On Thursday, the NCAA Institute for Sports Science released extended guidelines to help schools continue to navigate a return to fall sports amid the coronavirus pandemic, including testing and results within 72 hours of competition in “high-risk contact sports,” but NCAA President Mark Emmert admitted that the virus is heading …
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The Middle East Athletic Conference has suspended all fall sports indefinitely due to the current coronavirus pandemic, but has not determined whether fall schedules will carry over to the spring semester of 2021, the league announced Thursday. The MEAC has not ruled out playing soccer and other sports in the …
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The NCAA gave the University of St. Thomas permission Wednesday to jump directly from Division III to Division I, the final authorization for a bold move born out of the expulsion of the Minnesota private school from its conference for being too dominant. The Tommies, who had secured a spot …
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Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin tested positive for coronavirus last month, but has since recovered, said Tuesday. During a Zoom teleconference with reporters, Stricklin said he had mild symptoms ranging from a runny nose, headache, congestion and chills. After feeling sick for the first time, he was immediately tested for …
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The Patriot League will not play sports in the fall due to the coronavirus pandemic. In Monday’s announcement, the league also said a decision on winter sports will be made at a later date and that practice, conditioning and strength training will be allowed if “health and safety conditions support …
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