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Roger Goodell

NFL coronavirus numbers in good shape ahead of season opener

The 2020 NFL season will kick off on Thursday, and the league continues to get good news on the coronavirus front. The NFL released another encouraging coronavirus testing report on Tuesday. Of the 2,641 players and 5,708 personnel who were tested …

Roger Goodell

NFL releases encouraging new coronavirus test results

The latest round of COVID-19 test results from the NFL will be hugely encouraging with the season less than two weeks away. The league released a statement outlining testing results from August 21 through August 29. Only four players leaguewide …

Michael Irvin

Michael Irvin says coronavirus was ‘three weeks of hell’

Michael Irvin revealed Friday that he overcame COVID-19 several months ago despite never testing positive for the virus. Irvin said in an appearance on “The Rich Eisen Show” that he had symptoms in late June, and described his battle with …

Roger Goodell

NFL seeing promising coronavirus numbers ahead of season

NFL training camp is in full swing with the regular season less than three weeks away, and the coronavirus positivity rate remains low across the league. The NFL released some of its latest coronavirus numbers on Monday. There were more than 100,000 …

Roger Goodell

All 77 positive coronavirus tests for NFL were false positives

The NFL had some issues with its coronavirus testing over the weekend, but teams should be pleased with the final result. Several teams had to cancel or alter their practice schedules on Sunday after there were numerous positive COVID-19 tests across …

Roger Goodell

NFL investigating round of irregular positive coronavirus tests

The NFL may have had an issue with some of its coronavirus testing over the weekend, and some teams are canceling or altering their practice plans because of it. The league issued a statement on Sunday explaining that there were inconsistencies with …

Mark Emmert

NCAA approves additional year of eligibility for all fall sport athletes

Roger Goodell

NFL considering league-wide policy to allow fan noise in stadiums

NFL stadiums may be empty or at far less than full capacity all season, but that does not mean they will be void of crowd noise. The NFL is considering a league-wide policy that would enable teams to pipe fan noise into their stadiums, ESPN’s …

Roger Goodell

Report: Majority of NFL executives confident in having full season

NFL teams have now had time to adjust to the new coronavirus health and safety protocols that are in place. The reaction has largely been positive, and there is plenty of optimism that there will be a full 2020 season. Kalyn Kahler of Bleacher Report …

Rob Manfred at a press conference

Report: Texas, California considered favorites for MLB playoff bubble

Major League Baseball is strongly considering the possibility of modeling its postseason after the NHL’s bubble plan, which would mean games will be played in two hub cities. As of now, the most likely states to host those playoff contests are …

Jusuf Nurkic

Jusuf Nurkic announces grandmother died from coronavirus

Jusuf Nurkic’s grandmother died of COVID-19, the Portland Trail Blazers center announced Saturday. Nurkic had revealed on July 31 that his 67-year-old grandmother, Hana, had contracted the virus at home in Bosnia. At that time, Nurkic said she …

Big Ten

Big Ten, Pac-12 cancel 2020 fall football season

Following days of reports and speculation that The Big Ten will cancel its 2020 football season, the conference has reached a final decision. The Big Ten announced on Tuesday that there will be no football this fall. The league will attempt to …

Mark Emmert

Report: College football season will at least be postponed

The 2020 college football season is looking less likely by the day to begin on time. Top officials from the five major football conferences are expected to meet this week, and there is a growing sense that fall sports will be canceled. Dennis Dodd of …

Big Ten

Report: Big Ten could move to cancel fall sports

One of the major college conferences could be inching close to canceling fall sports, meaning the 2020 football season would either be nixed or postponed until the spring. Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports reports that top officials from the Big Ten are …

Roger Goodell

Report: NFL officials remain confident in full season being played

There have been some doubts recently over the college football season being played, but the NFL reportedly remains as confident as ever behind closed doors. NFL officials have privately been expressing a “high degree of confidence” that …

Joey Bosa

Joey Bosa has interesting take on playing NFL season amid coronavirus

NFL players are going to face challenges this season that they have never seen before, and much of their success will be contingent upon how they handle that. As far as Joey Bosa is concerned, it may be the biggest factor in determining how far teams …

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