The NBA “bubble” in Orlando is unlike anything players have experienced since entering the league. Just ask the players. Players from 22 NBA teams are kidnapped from the Walt Disney World campus, where they will play eight “seed” games before 16 clubs face off in a high-risk postseason. Download the …

Democratic officials have instructed senators, members of Congress, and party delegates not to physically attend their national convention this summer, a sign of shrinking aspirations for their grand campaign event in the face of increased cases. of coronaviruses in the United States. The directive, issued Thursday, ensures that little will …

Every Thursday, SFGATE will report the latest estimates for R0, the base breeding number, for the coronavirus in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. Using several different models, the state makes estimates for R0 in each county on its California COVID Assessment Tool (CalCAT) website. For an explanation of what …

Penguins have signed Sidney Crosby sometimes since turning professional in 2005. Now, you have returned the favor. Crosby and some teammates sent handwritten notes to selected season ticket holders who have renewed their plans. The letters went to 66, a number that presumably was not chosen at random, such fans. …

The digital media company, which owns a news site of the same name, as well as The Verge, Eater and the popular bi-weekly New York Magazine, employs about 1,200 people. This means that the layoffs amount to 72 employees. Most of these employees were already suspended in April at the …