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Major League Baseball has released the first set of results from leaguewide coronavirus testing. In a joint statement from MLB and the MLBPA, it was announced that of 3,185 samples collected, 38 came back positive, a 1.2% positive rate. 31 players …
The MLB season is going to look very different in 2020, but Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde is looking on the bright side. The Orioles aren’t expected to contend this year, but Hyde couldn’t help but note that the Orioles are going …
Victor Oladipo is the latest player to opt out of participating in the NBA’s restarted season. Oladipo is still working his way back from a ruptured quad he suffered in January 2019, and did not appear at full strength when he returned prior to …
Ed Orgeron has a new hobby. The LSU coach has had extra free time this offseason due to many college football activities being suspended. With that free time, Orgeron has taken up a new sport: boxing. Orgeron began training with Baton Rouge-based …
The Cleveland Browns have a problem on their hands less than a month before the start of training camp. As first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Browns tight end David Njoku has asked for a trade. The Browns are trying to keep him, but Njoku …
Major League Baseball could be without one of its biggest stars for the 2020 season. Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout admitted that he is not sure of playing in 2020 with his wife Jessica expecting the couple’s first child in August. …
The Houston Rockets wasted no time filling their vacant roster spot with a defensive stopper who could really help in the playoffs. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Rockets plan to sign forward Luc Mbah a Moute for the NBA restart. …
The NFL and NFLPA appear to be at odds about the proposed length of the league’s preseason in 2020. It was reported earlier Wednesday that the NFL would cancel the first and fourth weeks of the exhibition schedule, limiting preseason to two …
Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder has been very eager to build a new stadium in the District of Columbia. He has also steadfastly fought off criticism from those who want to see the team’s nickname changed. It appears that he may no longer …
Major League Baseball and the MLBPA spent a lot of time going back and forth on the length of the 2020 season, but it’s pretty clear now where the league stood all along. Commissioner Rob Manfred said on Wednesday’s “The Dan Patrick …
The Houston Rockets will be without Thabo Sefolosha for the restarted NBA season. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Sefolosha has opted out of the restart. No reason has been given for the decision. Sefolosha becomes the first member of …
The Golden State Warriors will have a high draft pick this year, giving them the opportunity to add high-end talent to the existing championship core. Draymond Green seems to have a pretty clear idea of which player he’d like to see the …
As expected, the NFL preseason is set to be shorter in 2020. According to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk, the NFL will eliminate the first and last week of preseason for all 32 teams, meaning each team will play only a pair of preseason games. 2020 …
Lamar Jackson has appeared in two playoff games in his young career and lost both of them. That’s not a record that sits well with him at all. The Baltimore Ravens quarterback admitted that he’s bothered by his playoff failures, and needs …
It’s no secret that the Jacksonville Jaguars were a mess in 2019, but A.J. Bouye makes it sound like one of the worst environments he’d been in during his NFL career. The veteran cornerback was traded to the Denver Broncos this offseason, …
The NBA’s efforts to resume the 2019-20 season have not come cheap. The league’s plan to play the final three months of the season at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando will cost it over $150 million, according to Brian Windhorst of …
