is right now. Few athletes ever have.
Driving the news: Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid scored two goals on Wednesday to become the fifth player in National Hockey League history with five straight multi-goal games, joining Punch Broadbent, Joe Malone, Alexander Mogilny and Mario Lemieux.
