ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Grigor Dimitrov has tested positive for COVID-19, leading to the cancellation of an exhibition event in Croatia where top-ranked Novak Djokovic was due to play in the final. Goran Ivanisevic, one of Djokovic’s coaches, said the news from Dimitrov was “shocking” and that “now everyone will have to be tested.” Dimitrov,…
Grigor Dimitrov positive for COVID-19, exhibition tennis event canceled — Press Telegram
FILE PHOTO: The empty field and stands at Nationals Park, home of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Washington Nationals, are seen after it was reported MLB owners approved a plan that could start the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak-delayed season around the Fourth of July in ballparks without fans, in Washington, U.S., May 13, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst […]
Report: Players plan to vote Sunday on MLB proposal — Nusfeed.com
With Florida posting a record number of coronavirus cases for the third consecutive day on Saturday, concern is rising among NBA players, team executives and the league office itself as plans go forward to resume play in Orlando next month.
Concern rises around NBA with Florida virus spike —
The Chinese basketball league has restarted after an almost five-month shutdown for the coronavirus pandemic, with fewer foreign players and no fans in the stands. The CBA was suspended on Jan. 24 after the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, a week before it was scheduled to return following a spring break at the end of the […]
Basketball restarts in China after coronavirus shutdown — VOICE OF THE HWY
Don’t look now, but what’s happening with the coronavirus pandemic in Florida doesn’t look great for players concerned about the safety of the NBA’s return at Walt Disney World in Orlando for the end of July. Just one week after reopening bars and restaurants, the state had to shut them back down due to record-highs…
Justise Winslow Rips NBA, Claims Return Is ‘All About The Benjamins’ — NESN.com
Two players in the Angels organization have tested positive for COVID-19, general manager Billy Eppler said on Friday night. Eppler would not specify whether the players were major leaguers or minor leaguers, but he said that neither had been working out at Angel Stadium or at the team’s complex in Arizona. Both players are currently…
Two Angels players test positive for COVID-19 — Press Telegram
UPDATE (10:40 p.m. ET): Major League Baseball reportedly will indeed be closing down all 30 spring training sites for deep cleaning. This will go into effect immediately. https://t.co/f2i7wQwH6Z — Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) June 20, 2020 As Post reported earlier that MLB was strongly considering, the league is indeed closing all 30 spring camps in Fla/Az…
MLB Rumors: Spring Training Sites To Temporarily Close For Cleaning Amid COVID-19 Outbreak — NESN.com
As sports try to make a return in the United States, the coronavirus pandemic continues to make things difficult. And with college athletes allowed back on campus for voluntary workouts, there were bound to be a few positive coronavirus tests. Or in the case of Clemson University, more than a few. The school announced Friday…
Clemson Reports 28 Members Of Athletic Department Tested Positive For Coronavirus — NESN.com
The Maple Leafs star has been staying in Arizona.
Report: Auston Matthews tests positive for COVID-19 — ProHockeyTalk | NBC Sports
On May 25 the NHL announced its framework for Phase 2 of its four-step plan to resume play beginning in June. While it was just framework followed by a June 9th announcement by commissioner Gary Bettman about a 24-team playoff format, it was a step in the right direction and brought hope that we would […]
Tampa Bay Lightning Reportedly Close Training Facilities After Players, Staff Test Positive — BroBible
All has seemingly been going to plan, but Bob McKenzie delivered some unsettling news on Friday reporting that one team has had to close its training facilities after three players and two staff members tested positive for the coronavirus.
I believe it’s three players and two staff who tested positive. Remaining players and staff are being tested. If no further positive tests, expectation is training facility will re-open, Phase Two will continue. If there are further positive tests, well, we will see what happens.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 19, 2020
Following his initial tweets about the news, McKenzie revealed the team in question is the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The team in question is the Tampa Bay Lightning.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 19, 2020
Florida had its biggest spike yet in new coronavirus cases on June 18 with 3,208 new cases in just 24 hours. The latest numbers show that there are 85,926 confirmed cases in the state and 3,061 deaths.
Among the many takeaways from the NHL’s Phase 2 plans, it states that all members of every organization would have to be tested before they can begin training and subject to daily temperature checks while being forced to quarantine if they test positive. Social distancing measures is also supposed to be enforced during training to a point where you can’t even have a spotter while lifting.
When NBA players return to the court in Orlando to finish the season, fans might notice they have a fashion accessory in common. They’ll be issued “smart rings” that reportedly predict COVID-19 three days in advance, according to league officials. While the ring might sound like an Internet scam offering, experts say it’s 90 percent […]
Returning NBA Players to Sport High-Tech COVID-19 ‘Smart Rings’ — FLO 107.1
Albert Pujols is helping fill the gaps the Angels left when they decided to furlough many of their employees. Pujols is paying $180,000 out of his pocket to support furloughed Angels employees in the Dominican Republic for five months, according to a source close to Pujols. The Angels have a complex in the Dominican Republic,…
Albert Pujols pays $180,000 to support furloughed Angels employees in the Dominican Republic — Press Telegram
The view from left field 