1. College sports programs providing a glimpse at COVID-19 challenges ahead By Ralph D. Russo (AP) 2. Japan ends bid to host 2023 Women’s World Cup, citing Olympic delay By Dan Orlowitz(Japan Times) 3. Landon Donovan on life as a coach, national protests and US anthem policy ByCharles Boehm (MLSSoccer.com)
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What They're Saying: Gian Piero Gasperini
“A first smile. It’s nice to say that we’re back and we have restarted from where we were stopped. It’s obvious that some things will never be deleted. But soccer which isentertainment and an incredible passion can help people rejoice again. Our biggest satisfaction will be when fans can return to the stadium because playing […]
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Monday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Bundesliga TV rights deal suggests a softening market By Tariq Panja (New York Times) 2. Coronavirus puts poor Argentines’ soccer dreams on hold By Debora Rey (AP) 3. Earthquakes head to Orlando bubble with ‘weird feeling’ as MLS nears return By Ann Killion (San Francisco Chronicle)
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Sunday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Coaches fear youth sports may not get through coronavirus shutdowns By Bianna Golodryga and Meridith Edwards (CNN) 2. Concern throughout NBA grows ascoronavirus cases spike in Florida play By Baxter Holmes and Zach Lowe (ESPN) 3. TikTok teens andK-Pop stans say they sank Trump rally By Taylor Lorenz, Kellen Browning and Sheera Frenkel (New […]
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Atlanta United confirms a second first-team player tests positive to COVID-19
Atlanta United confirmed a second first-team playertested positive to COVID-19 following mandatory club testing on Friday. The second player was asymptomatic and has been in isolation since Wednesday. No additional positive results forplayers or staff were received Friday. Atlanta United moved to non-contact, individual training sessions, held on Friday and Saturday, and will continue non-contact […]
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Costa Rica, the first Concacaf nation to resume play, forced to shut down again
Costa Rica, the first Concacaf country to resume its season after shutting down due to the coronavirus pandemic in March, was forced to suspend play without completing the men’s first and seconddivision finals because of an outbreak of the coronavirus. The top-tier Liga Promamerica reached the final of the Torneo Clausura before Sunday’s first leg […]
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Varsity Blues' scandal and COVID-19 force universities to rethink priorities
The stereotype of youth sports parents is that they’re sinking tens of thousands of dollars into their kids’ athletic development in the hopes of getting a scholarship that probablywon’t pay all that money back. The truth is a littledifferent. A lot of parents aren’t pinning their hopes on an ironically named “scholarship.” They just want […]
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Saturday morning: What we're reading (and listening to)
1. Colleges aim to restart sports. What’s that going to look like around here? By Mike Jensen (Philadelphia Inquirer) 2. Source: Sacramento Republic FC furloughs more than half of staff amidCOVID-19 losses By Jason Anderson (Sacramento Bee) 3. MLB’s latest move,Phillies’ coronavirus outbreak leave 2020 season on the brink By Dave Sheinin (Washington Post)
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College: 2020-21 NCAA Division I program cuts
Akron (M/W). Men: cross country, golf; Women: tennis. Appalachian State(W). Men: soccer, tennis, indoor track & field. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (W). Men: tennis; Women: tennis. *Boise State (W). Men:baseball; Women: swimming. Brown (M/W): Men: fencing, golf, squash; Women: Equestrian, fencing, golf, skiing, squash. Central Michigan (W). Men: indoor and outdoortrack & field. Chicago State (M/W). Men: […]
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COVID-19: First two MLS players test positive since their teams started full training
Atlanta United and Inter Miami announced on Thursdaythat they had a player tested positive to COVID-19, the first MLS players to test positive since their teams began full team training. No other Atlanta United players or staff received apositive result. The player was asymptomatic and has been observing isolation protocols since receiving the result. The […]