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Coronavirus and Sports,..The Effects.

Duke's Mike Krzyzewski says NCAA can't afford to again lose NCAA basketball tournament
Krzyzewski's comments follow reports that the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA tournament cost the organization more than $375 million. While the timing of the college basketball season is uncertain, it's clear that coaches and officials intend to create a variety of options to potentially move forward.


UNC clears athletes to practice; football to resume Monday
The announcement comes three days after the decision to pause activities amid rising numbers of coronavirus cases on campus, including in student housing and a fraternity. Those rising cases led the school to cancel in-person undergraduate classes in favor of remote instruction.
 
NFL puts some teams on hold while looking into COVID-19 tests from New Jersey lab​

The NFL is working Sunday to assess a series of positive COVID-19 results that have all been traced to the same laboratory in New Jersey, raising concerns about the efficacy of the testing program established to minimize spread of the disease. "Saturday's daily COVID testing returned several positives tests from each of the clubs serviced by the same laboratory in New Jersey," the NFL said in a statement Sunday morning. "We are working with our testing partner, BioReference, to investigate these results, while the clubs work to confirm or rule out the positive tests." The Chicago Bears announced they received nine positive results from their Saturday test regimen. All nine were determined to be false positive results, meaning none were actual indications of infection. The Bears moved back their morning practice to Sunday afternoon "out of an abundance of caution" while they sorted through them.

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Athletics announce positive coronavirus test; game vs. Astros postponed

The Oakland Athletics had one member of their organization test positive for the coronavirus, causing Major League Baseball to postpone the team's game Sunday against the Houston Astros. The finale of the A's three-game series at Minute Maid Park was called off less than four hours before it was scheduled to start. The A's said the team conducted testing and contact tracing for the entire traveling party Sunday morning and would self-isolate in Houston with recommended safety precautions in place. Oakland has an off day Monday before being scheduled for a three-game series in Seattle starting Tuesday.

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Pac-12 partnership to allow for daily coronavirus testing for athletes

The Pac-12 will soon be able to provide its student-athletes with daily coronavirus testing after entering into a deal with Quidel Corporation, a manufacturer of FDA-approved rapid tests for a number of medical conditions. Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott called the development a "game-changer" and said the availability of rapid testing will allow the conference to consider resuming competitive activities before Jan. 1, 2021. Scott didn't provide a firm timeline for how it will impact the conference's return to play because of other to-be-determined variables."We still have six universities -- our four California schools, our two Oregon schools -- that don't have the requisite approvals from public health authorities to engage in contact practice at the moment," Scott said. "Even if we were ready to start tomorrow, we couldn't start what we know as training camp."

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Start of NCAA men's, women's hockey seasons delayed
The 2020-21 NCAA Division I men's and women's hockey seasons will be delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, a decision announced collectively by the Hockey Commissioners Association, which represents the 11 hockey conferences.


Washington State to cut 10 jobs, reduce coaches' pay
The goal is to cut into a $30 million loss in athletic department revenue this fall because of the pandemic. Washington State was already facing financial woes before COVID-19.
 
Two Giants-Padres games postponed after positive test in Giants' organization

The game between San Francisco and the San Diego Padres was postponed minutes before the scheduled first pitch Friday night after someone in the Giants organization tested positive for COVID-19. Saturday night's game at Petco Park also was called off. The teams were scheduled to play through Sunday. This was the first postponement due to COVID-19 for both teams. There have been 50 major league games postponed this season because of coronavirus concerns.

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Florida State Seminoles football coach Mike Norvell positive for coronavirus

Florida State coach Mike Norvell announced Saturday he has tested positive for the coronavirus and is isolating, leaving deputy head coach Chris Thomsen as interim coach while Norvell is away. In a statement, Norvell said he tested positive during the team's most recent round of testing Friday and is feeling fine. His wife and daughter were tested on Saturday and received negative results but are quarantining. With Norvell in isolation, Thomsen will handle in-person and head-coaching duties until Norvell is able to return. Florida State is off this week and travels to play rival Miami next Saturday. Norvell will not travel to Miami, and Florida State said that game remains as scheduled.

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Memphis Tigers cancel Sept. 25 game vs. UTSA because of coronavirus

Memphis canceled its game against UTSA next Friday, marking the second straight game it will not play due to an outbreak of COVID-19 inside its program. Last week, the Tigers announced a "significant number of individuals" inside the program were placed into quarantine because of coronavirus protocols, forcing Memphis to postpone its Sept. 18 game against Houston. Memphis also announced it added a home game against Stephen F. Austin to the schedule for Nov. 21.

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Notre Dame-Wake Forest football rescheduled for Dec. 12 after coronavirus postponement

The makeup date for Wake Forest and Notre Dame's rescheduled football game will be Dec. 12, the ACC announced Wednesday. The game, billed as the Duke's Mayo Kickoff Classic, was originally set to be played in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday. The game was moved to Winston-Salem when attendance was capped by the state's coronavirus restrictions, then was postponed Tuesday after seven Notre Dame players tested positive for COVID-19. The school also announced that 13 players were in isolation. Wake Forest moved up its game against Campbell, originally scheduled for Oct. 9, to Oct. 2 to prevent the Demon Deacons from having consecutive open dates. The ACC's adjusted schedule, released in August, called for teams to play 11 games -- 10 in conference and one out of conference -- concluding with the ACC championship game on Dec. 12 or Dec. 19

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Steelers-Titans postponed after positive COVID-19 tests in Tennessee

Sunday's game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans has been postponed to either Monday or Tuesday. The NFL said in a statement Wednesday that a new game date and time will be announced as soon as possible, adding that the postponement will "allow additional time for further daily COVID-19 testing and to ensure the health and safety of players, coaches and game day personnel." The postponement follows positive COVID-19 tests among the Titans from four players -- including starting nose tackle DaQuan Jones, long-snapper Beau Brinkley and practice squad tight end Tommy Hudson and five team personnel members this week. The Minnesota Vikings, who played the Titans on Sunday, had no positive results in their latest round of coronavirus testing, an NFL spokesperson told ESPN's Dan Graziano earlier Wednesday.

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