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OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, Fla. The father of a Cincinnati Bengals player who went missing for days has been found alive. Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Michele Bell said Jean Alexandre was found Thursday morning after walking to the field guard station in Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park. Bell said Alexandre is …

Syracuse, NY – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the decision on whether scholastic sports will roll out this fall ultimately rests with the high school districts themselves. On Monday, Cuomo approved lower-risk sports to begin training on Sept. 21 and then to play, while higher-risk sports, such as football, …

Story left Media Briefing GREENVILLE, NC – Athletics Director of the University of East Carolina Jon Gilbert announced today the football match against Marshall on September 12 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Pirates and Thundering Herd hope to reschedule the game in 2020 at a …

The East Carolina game against Marshall, scheduled for Sept. 12 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, ECU announced Thursday. The Pirates and Thundering Herd hope to reschedule later in 2020. The game had special significance this year because officials at both schools hope to use …

A review of COVID-19 studies shows a difficult link between two health crises: coronavirus and obesity. From COVID-19 risk to recovery, the chances are stacked against those with obesity, and a new study led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill raises concerns about the impact of obesity …