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Rocky Widner / Getty Images The Sacramento Kings reportedly closed their practice facilities after a member of their tour group tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, according to Sam Amick of The Athletic. According to that report, the practice facility “it is not expected to reopen before the team leaves …

The Braves have not begun planning for the possible absence of first baseman Freddie Freeman on opening day, but they do know the candidates to replace him. Freeman was one of four Braves who tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday. He has had a fever, chills and other symptoms, according …

The Redskins’ three minority owners, who reportedly represent about 40 percent of the team’s owning group, are actively trying to sell their stakes in the club. Now if those three carry on, which can be difficult, there are plenty of well-known Washington fans that could be interesting replacements, even if …

Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of Illini college basketball news, AP Top 25 writer and voter Scott Richey. He will offer ideas every morning about Brad Underwood’s team (or a former Illini): Your browser does not support the audio element. The Saturday night ESPN broadcast of …

As we’ve seen raw case counts explode in national data, and we’ve also seen the positivity test rate go up in many areas of the South and West, particularly, we still haven’t seen a corresponding explosion in COVID mortality -19. Of course, everyone hopes that the combination of better treatments, …