The Washington Wizards, like many teams around the NBA, are struggling to combat the virus. So far, two games have been postponed because Washington hasn’t had enough players to play due to contact tracing protocols. And on Thursday, a third Wizards player tested positive for COVID-19.
Georgetown basketball has had two more games postponed after a positive coronavirus test within the team’s Tier 1 personnel grouping.
The Nebraska men’s basketball game at Maryland scheduled for Saturday has been postponed because of a COVID-19 outbreak in the Cornhuskers’ program.
NCAA President Mark Emmert expressed frustration Tuesday with the delay in moving ahead with proposals surrounding athletes’ ability to make money and to freely transfer to another school and said he remains committed to getting those things done in 2021.
Amid the myriad postponements, the NBA and NBA Players’ Association agreed to additional coronavirus protocol measures Tuesday.
The Wizards do not have the league-required eight players available to play in that game due to coronavirus contact tracing efforts within the team.
Josh Anderson scored a season-high 22 points and Charles Bassey added 21 points with 18 rebounds and four blocks as Western Kentucky got past Marshall 81-73 on Friday.
The Atlanta Hawks sent a special gift to Pope Francis: an MLK jersey that was blessed by the pontiff on Martin Luther King Jr's 92nd birthday Friday.
Michael Ertel recorded 15 points as UAB romped past Charlotte 61-37 on Friday.
Peter Kiss had 22 points as Bryant beat St. Francis (Pa.) 72-63 on Friday.
Elijah Buchanan had 14 points and nine rebounds as Manhattan beat Niagara 58-49 on Friday.
Deandre Thomas had 18 points off the bench to lead Mount St. Mary’s to a 63-52 win over Merrimack on Friday.
Collegiate athletic trainers are used to being the calm amid chaos.
Quincy Olivari had 23 points as Rice topped Old Dominion 69-59 on Friday.
Tajion Jones had 20 points as UNC Asheville topped Charleston Southern 83-75 on Friday.
Max Abmas scored 34 points, reaching 30-plus for the third time this season, and Oral Roberts edged past Denver 88-84 on Friday.
Andrew Carr and Ryan Allen scored 19 points apiece, and Dylan Painter had 18 points and a career-high 19 rebounds as Delaware defeated Hofstra 74-56 on Friday.
Stanford dominated another opponent defensively to keep its perfect record intact.
Pittsburgh suspended forward John Hugley indefinitely for disciplinary reasons on Friday after the freshman was charged with three felonies stemming from an incident last summer.
James Harden used his final interview in Houston to say that his team wasn't good enough.
Aaron Wiggins scored 21 points, making four of Maryland's 12 3-pointers, and the Terrapins beat Division-II member Wingate 100-58 on Friday.
Football is returning in the Western Athletic Conference, this time at the Championship Subdivision level.
There will be a bit less mystery to the March Madness bracket now that the NCAA selection committee no longer has to adjust matchups for travel concerns.
“Mr. Worldwide” is coming to NASCAR.
UConn recruit Saylor Poffenbarger has enrolled in classes at the school and will join the fourth-ranked Huskies this season, coach Geno Auriemma announced Friday.
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