Month: July 2020

11:25 PM BST World Rugby has recommended a revised international calendar following the disruption due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the sport’s ruling body said on Wednesday A temporary international window between Oct. 24 and Dec. 5 has been proposed by World Rugby’s executive committee. The Six Nations Championship can resume at the end of October
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9:35 PM ET Grayson Murray, who announced over the weekend that he had tested positive for COVID-19, was the only player to do so this week in advance of the 3M Championship. Murray took his test at home and never traveled to the tournament site, where tests for those competing in the tournament are mandatory.
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9:45 PM ET Associated Press Michigan State’s football team is pausing workouts after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. The school said Wednesday night it was preparing to begin a 20-hour week in which athletes and staff would be in larger groups than during voluntary workouts or eight-hour weeks. It conducted surveillance COVID-19 testing
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6:46 PM ET University of Pittsburgh athletics director Heather Lyke asked the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to prohibit betting on collegiate sports during a hearing Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Lyke, who appeared remotely, testified that presidents of Atlantic Coast Conference schools unanimously oppose gambling on collegiate sports over concerns for the well-being of
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8:13 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Umpire Angel Hernandez, who has sued Major League Baseball over a lack of top assignments, will serve as an interim crew chief this season after a dozen umps decided to sit out amid the coronavirus pandemic. Eight crew chiefs and four other umpires have opted out. The
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8:05 PM ET Edge rusher Markus Golden had his rights revert to the New York Giants at 4 p.m. ET Wednesday, sources told ESPN’s Jordan Raanan. Golden had previously been given the rare May 5 tender. He had until Wednesday, or the start of training camps, to sign a deal with another team. Otherwise his
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4:10 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Although a return to the Orlando bubble is not set in stone yet, the New Orleans Pelicans did provide some clarity on rookie forward Zion Williamson‘s situation Wednesday. The team announced Wednesday afternoon that Williamson has been getting tested daily for the coronavirus since he has been away from the
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12:42 PM ET Showtime and Premier Boxing Champions announced a stacked schedule on Wednesday with nine cards that will run from August through December. The slate will feature two pay-per-view cards. The first will feature a Charlo brothers doubleheader on Sept. 26: Jermall Charlo will face Sergiy Derevyanchenko for the WBC middleweight title, and WBC
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