71 MLB players and 12 staffers have tested positive for COVID-19 since June 27
66 positive tests came during intake screening, with 17 new positive tests following during monitoring screening.
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Nashville SC removed from MLS is Back tournament after positive COVID-19 tests, leaving their inaugural season still at one match played
2020 was MLS expansion club’s Nashville SC’s debut season, but that campaign so far hasn’t gone as planned....
NHL and NHLPA announce tentative deal to begin postseason play August 1, extend CBA through 2025-26, resume Olympic participation
The NHL and NHLPA are set to begin postseason play August 1. The sides have also tentatively agreed to a four-year CBA extension.
The Milwaukee Bucks are the latest NBA team to shut down their practice facility over COVID-19 concerns
The Bucks have shut down their practice facilities following Friday's COVID-19 testing results. They won't meet at those facilities again before heading to Orlando Thursday.
Zachary Price, Ryan Blaney’s rear tire changer, was caught between cars during a Brickyard 400 pit road crash
Price was taken away for further evaluation, but gave a smile and a thumbs-up to the crowd. Crew chief Todd Gordon said on the radio that it "could have been a lot worse."
Adam Silver says NBA may abandon postseason if there’s a large outbreak: “Certainly, if we have a lot of cases, we’re going to...
“[It’s] never ‘full steam no matter what. One thing we’re learning about this virus is that much is unpredictable.”
Minor League Baseball season cancelled, president Pat O’Conner says “We are in dire straits,” more than half of teams could go under
"This is the perfect storm. There are many teams that are not liquid, not solvent."
MLB players opting out of the 2020 season so far include Ryan Zimmerman, Joe Ross, and Mike Leake
Several notable MLB players have already chosen to opt out of the 2020 season.
26 NHL players have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past three weeks
15 players from the more than 250 who reported to NHL facilities for voluntary Phase 2 workouts have tested positive through the league's tests. 11 further players have tested positive in the past three weeks through other tests.
37 Clemson football players have now tested positive for COVID-19, roughly one-third of their roster
Clemson announced Friday that 14 further players have tested positive for COVID-19.
MLBPA announces that players are set to report to training camps, with “all remaining issues resolved” for a 2020 MLB season
The MLBPA and MLB have worked out the proposed report dates and health protocols, and players are now set to report to training camps.
World No. 19 Grigor Dimitrov tests positive for COVID-19, leading to cancellation of Adria Tour
"I am so sorry for any harm I might have caused. I am back home now and recovering."
Former USC and NFL lineman Max Tuerk passes away at 26, reportedly after collapsing while hiking
Tuerk played for USC from 2012-15, then went on to NFL stints with the Chargers and Cardinals.
Nick Watney tests positive for COVID-19, withdraws from second round of PGA Tour’s RBC Heritage event
Watney tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. He withdrew from this weekend's RBC Heritage PGA Tour event following the first round, after he was informed of that test result.
23 Clemson football players have tested positive for COVID-19
23 Clemson football players have now tested positive for COVID-19, which is 27 percent of the per-team scholarship limit of 85 players and 22 percent of the preseason roster limit of 105 players.
Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews tests positive for COVID-19, some Coyotes’ players training with him also reportedly test positive
Matthews is currently quarantining at his house in Arizona.
Blue Jays close Dunedin training facility after a player showed COVID-19 symptoms
As per ESPN's Jeff Passan, a Blue Jays' pitcher who had recently spent time with Phillies' minor-leaguers exhibited COVID-19 symptoms.
Three Tampa Bay Lightning players and two staffers test positive for COVID-19, training facility shut down
These positive tests come during Phase 2 of the NHL's return-to-play plan, involving players conducting small-group voluntary workouts.
Alex Zanardi seriously injured in handbike race accident, airlifted to hospital
Zanardi, who lost his legs in a 2001 CART crash, has won handcycling golds at both of the last Paralympics.
Five Phillies players and three staffers have tested positive for COVID-19
Five players and three staffers from the Phillies' facility in Clearwater, Florida have tested positive for COVID-19. And some other players and staffers are awaiting test results.
Las Vegas Lights FC fire “LEADER, MENTOR, COACH, FRIEND, LEGEND” Eric Wynalda, despite not playing since March
Las Vegas Lights FC wished Eric Wynalda a happy birthday in dramatic terms last week, then fired him Wednesday, hours after reports of the USL Championship's proposed return to play next month.
Feliciano López says “If we don’t have tournaments, it’s possible the ATP is not going to survive.”
"It is really urgent that everybody plays. But, if we don’t have tournaments, it’s possible the ATP is not going to survive either. We need to stay together. It is the only way to survive."
The U.S. Soccer board has voted to repeal its 2017 rule prohibiting kneeling during the national anthem
The U.S. men's and women's national team players' associations both pushed for this repeal.
NASCAR bans displays of Confederate flags, saying it “runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment”
"The presence of the confederate flag at NASCAR events runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans, our competitors and our industry. Bringing people together around a love for racing and the community that it creates is what makes our fans and sport special."
CrossFit CEO Greg Glassman steps down after his “We’re not mourning for George Floyd” comments were published
Glassman announced Tuesday night that he's stepping down, shortly after BuzzFeed published his remarks from a Zoom call Saturday on George Floyd's death, protests, and COVID-19.
