Curbstone Coaches idle on Monday

There will not be a luncheon Monday for the Curbstone Coaches.

The membership and friends will be attending the Youngstown State women’s basketball season opener that day at 11 a.m. at Beeghly Center vs Thiel. There will be other members attending the YSU men’s basketball season opener at Pitt at 7 p.m.

They will be reconvening Nov. 10 for their regular luncheon with speaker Riley Jarrett, the YSU head volleyball coach.

ABC, ESPN pulled from YouTube TV

YouTube TV viewers can no longer see Disney channels including ABC and ESPN after the two sides failed to agree on a new content distribution deal.

Other channels that vanished from Google’s pay TV platform include the Disney Channel, FX and Nat Geo.

Google’s pay TV platform said in a blog post late Thursday that Disney had followed through on a threat to suspend its content amid the negotiations.

The breakdown could impact coverage of some college football games on Saturday, as well as NBA, NFL and NHL games.

YouTube is the largest internet TV provider in the U.S. with more than 9 million subscribers. Hulu, owned by Disney, is next, with about half that many subscribers.

Viewers have become aware of the dispute in recent weeks because of warnings being scrolled across their screens.

YouTube said Disney used the threat of a blackout as a negotiating tactic that would have resulted in higher prices for its subscribers. Disney’s move to take down its content also benefits its own streaming products Hulu + Live TV and Fubo, YouTube said.

“We know this is a frustrating and disappointing outcome for our subscribers and we continue to urge Disney to work with us constructively to reach a fair agreement that restores their networks to YouTube TV,” it said.

YouTube said it would give subscribers a $20 credit if Disney content unavailable “for an extended period of time.” YouTube TV’s base subscription plan costs $82.99 per month.

Disney said that YouTube TV is refusing to pay fair rates for its channels and has chosen to “deny their subscribers the content they value most,” pointing out the number of Top 25 teams playing this weekend.

“With a $3 trillion market cap, Google is using its market dominance to eliminate competition and undercut the industry-standard terms we’ve successfully negotiated with every other distributor,” Disney said. The company said that it was committed to reaching a resolution as quickly as possible.

WNBA, union agree to extension

NEW YORK — The WNBA and players union have agreed to a 30-day extension to continue negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement with a caveat.

The players can terminate the extension at any time with two days’ notice to the league.

The league can also terminate the extension on two days’ notice, a person with knowledge of the talks told The Associated Press.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media about the deal.

The current CBA was set to expire Friday and tensions have been rising in recent weeks as the sides try to work toward a new deal.

The new Nov. 30 deadline gives the sides more time to come up with a new deal that would be transformational for the players in terms of salary. In 2019, when the last CBA deal had expired, the sides agreed to a 60-day extension and eventually ratified the current CBA in January 2020.

The sides have had meetings over the past few days, including in New York on Thursday.

Had an extension not been reached by Friday, the sides would have had three options: let things continue as is, have the players go on strike or the owners lock them out. A strike or lockout didn’t really make sense for either side to do.

Players have already been paid for the past season and they have health insurance through April 30, 2026. There are no major events for the league on the immediate horizon until an expansion draft for new teams Portland and Toronto. The expansion draft for Golden State took place last December.

The players exercised their right to opt out of the current CBA last year with hopes of getting, among other things, increased revenue sharing, higher salaries, improved benefits and a softer salary cap.

49ers’ QB Purdy to miss fifth game

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Quarterback Brock Purdy will miss his fifth straight start for the San Francisco 49ers with a toe injury, but he has made enough progress that he could be available in a backup role on Sunday against the New York Giants.

Coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday that Purdy is still not “fully healthy” but has made enough progress to get some time with the starters in practice this week. Mac Jones got the bulk of the snaps with the starters and will get the nod once again this week.

Shanahan said the Niners are easing Purdy back in after he rushed back once from the injury already. Purdy hurt the toe in the season opener and missed the next two games. He returned in Week 4 and struggled in a loss to Jacksonville when he re-injured the toe.

The Niners ruled out four players for the game, with receiver Ricky Pearsall (knee) missing his third straight game, defensive lineman Yetur Gross-Matos (hamstring) missing his fourth straight, and defensive end Bryce Huff and center Jake Brendel sitting out their second straight games with hamstring injuries.

Shanahan said defensive lineman Keion White is set to make his debut for the team after being acquired this week in a trade with New England, and that defensive lineman Clelin Ferrell could be elevated from the practice squad for Sunday’s game after being signed this week.

Linebacker Dee Winters (knee), defensive end Sam Okuayinonu (ankle) and defensive tackle Jordan Elliott (personal) are all listed as questionable.

San Francisco listed offensive linemen Spencer Burford (knee) and Ben Bartch (ankle) as questionable and could activate at least one from injured reserve Saturday, with Shanahan saying Burford is closer to making a return.