NEW DELHI – India reached a milestone on Friday morning who had made great sacrifices to avoid: registering over a million coronavirus infections. The virus has been making its way in this country of 1.3 billion people and picking up speed, fueled by high population density, an already besieged healthcare …
Read More »Big East cancels conference-less schedules for fall
The Big East announced Thursday that it decided to cancel its non-conference hours for fall sports. The decision applies to men’s and women’s cross-country, field hockey, soccer and men’s and women’s volleyball. There is no timetable for a decision on basketball scheduling. No decision on competition and championships has been …
Read More »Vox Media fires 72 employees as pandemic strikes media industry
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 …
Read More »Bruins’ David Pastrnak, Ondrej Kase ‘not fit to participate’ after they are expected to skate
Boston Bruins hockey is just around the corner. After a four-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the B and 23 other NHL teams will return to action and compete for the 2020 Stanley Cup starting August 1. However, the path to the Cup will not be familiar. , since …
Read More »Boxer Travell Mazion killed in car crash in Texas
Undefeated boxer Travell Mazion died Wednesday night in a car accident in Austin, Texas, according to TMZ Sports, just over a week before his 25th birthday. Known as “Black Magic,” Mazion (17-0) turned pro in 2013 and most recently won the vacant WBC-NABF super welterweight title with a 58-second first-round …
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