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New England Patriots cancel practice after 5th player tests positive
By Barry Wilner From New England to Atlanta to Indianapolis, the focus was not on football on Friday. It was on, not surprisingly, coronavirus tests....
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Alabama HC Nick Saban and AD Greg Byrne test positive for COVID-19
Alabama coach Nick Saban and athletic director Greg Byrne have tested positive for COVID-19, three days before the second-ranked Crimson Tide is set to face...
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NFL cancels Pro Bowl in Las Vegas due to COVID-19 pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has canceled next January’s Pro Bowl scheduled for Las Vegas. During an owners meeting held virtually on Wednesday, the...
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GM had personal stake in protecting Titans from COVID-19
By Teresa M. Walker NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee general manager Jon Robinson has a very personal stake in keeping the Titans safe during the...
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NFL does major juggling of schedule due to coronavirus
The NFL has juggled its regular-season schedule due to coronavirus outbreaks with the Tennessee Titans and New England Patriots. Nine teams are being affected, some...
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New England Patriots return to practice after week of uncertainty
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots were forced to prepare for two opponents this week — the Denver Broncos, and COVID-19. A handful...
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Bills-Titans, Broncos-Patriots games rescheduled by NFL due to COVID-19
By Teresa M. Walker and Barry Wilner The Bills-Titans game has been moved from Sunday to Tuesday night at 7 p.m. EDT as long as...
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Pandemic limiting what NFL players can do on their off weeks
By Steve Megargee GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers and his Green Bay Packers teammates won’t get a chance to celebrate their fast start...
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Green Bay Packers say no fans at home games while virus rampant
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers say that any plans to have fans for home games this season are on indefinite hold...
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Roger Goodell: Forfeits possible for NFL virus protocol violations
By Teresa M. Walker and Barry Wilner NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is warning the league’s 32 teams of penalties including potential forfeits of games for...
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AP source: Raiders fined $50,000 for COVID-19 violation
By Josh Dubow The Las Vegas Raiders have been fined $50,000 for allowing an unauthorized team employee into the locker room following a game this...
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Tennessee Titans’ outbreak now up to 18, Chiefs-Patriots postponed
By Teresa Walker NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The positive test results keep coming for the Tennessee Titans in the NFL’s first outbreak of COVID-19, and...
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NFL, union to continue daily testing, including bye weeks
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL and its players’ union have agreed to continue daily COVID-19 testing except on game days until further notice. The...
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No better time to be visiting NFL team than in year of virus
By Dave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For NFL teams in this year of the virus, the road game has become even more of a business...
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Tennessee Titans back to waiting after NFL postpones game vs. Steelers
By Teresa M. Walker NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans find themselves back in a waiting mode, hoping the NFL allows them back inside...
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The Latest: UNC reports coronavirus-related student death
RALEIGH, N.C. — The University of North Carolina system reported its first coronavirus-related student death on Tuesday since several campuses reopened with at least partial...
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Tennessee Titans have NFL’s 1st COVID-19 outbreak; next game still on
By Teresa Walker NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans won’t be back inside their building until Saturday at the earliest because of eight positive...
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The Latest: Notre Dame COVID-19 outbreak affects 39 players
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Notre Dame said it had 39 football players in isolation...
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Mid-American Conference returns with 6-game football season starting Nov. 4
By Ralph Russo The Mid-American Conference, the first major college football league to postpone its season because of the pandemic, became the final one to...
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NFL fines 3 coaches, clubs for unmasked coaches
A person with knowledge of the punishment tells The Associated Press that at least three NFL head coaches have been fined $100,000 for violating the...
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Gale Sayers, Bears Hall of Fame running back, dies at 77
By Andrew Seligman and Jim Litke CHICAGO (AP) — Gale Sayers, the dazzling and elusive running back who entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame...
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Kansas City Chiefs fan at season opener tests positive for virus
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ten fans who attended the Kansas City Chiefs game last week have been told to quarantine after one fan tested...
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Big Ten will play football in fall
Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all. Less than five weeks after pushing football and other fall sports to spring...
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For television executives, return of football is good news
By David Bauder NEW YORK (AP) — Pro football has probably never been more important to television executives than this year, and its return has...
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Stadiums quiet but college football, shows of unity go on
By Eric Olson The first big weekend of college football was mostly stripped of the pageantry that is at the heart of the game. The...
