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Latest news on the coronavirus epidemic at stake around the world:
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The San Francisco 49ers’ open receiver, Richie James Jr., was placed on the team’s reserve/COVID-19 list.
The list considers a player who tests positive for COVID-19 or has been quarantined after close contact with an inflamed person. NFL groups can reveal whether the player is quarantined or positive for COVID-19.
James broke his right wrist before this off-season while fleeing the team.
James first joined the Niners as a seventh-round pick in 2018 and was the team’s main supporter in clearing and kicking shots. In the more than two years, James has averaged 23.4 yards consistent with the clearing recoil with a landing in 2018 opposite Seattle and 7.5 yards consistent with the clearing recoil.
He also had time as a catcher, catching 15 passes for 295 yards and two touchdowns.
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four members of the sports branch tested positive between July 18 and 24.
These figures come with two staff members and one athlete whose positive tests have been announced in the past. The Michigan State football team is waiting lately for the end of about 40 days.
The school’s announcement Monday specified how many of the 16 positive tests referred to football players.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars have placed 4 rookies, corner Luq Barcoo, DaVon Hamilton defensive takeover, cornerer Josiah Scott and offensive lineman Tre’Vour Wallace-Simms, on the team’s reserve list/COVID-19.
Jacksonville also placed rookie fullback Connor Slomka on the team’s active/non-football list.
On the other hand, the Miami Dolphins have placed 3 players on the reserve list / COVID-19 (asterisk): corner Cordrea Tankersley, long pair Blake Ferguson and defensive defense Benito Jones.
Tankersley, a third-round pick in the 2017 draft that started 11 NFL games, all as a rookie, and was lost last season due to a knee injury.
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North Carolina will have fewer enthusiasts at home stadium this fall if matches are played.
On Monday, he published an open letter from athletics director Bubba Cunningham and John Montgomery, executive director of the Rams Club, which serves as the department’s fundraising arm.
In addition, the school will not use a subscription format this year as it switches to an upcoming formula for individual game applications. The school will also have a cellular or virtual ticketing platform for contactless access to the stadium.
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Colorado Rockies say left-handed reliever Tim Collins doesn’t have to play this season due to considerations of the coronavirus pandemic.
Collins, a component of Colorado’s 60-player list and assigned to the educational facility of choice in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is the member of the Rocky Mountain organization at the time he retires from the 2020 season.
Outfielder Ian Desmond said last month that he would skip the season to concentrate on his young circle of relatives and help revitalize youth baseball in his home state of Florida.
Collins played six primary league seasons. Last year, he played games with the Chicago Cubs between stints with the Twins and the Reds.
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The USTA says ATP Challenger 150 tournaments scheduled to start August 22-29 on its national campus are being eliminated.
The USTA said the “proper threat mitigation” it offers for the U.S. Open, the Grand Slam tournament scheduled to begin in New York on August 31, “would be difficult to create logistics and financially” for small events.
The organization cited “current COVID-19 rates in Florida.”
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The Great Lakes Valley Conference is the sixth NCAA Division II league to suspend its football season because of the coronavirus pandemic.
GLVC announced its normal season and the championship would move into the spring. The Great Northwest Sports Conference, Northeast-10, Southern Intercolegiate, Central Intercollegiate and Pennsylvania State Sports is also football in the spring.
Six of the other 10 Division II meetings are delaying the start of their season. Rocky Mountain Athletic, Great Midwest, the wonderful Intercollegiate Lakes and Northern Sun are still making plans to play full seasons in the fall.
In Division III, the Midwest Conference is the 23rd league to postpone or cancel its season. The only Division III meetings that plan to play all or part of their seasons this fall are American Rivers, Michigan Intercollegiate, Minnesota Intercollegiate, Upper Midwest and USA South.
Dozens of games have been eliminated from the 95 football groups of the National Interuniversity Athletics Association. All elementary school games were canceled.
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Saints Quarterback Drew Brees and his wife, Brittany, say they are donating $5 million for a partnership with a Louisiana fitness service provider to build “numerous” fitness centers in the state’s budget communities.
Brees said in his social media ad that the first center would be built later this year in New Orleans in partnership with Ochsner Health.
This marks the second multimillion donation Brees has made to benefit Louisiana since the coronavirus pandemic spread to the United States. In March, he donated $5 million to assist food banks in the state as people began losing jobs because of businesses closures or staff reductions stemming from government restrictions aimed at curbing the virus’ spread.
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The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference has to cancel the fall sports festival due to ongoing fitness and protection considerations around the COVID-19 pandemic.
MAAC Commissioner Rich Ensor says there are simply too many factors that prohibit the conference from safely delivering a competitive atmosphere. A decision on whether fall sports competition would be feasible in the spring will be determined by the conference presidents at a later date.
The Association of Collegiate Commissioners is running with the NCAA on a number of exemptions similar to fall sports and competition eligibility.
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IndyCar is in a position for some other redesign of the calendar, with races scheduled for Portland International Raceway and a double weekend in Laguna Seca, California, or canceled.
The series will now be played doubles at Mid-Ohio, St. Louis and Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The series will run from August 8 to 9 in Mid-Ohio; August 2-9 at the World Wide Technology Raceway; October 2 and 3 at IMS Autodrome.
IndyCar plans to run 14 races this season.
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The Resolution of the Division I Council Coordinating Committee to grant a general exemption for any school wishing to consider male and female cross-country teams, male and female, box hockey, men’s water polo and women’s volleyball.
Some conventions, such as Big Ten and Pac-12, have already announced that they will play convention times in their fall sports.
The oversight committee also agreed to suspend criteria that require groups to have at least an Array500 record to be considered offshore options on a championship field. A previous Division I Council resolution allows meetings on how their automatic qualifications are decided for NCAA championship occasions up to two weeks before the election.
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The National Hockey League reported that no players underwent coronavirus testing last week.
The league says it managed a total of 4,256 tests for more than 800 players from July 18-25. Two players tested positive for the first week of educational camps from July 13-17.
Players and staff from all 24 groups participating in the Stanley Cup extended playoffs visited the central cities of Toronto and Edmonton, Alberta, on Sunday. They are now in a quarantine bubble and will be reviewed every single day after a review of two camps.
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NASCAR weekend at the end of August at Dover International Speedway will take up position for fans.
Officials in the state of Delaware rejected the request for the runway to house a limited number of enthusiasts from August 21 to 23 in the interest of the health and safety of the public. The track is a NASCAR Xfinity series and a NASCAR Cup series on Saturday and Sunday this weekend.
NASCAR has hosted fan-free race weekends, with a few exceptions, on tracks in Tennessee and Texas.
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