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The LPGA Tour went through its weekly moment without any of its players being positive for the coronavirus in the Marathon Classic. That has not yet prevented two players from retiring to Sylvania, Ohio, because of their caddies.
The LPGA tour says perrine Delacour and Allie White caddies have tested positive. Both players withdrew due to their close contacts with them, and the tour began to seek contacts.
There’ll be time to isolate yourself. After the Marathon Classic, the LPGA departed for Scotland for two weeks, returning to the United States on August 28 for the Northwest Arkansas Championship.
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The Atlanta Falcons activated Tyeler Davison’s defensive takeover from the team’s COVID-19 reserve list. The resolution came the previous Wednesday after the team activated supporter Foye Oluokun, quarterback Danny Etling and rookie Jaylinn Hawkins on the COVID-19 reserve list. They were one of six players on the list at the birth of the education camp. Fullback Keith Smith and goalkeeper Jamal Carter have not yet received authorization to join the team. Oluokun is expected to assume a full-time birth role this season, while Etling is in the combined to serve as the team’s third quarterback. Hawkins is a fourth-round pick in California.
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Los Angeles County health director Barbara Ferrer said in a briefing that at least 8 UCLA players tested positive.
Ferrer said the search for contacts is ongoing in relation to positive testing. The university reports on its online page that 167 academics have either tested positive or had their diagnosis informed to the university.
UCLA suspended the categories on campus and limited the homes to athletes who showed up for fall sports and conditioning practices. The Bruins are expected to open the season on September 26 in opposition to Southern California, but athletic director Martin Jarmond said it would likely continue to this day.
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Mountain West has announced plans for its football groups to play an eight-game convention schedule and up to two games outside the convention, starting September 26. will be postponed to 12 or 19 December. Convention Olympic sports will only be played within the league and the festival will also begin on September 26.
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The school’s football playoffs have announced that the final rating of the variety committee, which determines the 4 groups that will play for the national championship, will be published on December 20. you can get them out of your schedule for December 5.
The College Football Playoff semifinals are still scheduled to be played Jan. 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, and the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The national championship game is set for Jan. 11 in Miami Gardens, Florida.
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Indiana University plans to have football gaming enthusiasts this fall, it hasn’t been decided yet on what capability. A final policy is expected in mid-August.
Athletic director Scott Dolson says the wait is to play in front of smaller crowds. The announcement came just hours after Big Ten launched its revised 10-game schedule and a day before the Hoosiers’ open-fall practice. Dolson says the sports branch will continue to stick to the school’s medical athletics advisory organization’s recommendation, as well as the management of local and national leaders, CDC and university officials.
One thing that already is clear: face coverings must be worn in and around Memorial Stadium.
Indiana also announced season-ticket holders can opt out of this season, donate ticket payments to the Varsity Club, apply the money toward 2021 tickets or receive a refund. Those options will also apply if games are postponed or canceled.
Ticket holders who choose not to participate or cancel an purchase will have the option to purchase the same seats while wasting their prestige for consecutive years.
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The Detroit Lions have placed Russell Bodine on the reserve/drop list.
Lions announced the previous Wednesday that they had activated receiver Kenny Golladay from the reserve list /COVID-19.
Bodine played 10 games last season for the Buffalo Bills. Before that, he spent four seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals.
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New Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers said he would never retire this season because he would probably have finished his career.
The 38-year-old, eight-time Pro Bowler signed a one-year, $25 million contract in March with Indy after spending his first 16 seasons with the San Diego and Los Angeles Chargers.
“Obviously, you’re looking to be smart. I think that’s where we are from a circle of relatives,” said Rivers, who has nine children. “But when we made a resolution not to play, we never did. I also think that taking that resolution, for me, would have been the resolution and I’m not there yet.”
In May, Rivers announced that he would become the head coach of St. Michael’s Catholic High School in Fairhope, Alabama, when he retired. There, Rivers plans to train his children, as did his father. He says the circle of relatives still doesn’t know if the youth will be homeschooled this fall.
Rivers’ commentary comes the same day, with two other Colts saying they would play this season, protector Rolan Milligan and corner Marvell Tell III. They joined supporter Skai Moore, who announced his resolution Tuesday.
“These guys are a circle of relatives for us: we respect their decisions, they personally, we need them and their families to stay safe and healthy,” coach Frank Reich said. “We will keep in touch with all of them, but we will also perceive their decision.”
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Michigan State Defensive Finale, Jacub Panasiuk, said he is dressed in a red blouse this season due to considerations about COVID-19.
Panasiuk said on his Twitter account that he intends to return and end his senior year at Michigan State.
“Our country is going through a difficult time with many unanswered questions about COVID-19,” Panasiuk said. “Unfortunately, with the uncertainty of the effects of COVID-19, I can’t threaten my fitness and my protection to play football this season.”
Michigan State’s football team just finished a 14-day quarantine period based on testing that took place last month. Team activities resumed Wednesday, and practice is scheduled to start Friday.
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The American Athletic Conference says it will keep its eight-game conference football schedule in place and allow its 11 schools to play up to four nonconference games.
The AAC also announced it could move the date of its football championship game, scheduled for Dec. 5 at the home stadium of the top-seeded team, back to Dec. 12 or Dec. 19 if needed, due to COVID-19 disruptions.
The conference championship game could also be moved to accommodate Navy’s annual game with Army, scheduled for Dec. 12. The conference said it hoped to make a determination on the date of the championship game no earlier than Nov. 1.
The AAC has lost at least eight games against Power Five conference opponents that have altered schedules to play all or mostly within their league. More cancellations could come. The conference is allowing its members to find replacement games if possible. Conference play begins Sept. 19 as previously planned.
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The South Carolina High School League has pushed back its start date for football practices and games.
The governing body decided to delay workouts until Sept. 8, three weeks later than the previously planned start of Aug. 17.
A seven-game schedule will start Sept. 25, according to the latest plan. The playoffs will conclude in December. Those teams that don’t make the playoffs will have the option of scheduling an extra game, as long as it happens before Nov. 20. High school stadiums will be limited to no more than 250 people in the stands with social distancing measures in place. Fans will also be required to wear a mask or face covering.
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Miami Marlins outfielder Matt Joyce, who missed all of summer camp with the coronavirus, says his antibodies tests have come back negative and he continues to observe protocols for COVID-19.
“I’m like: ‘OK, I already had it. Do I really have to wear the mask all the time?’” Joyce said. “But I still want to be mindful and careful, because there’s still so much unknown.”
Joyce said he had mild symptoms for six days, and he was frustrated that it took him a month to test negative for the virus. Eighteen of his teammates are now infected following a recent outbreak that halted the Marlins’ season for a week.
“Hopefully they have a much better experience than I did with the testing results,” Joyce said.
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