Tag: coronavirus

Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets center, at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. (Image: Jerome Miron/USA TODAY Sports)

Joker Infected; Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic Tests Positive for COVID-19

Nikola Jokic, two-time All-Star with the Denver Nuggets, tested positive for coronavirus in his home country of Serbia. Jokic came in contract with tennis star, Novak Djokovic, who also tested positive for COVID-19. Jokic, 25, encountered Djokovic in Belgrade. Jokic tested positive for coronavirus last week and he’s been asymptomatic. […]

Grigor Dimitrov tested positive for COVID-19 after playing in Novak Djokovic's Adria Tennis Tour. (Image: AFP)

Adria Tennis Tour Cancels Final After Grigor Dimitrov Tests Positive for COVID-19

Multiple players and coaches have tested positive for COVID-19 following their participation in the Adria Tennis Tour exhibition event in Croatia last week, organized by Novak Djokovic. The tournament halted just before the final between Djokovic and Andrey Rublev, after participant Grigor Dimitrov reported that he tested positive for the […]

Florida is experiencing a spike in coronavirus cases that could threaten the return-to-play plans of several sports leagues. (Image: John Raoux/AP)

Florida Coronavirus Spike Threatens Potential Returns for MLB, NBA

The growing number of COVID-19 cases in Florida is impacting the return-to-play plans of several major sports that have pinned their hopes on coming back either in part, or entirely, on the Sunshine State. All Major League Baseball teams temporarily closed their spring training facilities after multiple clubs reported positive […]

The NBA coaches’ union shared concerns that some of its members may be adversely impacted by the league’s Orlando protocols, including Houston Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni. (Image: Mark Brown/Getty)

NBA Coaches Fear Orlando Restart Protocols Could Jeopardize Careers

The National Basketball Coaches Association is concerned that some high-risk team staff won’t be able to participate in the NBA’s Orlando restart plan, an absence that could hurt their careers further down the line. That could potentially include some of the league’s older coaches, who could face unique restrictions and […]

Tiz the Law and Manny Franco can afford to relax right now. Tiz the Law is the 6/5 morning-ione favorite for Saturday's Triple Crown-opening Belmont Stakes. (Image: Ryan Thompson/Gulfstream Park)

Starting From Post 8, Tiz the Law Tabbed Belmont Stakes Favorite

To nobody’s surprise, Tiz the Law opened as your healthy 6/5 favorite for Saturday’s 152nd running of the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes. He’ll do so out of the eight post in the 10-horse field, drawn Wednesday afternoon at Belmont Park. And Tiz the Law will do so as the only […]

WWE temporarily halted taping at its Performance Center on Tuesday after a developmental talent tested positive for COVID-19. (Image: WWE)

WWE Stops Taping After Developmental Wrestler Tests Positive for COVID-19

The WWE temporarily halted production on Tuesday after one of its wrestlers tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the company to test all of its employees for the virus. The WWE confirmed that a performer in its developmental pool tested positive, and that the individual was in the audience during the […]

The USTA still plans to hold the US Open at the National Tennis Center beginning in late August, but many players are skeptical. (Image: Debbie Egan-Chin/New York Daily News/Getty)

USTA Planning to Start US Open on Schedule Despite Player Concerns

The United States Tennis Association plans to hold the US Open at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York this summer, though many top players are skeptical of the idea. ESPN reported Monday that both the ATP and WTA support the USTA plan, citing a source […]

MLB rejected the MLB Players Association proposal for a 114-game season, and hasn’t announced plans to offer a counterproposal. (Image: Matt York/AP)

Major League Baseball Rejects MLBPA Proposal, Makes No Counteroffer to Union

Major League Baseball has rejected the latest offer from the MLB Players Association for a 114-game regular season, according to multiple media reports. The Athletic first reported the news, saying that MLB informed the union that it doesn’t intend to make a counteroffer to start the 2020 season. Player Pay […]