Big league players will still hear the roar of the crowd even though the stands will be empty when the baseball season opens next week.
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NFLPA wants players tested daily for virus when camps open
The NFL Players Association wants players tested daily for coronavirus, one of the outstanding points in discussions with the NFL over health and safety protocols as the start of training camp draws near.
Sports on TV: Friday, July 17, 2020
Friday (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL 5:30 a.m. — FS1: AFL: Western at Essendon 11:30 p.m. — FS2: AFL: Brisbane at Greater Western Sydney AUTO RACING 4:55 a.m. — ESPN2: Formula One: Practice 1, Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary 8:55 a.m. — ESPN2: Formula One: Practice 2, Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary […]
NFL’s concerns over an on-time start are growing amid rise in coronavirus cases
The path forward for the National Football League is no longer clear-cut, according to people familiar with the league’s inner workings.
Olympic gold medalist Bode Miller launches winter sports academy
Olympic ski racing champion, who attended Maine’s Carrabassett Valley Academy, is part of starting an online learning program designed for outdoor sports participants in grades 7-12. He hopes to one day open an actual school in Montana.
NASCAR: Elliott joins father as All-Star race winner
Chase Elliott follows in the footsteps of his father, Bill, who won the race in 1986.
Sports on TV: Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Wednesday (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts AUTO RACING 7 p.m. — FS1: NASCAR Cup Series: The All-Star Open, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn. 8:30 p.m. — FS1: NASCAR Cup Series: The All-Star Race, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn. KBO BASEBALL 5:25 a.m. — ESPN: NC at Kiwoom MIXED MARTIAL ARTS 7 […]
Red Sox Season Preview: Boston rebuilding rotation without Sale, Price, Rodríguez
The Boston Red Sox rotation won’t look like the one fans expected at the end of last season, and more from the upcoming season.
Yankees Season Preview: Mission remains the same, to win 28th title, first since 2009
Nothing changes the New York Yankees’ quest, not the novel coronavirus and not the shortest schedule in their century-plus history.
As concerns grow, NFL players’ union asks whether training camps in hot spots should open
“We all want to play,” a high-ranking official with one NFL team said. “We all want to make this work. But there are some big issues in some places of the country. That can’t be ignored.”