ATLANTA (AP) – As part of the plan to restart its season next month, the NBA is preparing to test hundreds of players, coaches, and others for the coronavirus each night inside a “basketball bubble,” a space in the Disney complex near Orlando, Florida with additional protection from disease. Test …
Read More »Unemployment claims and depressed economy show virus damage
WASHINGTON (AP) – The number of laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits in the United States declined just last week, and the economy contracted in the first three months of the year, evidence of continued economic damage caused by the viral pandemic. The economy, which contracted 5% in the January-March quarter, …
Read More »Masks, travel restrictions, testing as virus cases increase.
BANGKOK (AP) – Governments and businesses are taking precautions as coronavirus case numbers rise to new levels in parts of the US. USA And across the world, which could nullify two months of progress. Indonesia was expected to pass the 50,000 mark for confirmed infections on Thursday. In Melbourne, health …
Read More »‘We owe it to our fans to be better’
NEW YORK (AP) – Rob Manfred knows that many fans were angered by the financial fight between Major League Baseball and the players’ association during a pandemic. “We need to get back on the field, and we need in a less charged environment to start having conversations about how we, …
Read More »MLB sets 60-game bets, opens July 23 or 24
NEW YORK (AP) – Major League Baseball issued a 60-game schedule Tuesday night that will begin July 23-24 on empty stadiums as the sport tries to advance amid the coronavirus after months of acrimony. A dramatically altered season with games full of new rules was the end result of failed …
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