ET April 4, 2020 CLOSE. There were 1,030 new cases in the last 24 hours. The COVID-19 Community Tennis Guidelines for Continued Play provide details on how outdoor courts can remain open for use to help ensure people remain active, subject to strict social distancing and hygiene practices being implemented. Ole Miss confirmed Wednesday that staffers making $100,000 or more will take a 10% pay cut starting Oct. 1.Athletic director Keith Carter, Kiffin, Davis and baseball coach Mike Bianco will take 15 percent cuts.New York Mets hitting coach Chili Davis hasn’t decided if he will rejoin the team at any point this season because of concerns about the coronavirus.The 60-year-old Davis has been working remotely from his Arizona home during the pandemic, doing his best to help Mets hitters throughout their summer training camp in New York this month. It started in 2014 and is open to all nationalities and attracts players mainly from Asia and the Pacific Rim.Players who earned membership following the 2019 season will maintain their PGA Tour Series-China status in 2021.More AP sports: https://apnews.com/apf-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCommenting on NewsOK requires a NewsOK Pro or Oklahoman subscription.
The university issued 435 tests to athletes, coaches, or staff members from Aug. 1 to Aug. 7.In total, Michigan has reported 35 total cases of COVID-19 among 1,440 tests issued to student-athletes and staff members. Michigan athletics' latest COVID-19 figures: 6 new cases among 435 tests. One staff member received a positive result.The program will pause workouts and won’t start 20-hour weeks until it receives complete results from surveillance testing.The Ohio Valley Conference has postponed the start of competition for fall Olympic sports until Sept. 17, and the league also plans to compete in conference only for women’s soccer and volleyball.That does not include a decision yet on OVC football due to what the league calls “existing contractual matters.”The OVC Board of Presidents announced the decision Wednesday.
“To understand that wearing a mask can be between life or death honestly ... there are people dying from this virus each and every day and it’s something that we all need to take very, very seriously.”Swiss soccer club Basel says one of its players has tested positive for the coronavirus but its league game against St. Gallen will go ahead.Basel says the unidentified player has been in isolation on the advice of public health officials. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press Published 6:00 a.m. “I’m hoping that it’ll get easier -- I don’t think it will.”Two Phoenix Suns players — guard Ricky Rubio and forward Aron Baynes — revealed on Wednesday that they have tested positive for COVID-19.Rubio has been cleared and joined the team in Florida following a positive result in Phoenix.
It conducted surveillance COVID-19 testing recently on staff members and athletes. This delays the fall schedule for men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf and men’s and women’s tennis.The delay also applies to the non-traditional seasons for baseball and softball. It’s kind of boring sitting here not doing what I signed up to do.”New York opens the 60-game regular season Friday at home against Atlanta.Davis said he’s “very much in contact” with all the players and especially manager Luis Rojas and assistant hitting coach Tom Slater, who is subbing on site at Citi Field.Mets staffers send videos to Davis of batting practice and simulated games.“I do have a chance to watch what they’re doing on the field while I’m not there, and if there’s something that I see that I need to talk to someone about, then I will text them first and then call them and we’ll have conversations,” Davis said.“It’s not smooth, believe me,” he added.
The events also must be held without fans.Golden Boy plans to stage a boxing show Friday night in Indio as the first event since the end of the combat sports suspension. Anthony Pero's wild ride to Michigan State tennis now has him in Germany riding out pandemic . The school says Candle will spend next 10 days self-isolating at home.A statement released Wednesday by the university says Candle isn’t showing any symptoms, and that he contracted the virus from someone outside the athletic department.Tulane says the COVID-19 pandemic has caused the cancellation of college basketball game scheduled in China this November.Tulane was slated to play against Washington in the Pac-12 China Game in Shanghai.A Tulane spokesman says the decision to cancel the event was made in coordination with Washington as well as Chinese-based partners in the event, Alibaba and the Federation of University Sport of China.The decision to call off the game also comes amid rising diplomatic tensions between the two countries. That is the highest amount since the pandemic reached Romania in February.Petrescu played at Chelsea for five years from 1995-2000.Kansas City Royals outfielder Hunter Dozier has tested positive for COVID-19 and been placed on the injured list before the club played its final exhibition game against the Cardinals in St. Louis.The 28-year-old is coming off a breakthrough season in which he hit 26 homers with 84 RBIs and tying for the American League lead in triples.