Jimmie Johnson is the first NASCAR driver to test positive for the coronavirus.
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Celtics will open preseason on July 24
Boston is scheduled to play three scrimmages before the NBA season restarts on July 30.
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Red Sox relievers Hernandez, Taylor test positive for COVID-19
Josh Taylor is isolating in Boston, while Darwinzon Hernandez tested positive in Venezuela and has yet to come to Boston.
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Source: NFL to discuss union’s desire to cancel preseason
The league planned to cut the preseason in half, but the players went it canceled so they have more time to train after missing offseason activities.
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Recovering from coronavirus, Gobert ready to move on
Jazz center Rudy Gobert, the first NBA player to positive for the coronavirus, is mostly recovered and ready to play.
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NBA emphasizes mental health as teams await Disney ‘bubble’
Players are nervous about being in the bubble, away from their families, and restricted in what they can and can’t do.
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Braves star Freeman, 3 others test positive for virus
Four-time All-Star Freddie Freeman had a negative test earlier in the week, but tested positive on Friday and is ‘not feeling great.’
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The Latest: Texas has its biggest daily rise in virus cases
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas has reported its biggest daily increase in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases — 8,258. Hospitalizations also continue to climb. Much of Texas began mandating face coverings Friday on the orders of Gov. Greg Abbott. The mask order carries a $250 fine. The order is the most dramatic about-face that Abbott […]
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Maine CDC reports 2 deaths, 23 new cases of coronavirus
The state’s cases continue to rise as Gov. Janet Mills is expected to mandate mask enforcement by businesses.
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As workplaces reopen, Maine parents scramble for child care made scarce by pandemic
Twenty percent of Maine’s licensed child care programs are closed and some will never reopen, leaving parents looking desperately for slots that were in short supply even before the pandemic.