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NFL lays out protocols for reopening facilities
With NFL teams reportedly set to start bringing players back to the workplace later this month, the NFL issued a detailed list of protocols Monday for the reopening of club facilities. The full nine-p...
Jun 08, 2020
Tennis: USTA cuts 110 jobs due to COVID-19 fallout
(Reuters) - The United States Tennis Association (USTA) said on Monday it will eliminate 110 jobs and close its White Plains, New York office as part of belt-tightening measures brought on by the COVI...
Jun 08, 2020
High School Fall Sports Remain in Limbo
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) - High school fall sports are not back on the docket. At least, not yet. But they also haven't been officially canceled. We reported last week that the WIAA was moving fo...
Jun 08, 2020
MLB proposes 76-game schedule with 75% prorated salaries: report
(Reuters) - Major League Baseball has made a new offer to the Players Association on Monday, proposing a 76-game season with 75% prorated salaries, ESPN reported, citing sources. MLB was scheduled to ...
Jun 08, 2020
Golf: Britain’s Rose sponsors new women’s series
LONDON (Reuters) - Former world number one Justin Rose and his wife Kate are to sponsor a new women's series in Britain starting this month. The Rose Ladies Series will comprise seven one-day events f...
Jun 08, 2020
Report: Replacement players to be permitted
NBA teams will be permitted to carry replacement players who can be added to the active roster in the event of a positive COVID-19 test, ESPN reported. If a player on the roster tests positive for the...
Jun 08, 2020
Reports: MLB proposes 76-game season
Major League Baseball has offered a new proposal to players for a 76-game season at 75 percent of their salaries, multiple outlets reported Monday. The season would begin around July 10 and end on Sep...
Jun 08, 2020
USSF to consider repealing ban on players kneeling during anthem
(Reuters) - The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) will hold a special meeting on Tuesday to consider repealing a policy requiring national team players to stand during the national anthem. The US...
Jun 08, 2020
Not athletes’ job to fix racism, says Sport England board member
(Reuters) - It is not the responsibility of elite athletes to fix the issue of racism in sport and the heads of governing bodies must study the true extent of the problem to find solutions, Sport Engl...
Jun 08, 2020
Motor racing: Hamilton supports protesters who tore down slave trader’s statue
(Reuters) - Six-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has backed the anti-racism protesters who toppled the statue of a 17th-century slave trader in the English port city of Bristol, and urg...
Jun 08, 2020
