1:11 PM ET Less than a week after pausing voluntary workouts because of an undisclosed number of positive coronavirus tests, Ohio State student-athletes have resumed their training, the school announced Tuesday. The decision to return was based on the advice of medical professionals, along with Monday’s tests results of all student-athletes who are currently participating
Month: July 2020
1:31 PM ET While commissioners, athletic directors and coaches brace for the worst amid the growing coronavirus crisis, Oklahoma‘s Lincoln Riley said he remains confident there will be college football this season — even if it looks a bit different. After the Big Ten and Pac-12 announced a move to conference-only play and numerous college
11:58 AM ET Associated Press The U.S. Tennis Association has canceled several amateur events in August because of the coronavirus pandemic but is still planning to hold the US Open starting Aug. 31. USTA national championships in certain junior age groups for singles and doubles are being scrapped. That includes boys’ 18s in Orlando and
Jul 14, 2020 Associated Press The Swiss Indoors tennis tournament has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers say it would be “irresponsible and logistically difficult to go ahead” amid uncertainty about public health and the economy. Tournament head Roger Brennwald says “social distancing or matches played behind closed doors were out of the
11:08 AM ET Leon Draisaitl of the Edmonton Oilers, Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche and Artemi Panarin of the New York Rangers are finalists for the 2019-20 Ted Lindsay Award, which is voted on by the NHL Players’ Association. The Ted Lindsay Award, known as the Lester B. Pearson Award until 2010, has been
7:24 AM ET Pep Guardiola has never encouraged Manchester City‘s supporters to boo and jeer the Champions League anthem during the stand-off with UEFA during his four years in charge as manager at the Etihad Stadium. The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach has instead urged the fans to focus their energy on backing the
9:47 PM IST Former Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza confirmed on Tuesday that he is Covid-19 negative. His wife Sumona Haque, however, continues to test positive. Mortaza, who is also a Member of Parliament representing the ruling Awami League party, was diagnosed with the virus three weeks ago, on June 20. “I heard the results of
11:47 AM ET Odell Beckham’s blond hair is back. The Cleveland Browns wide receiver said a different attitude is coming with it. Beckham recently hosted a roundtable on his YouTube channel with Atlanta Falcons running back Todd Gurley, New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton, whom Beckham has worked out with this offseason, and former NFL
11:03 AM ET New Boston College coach Jeff Hafley is getting some immediate help for his offense from a familiar face in wide receiver Jaelen Gill. Gill, who transferred to Boston College from Ohio State in May, has received an NCAA waiver to compete immediately for the Eagles, he announced Tuesday on Twitter. Hafley spent
7:27 AM ET The coronavirus pandemic shut down golf in mid-March. But Tiger Woods was shut down a month before that. A stiff back kept him out of a host of tournaments he would normally play, such as the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Players. When last we saw Woods, in February at the Genesis