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PHILADELPHIA – Instead of preparing for Monday night’s game against the Phillies by submitting to saliva tests for COVID-19, attending meetings and watching videos of their at-bats at the team hotel, the Yankees spent the day locked up waiting to see how the same tests were performed. Taken by the …

Watch now: Analysis: Yankees-Phillies, Marlins-Orioles, reportedly postponed due to COVID-19 concerns (7:02) White Sox manager Rick Renteria has tested negative for COVID-19 after waking up Monday morning with possible symptoms, reports Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times. Renteria, 58, was not going to be at the shelter Monday night, …

John Raoux / Associated Press MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said Monday the league will continue with the 2020 season after the Miami Marlins experienced a COVID-19 outbreak. ESPN’s Jeff Passan and Jesse Rogers reported that at least 13 team members tested positive for the coronavirus. Manfred said on the MLB …

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) – In an internal letter to employees, MGM Resorts announced Monday that it will cancel programs expected to start in August. The company says current health data is the reason for the decision and will reopen all of its entertainment venues when “it is safe to do …

Image copyright fake pictures In our series of letters from African writers, journalist and former Ghanaian government minister Elizabeth Ohene writes about how the prospect of living abroad has lost its appeal at the time of the coronavirus. We used to say here in Ghana, half jokingly, half really, that …