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NFL, union to continue daily testing, including bye weeks
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL and its players’ union have agreed to continue daily COVID-19 testing except on game days until further notice. The...
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No better time to be visiting NFL team than in year of virus
By Dave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — For NFL teams in this year of the virus, the road game has become even more of a business...
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Tennessee Titans back to waiting after NFL postpones game vs. Steelers
By Teresa M. Walker NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans find themselves back in a waiting mode, hoping the NFL allows them back inside...
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The Latest: UNC reports coronavirus-related student death
RALEIGH, N.C. — The University of North Carolina system reported its first coronavirus-related student death on Tuesday since several campuses reopened with at least partial...
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Tennessee Titans have NFL’s 1st COVID-19 outbreak; next game still on
By Teresa Walker NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans won’t be back inside their building until Saturday at the earliest because of eight positive...
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The Latest: Notre Dame COVID-19 outbreak affects 39 players
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Notre Dame said it had 39 football players in isolation...
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Mid-American Conference returns with 6-game football season starting Nov. 4
By Ralph Russo The Mid-American Conference, the first major college football league to postpone its season because of the pandemic, became the final one to...
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NFL fines 3 coaches, clubs for unmasked coaches
A person with knowledge of the punishment tells The Associated Press that at least three NFL head coaches have been fined $100,000 for violating the...
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Gale Sayers, Bears Hall of Fame running back, dies at 77
By Andrew Seligman and Jim Litke CHICAGO (AP) — Gale Sayers, the dazzling and elusive running back who entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame...
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Kansas City Chiefs fan at season opener tests positive for virus
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ten fans who attended the Kansas City Chiefs game last week have been told to quarantine after one fan tested...
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Big Ten will play football in fall
Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all. Less than five weeks after pushing football and other fall sports to spring...
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For television executives, return of football is good news
By David Bauder NEW YORK (AP) — Pro football has probably never been more important to television executives than this year, and its return has...
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Stadiums quiet but college football, shows of unity go on
By Eric Olson The first big weekend of college football was mostly stripped of the pageantry that is at the heart of the game. The...
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Racial injustice themes fill empty NFL stadiums
By Jimmy Golen Jason Myers kicked off to start the Seahawks’ season-opener against the Falcons, and the ball sailed through the end zone for a...
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Return of football renews fears over more virus spread
By Carla K. Johnson, Astrid Galvan and Dave Skretta KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Are you ready for some football? The kickoff of the NFL...
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On Football: The mysterious journey into NFL 2020 begins
By Barry Wilner Van Morrison sang about going “Into the Mystic.” The Grateful Dead called it a “long, strange trip” in “Truckin’.” The young women...
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Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals allowed 6,000 fans at two games
The Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals will be allowed to have 6,000 fans at two home games this season. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Saturday...
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Pandemic could lead to pandemonium on offensive lines
By Barry Wilner The coronavirus pandemic could lead to pandemonium on offensive lines throughout the NFL. With no on-field offseason programs, no preseason games, no...
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College football embarks on uncertain season of COVID-19
By Ralph Russo A most overused coaching cliche has never been so relevant as college football embarks on a season of COVID-19: Take it one...
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NFL faces tough times for 2020, then bright economic outlook
By Barry Wilner Let’s get this straight from the outset: If the NFL has no fans at any games this season — or doesn’t have...
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College football kicks off COVID-19 style in Alabama
By John Zenor MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — With masks, social distancing and mostly empty stands, the college football season kicked off COVID-19 style. Austin Peay...
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AP source: Big Ten working on multiple options for football
By Ralph Russo Big Ten coaches, athletic directors and medical personnel are working on multiple plans for staging a football season — including one that...
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NFL 2020: Who really knows what to expect on field and off?
By Barry Wilner Never has the NFL doubted it would open its season on time. For months, it has steadfastly stuck to its plans, even...
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9 NFL teams cancel practice in response to Blake shooting
By Dennis Waszak Jr. FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Empty practice fields made for loud and powerful statements at nine facilities across the NFL. The...
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A Team-By-Team Look At Policies For NFL Fans Attending Games
A team-by-team look at the policies for NFL fans attending games in the 2020 regular season. (As of Aug. 25, 2020). Arizona — Team hasn’t...
