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Dick’s Sporting Goods on Tuesday reported a decline in same-store sales of almost 30% for the first quarter, when stores across the country were shut during the coronavirus crisis. 

The retailer said e-commerce sales, however, surged 210% since March 18, when its stores were closed, through the end of the first quarter. It said online sales were up 110% for the entire quarter as people stuck at home stocked up on weights, workout clothes and other fitness gear to keep them busy. It also said it got a boost from its curbside pickup service. 

Dick’s shares rose 1.5% in premarket trading Tuesday following the release. Its stock is down about 26% for the year. 

Dick’s reported a net loss of $143.4 million, or $1.71 a share, for the period ended May 2, compared with earnings of $57.5 million, or 61 cents per share, a year earlier. 

Dick’s said net sales fell about 31% to $1.33 billion from $1.92 billion a year ago. 

Analysts had been calling for Dick’s to report a loss of 57 cents

Protesters and police clashed in cities across America as demonstrations in response to the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, at the hands of Minneapolis police descended into violence again. Mayors of major cities imposed curfews and governors mobilized state National Guard in an effort to keep the peace overnight to little avail. Derek Chauvin, the officer filmed kneeling on Floyd’s neck, was arrested and charged with murder and manslaughter Friday. 

This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the demonstrations gripping the U.S. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. 

5:25 a.m. ET — In Nashville, 28 protesters were arrested Saturday night after the 10 p.m. curfew, according to the Nashville Police Department.

Governor Bill Lee authorized the National Guard to mobilize in response to protests, which he said took a “violent, unlawful turn.”

Protesters damaged at least 30 businesses and buildings in the city, including

Facebook is rolling out a new app for iPhone and Android called “Venue” that will let people talk about live sports. It will first support NASCAR. 

Facebook said Friday the mobile app will be used to engage fans and television commentators during live events, as sports leagues brace for competitions without spectators due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Venue serves as a massive discussion board. Venue allows users to select between different chats within the app where fans can engage with assigned commentators. Facebook says hosts within the app will provide “interactive questions, polls, and open up short chats all around the specific moments” of the live event.

“Digital spaces can connect us when we can’t be together in person, and Venue is one way to feel the energy of watching live events with other fans,” Ime Archibong, head of Facebook’s new product experimentation division, said in a statement. 

Facebook entered a non-monetary partnership with NASCAR, making the sports