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Racial injustice themes fill empty NFL stadiums
By Jimmy Golen Jason Myers kicked off to start the Seahawks’ season-opener against the Falcons, and the ball sailed through the end zone for a...
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Return of football renews fears over more virus spread
By Carla K. Johnson, Astrid Galvan and Dave Skretta KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Are you ready for some football? The kickoff of the NFL...
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On Football: The mysterious journey into NFL 2020 begins
By Barry Wilner Van Morrison sang about going “Into the Mystic.” The Grateful Dead called it a “long, strange trip” in “Truckin’.” The young women...
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Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals allowed 6,000 fans at two games
The Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals will be allowed to have 6,000 fans at two home games this season. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Saturday...
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Pandemic could lead to pandemonium on offensive lines
By Barry Wilner The coronavirus pandemic could lead to pandemonium on offensive lines throughout the NFL. With no on-field offseason programs, no preseason games, no...
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College football embarks on uncertain season of COVID-19
By Ralph Russo A most overused coaching cliche has never been so relevant as college football embarks on a season of COVID-19: Take it one...
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NFL faces tough times for 2020, then bright economic outlook
By Barry Wilner Let’s get this straight from the outset: If the NFL has no fans at any games this season — or doesn’t have...
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College football kicks off COVID-19 style in Alabama
By John Zenor MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — With masks, social distancing and mostly empty stands, the college football season kicked off COVID-19 style. Austin Peay...
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AP source: Big Ten working on multiple options for football
By Ralph Russo Big Ten coaches, athletic directors and medical personnel are working on multiple plans for staging a football season — including one that...
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NFL 2020: Who really knows what to expect on field and off?
By Barry Wilner Never has the NFL doubted it would open its season on time. For months, it has steadfastly stuck to its plans, even...
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9 NFL teams cancel practice in response to Blake shooting
By Dennis Waszak Jr. FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Empty practice fields made for loud and powerful statements at nine facilities across the NFL. The...
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A Team-By-Team Look At Policies For NFL Fans Attending Games
A team-by-team look at the policies for NFL fans attending games in the 2020 regular season. (As of Aug. 25, 2020). Arizona — Team hasn’t...
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Column: NFL virus scare a reminder that nothing is certain
By Tim Dahlberg Up until this weekend, the biggest news out of NFL training camps was that there hadn’t been any big news. No wave...
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Virus toll on sports: 3,000-plus football games, sport cuts
The impact of the coronavirus on college athletics stretches from coast to coast, to schools big and small. Some of the details as compiled by...
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NCAA moves toward free year of eligibility for fall athletes
By Ralph Russo College athletes who play fall sports, including football, will be given a free year of eligibility no matter how much they compete...
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Training camps have a different feel in this age of COVID-19
By Arnie Stapleton ENGLEWOOD, Colorado (AP) — From the antimicrobial mist the Denver Broncos strolled through on their way to the practice fields to the...
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Virus-proofing NFL facilities is a tall, masked task
By Dave Campbell Like a defense stiffening at the goal line late in the game, the NFL has implemented a wide array of health protocols...
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NCAA cancels fall championships as major football marches on
(AP) – The NCAA called off fall championship events — a move Thursday that does not affect major college football — because not enough schools...
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College football in the spring: When? How much? Who plays?
By Ralph Russo Back in April, not long after the NCAA basketball tournaments were canceled because of the pandemic, the idea of moving the college...
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Big Ten, Pac-12 cancel fall football amid pandemic
By Ralph Russo A crumbling college football season took a massive hit Tuesday when the Big Ten and Pac-12, two historic and powerful conferences, succumbed...
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Trump, coaches push for college football as cracks emerge
By Ralph Russo President Donald Trump on Monday joined a U.S. senator and a number of coaches calling to save the college football season from...
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AP source: MAC cancels fall football season due to virus
By Ralph Russo The Mid-American Conference on Saturday became the first league competing at college football’s highest level to cancel its fall season because of...
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Green Bay Packers say no fans at Lambeau Field to start season
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers say they won’t have any fans for at least their first two home games this season...
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66 players opt out of NFL season due to coronavirus pandemic
By Barry Wilner A total of 66 players have opted out of the 2020 NFL season due to the coronavirus pandemic, nearly half of them...
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NCAA Div. II and III cancels all fall sports championships
The NCAA Board of Governors on Wednesday directed each division of the association to decide independently by Aug. 21 whether it will be able to...
