Month: July 2020

5:31 PM ET ESPN News Services CLEVELAND — Chicago White Sox manager Rick Renteria woke up Monday with “a slight cough and nasal congestion” and will be kept away from the team pending the results of medical tests. Bench coach Joe McEwing will manage the White Sox until the team learns more about Renteria’s condition.
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9:39 PM ET Commissioner Rob Manfred said he believes MLB’s health protocols are working despite an outbreak of COVID-19 among one of its teams, the Miami Marlins. “We built protocols anticipating that we would have positive tests at some point during the season,” Manfred said in an interview on MLB Network on Monday. “The protocols
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11:28 PM ET Magnus Eriksson converted two second-half penalty kicks, and the San Jose Earthquakes scored four times after the break to advance to the quarterfinals of the MLS is Back Tournament with a 5-2 victory over Real Salt Lake on Monday night near Orlando. Eriksson was also credited with a secondary assist on Cristian
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11:16 PM ET Illinois senior running back Ra’Von Bonner and a teammate will sit out the 2020 season because of concerns about COVID-19, Bonner told the Chicago Tribune in a story published Monday night. Bonner told the newspaper that both he and senior offensive lineman Jake Cerny have opted not to play. Illinois last week
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10:54 PM ET Jonathan Isaac‘s presence provided joy for the Orlando Magic on and off the floor during and after a 114-110 scrimmage win over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. Isaac, who hadn’t played since suffering a left knee injury on Jan. 1, scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds in just seven minutes
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9:52 PM ET If Khabib Nurmagomedov attempts to retire with a professional record of 30-0 — a feat his late father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, mentioned in 2019 — UFC president Dana White says he would allow the lightweight champion to choose his final opponent. Nurmagomedov (28-0) has not said much publicly since his father died earlier
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8:25 PM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Golf Australia said Tuesday that the Australian Open tournament will be postponed indefinitely and if played will not be held until early 2021. The tournament was scheduled for Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne, which has been in lockdown due to a large increase in COVID-19 deaths
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