Police departments across the U.S. are taking a lead role in enforcing social distancing rules that health officials say are critical to containing COVID-19.
March 2020
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NBA executives taking 20% pay cut
About 100 of the league’s highest earners will be affected by the salary reductions.
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MLB uniform maker switches to medical masks and gowns
Fanatics plans to produce items for hospitals in Pennsylvania and nearby states.
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Bill Bartholomay, who moved Braves to Atlanta, dies at 91
Bill Bartholomay moved the franchise from Milwaukee to Atlanta in 1966.
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Deal in works would let Betts, Bauer and others become free agents even if baseball season is canceled
In a deal being negotiated by the commissioner’s office and the union, players would still get credit for a season of service time.
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Kennebec, Somerset counties reduce inmate populations to keep coronavirus out of jails
Kennebec County has been working with the district attorney’s office to identify inmates with 30 days or fewer left on their sentences to be released early.
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Sister Jean, Loyola’s 100-year-old team chaplain, sends out a message of hope
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, who became a celebrity during Loyola’s 2018 Cinderella run to the Final Four, delivers a pep talk. “As the days go by, let us continue our team spirit.”
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Maine hopes new mobile app reduces opioid overdose deaths
The free app provides naloxone administration instructions.
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Political historian-commentator Richard Reeves dies at 83
Richard Reeves wrote about politics for more than 50 years and published books on Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy and other American presidents.
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Santa Anita official urges California horse racing tracks to stay open
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order for California doesn’t stop the tracks from running live races, but activists condemn the tracks for continuing operations.