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‘It’s just weird’: Pandemic uncertainty on recruiting trail
By Steve Magargee The personal touch that helps coaches sell their programs to blue-chip prospects is missing this year. Restrictions brought about by the pandemic prevent...
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NFL not allowing mandated local bubbles during postseason
By Teresa M. Walker NFL teams won’t be allowed to create local bubbles during the postseason by mandating that players stay in a hotel, except...
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on football in the United States
Detroit Lions defensive end Everson Griffen was placed on the COVID-19 list a day before he was expected to play a key role against Green...
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NFL union sees no current need for bubble to slow COVID-19
By Josh Dubow The NFL players believe the season can be completed on time without the league moving into a version of a postseason bubble...
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Michigan cancels Ohio State showdown, citing COVID-19 cases
By Larry Lage and Mitch Stacy ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Citing a rising number of COVID-19 cases in its program, Michigan canceled its annual...
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The Virus’s Toll: How 32 NFL Teams Have Been Hit By COVID-19
The NFL has seen major COVID-19 outbreaks for the Titans and Ravens. Big stars and coaches have been stricken by the disease. There have been...
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NFL further limits player access to facilities amid virus
By Barry Wilner The NFL is further limiting player access to team facilities as it attempts to enhance safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. In...
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‘Change at any moment’ – Virus upends season for Big 12
By Stephen Hawkins Big 12-leading Iowa State has wins over Oklahoma and Texas in the same season for the first time, and is on the...
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Goodell: NFL committed to finishing regular season on time
By Barry Wilner NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday the league remains committed to finishing the regular season as scheduled. Goodell also said on a...
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AP source: NFL fines Saints $500,000, Patriots $350,000
By Barry Wilner The NFL has fined the New Orleans Saints $500,000 and stripped them of a 2021 seventh-round draft pick for violating league COVID-19...
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Steelers optimistic but wary as COVID-19 rearranges schedule
By Will Graves PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t add any players to the team’s expanding reserve/COVID-19 list on Sunday, but coach Mike Tomlin...
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49ers may need temporary home because of new COVID-19 rules
By Josh Dubow The San Francisco 49ers and other teams may need to find a temporary new home after Santa Clara County on Saturday banned...
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AP sources: NFL DQs Denver Broncos QBs for not wearing masks
By Arnie Stapleton ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos won’t have any of their four quarterbacks available Sunday when they face the New Orleans...
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Ravaged by COVID-19, Baltimore Ravens face issues beyond new schedule
By David Ginsburg With reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson under quarantine as part of an outbreak of COVID-19 that has ravaged the Baltimore Ravens, the...
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Crimson Tide’s Saban tests positive for virus, will miss Iron Bowl
By John Zenor The Iron Bowl will be without its biggest star. Nick Saban, the coach at No. 1 Alabama, tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday...
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on college and pro football
No. 19 Southern California has closed its training complex for the day after an unidentified player tested positive for COVID-19. The unbeaten Trojans didn’t practice...
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Apple Cup canceled due to coronavirus concerns at Washington State U.
SEATTLE (AP) — The Apple Cup between Washington and Washington State scheduled for Friday was canceled Sunday due to the Cougars not having enough scholarship...
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The Latest: Fresno State has 2nd straight game canceled
Fresno State has had its second straight football game canceled because of COVID-19. The Mountain West says Friday’s scheduled game between the Bulldogs and San...
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Takeaways: Playing through pandemic predictably frustrating
By Ralph Russo The college football Saturday started with another game being postponed, the 18th of the week, and a dispute between Clemson and Florida...
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Pac-12 cancels Washington State-Stanford game due to COVID-19
The latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: The Pac-12 has canceled Washington State’s football game at Stanford. The...
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Maryland-Michigan State canceled after Terps’ virus outbreak
By David Ginsburg The Big Ten game Saturday between Maryland and Michigan State has been canceled after a COVID-19 outbreak on the Terrapins resulted in...
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Texas-Kansas among 6 major college games postponed by coronavirus
By Ralph Russo No. 22 Texas at Kansas was among six games postponed Wednesday by COVID-19 problems as the virus took another chunk out of...
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COVID-19 claims president of the Mexican American Football Federation, Jorge Orobio
The president of the Mexican Federation of American Football (Federación Mexicana de Futbol Americano, FMFA) Jorge Orobió, has died after contracting COVID-19. He had been...
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2 Pac-12 football games canceled as virus problems linger
By David Brandt The Pac-12′s football schedule has been scrambled for a second straight week, with positive COVID-19 tests leading to the cancellation of Saturday’s...
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Virus postponements hit SEC, Big Ten; 8 games across FBS
By Ralph Russo The pandemic wrecked more plans across college football on Wednesday, with No. 12 Georgia at Missouri becoming the fourth game postponed in...
