“I’d be careful about cementing anything in your mind at this point. Beyond all that, baseball is being played in 2020 under some significant rule changes, impacting everything from play on the field to roster size and, … Updated daily with news and features from over 130 writers worldwide.
CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. The third adopted rule is designed to change that. A day after the NHLPA decided to let the current CBA continue for a few more years (translated: no strike until Crosby is 35), the NHL announced its annual amending of the rule book.
The third came about after Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots (who else) exploited a loophole in the previous version of the rules to run more time off the clock than usual, and then saw the Tennessee Titans Thanks to a loophole in the rulebook, if the clock is already running, it will continue to run after a penalty as long as there's more than five minutes left in the fourth quarter (timing rules undergo a slight change late in the fourth quarter with the clock stopping on all penalties once there's under five minutes left in the game).
No word on when they’ll be convening prior to the start of the 2020 …