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All posts tagged "coronavirus"
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2.0KFootballFern Creek withdraws from KHSAA football playoffs following positive COVID-19 test
Fern Creek High School is the latest football team to pull out of the upcoming KHSAA playoffs. The school made the announcement...
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2.4KBasketball
SEC to use KINEXON SafeZone technology for COVID-19 contact tracing during upcoming basketball season
The Southeastern Conference will use KINEXON SafeZone technology to assist with COVID-19 contract tracing during the upcoming men’s and women’s basketball seasons....
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4.8KFootballTeams continue to drop out of KHSAA football playoffs
The fields for the KHSAA football playoffs are changing daily. A total of 16 teams have already voluntarily dropped out of the...
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3.7KBasketballSyracuse coach Jim Boeheim tests positive for COVID-19
Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim announced Sunday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Here are more details from ESPN: Boeheim, who...
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2.0KBasketballFayette County shuts down winter sports until at least Thanksgiving
Fayette County Public Schools notified parents today that they are shutting down all winter sports until at least Thanksgiving. There are six...
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1.5KBasketballRick Pitino calls on NCAA to save the season by moving start back, having May Madness
Rick Pitino is calling on the NCAA to move the start of college basketball back to save the upcoming season. Pitino suggests...
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2.5KBasketballWest Virginia postpones all winter sports due to COVID-19
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced today that all of the state’s winter sports are postponed until January 11. Winter sports includes...
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2.8KBasketball
Ivy League cancels winter sports, including basketball
The Ivy League decided Thursday to cancel all winter sports, including men’s and women’s basketball, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is...
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3.8KBasketballTom Izzo tests positive for COVID-19
Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo tested positive for COVID-19 earlier today. Here is a statement from MSU: Michigan State Athletics announced...
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1.8KFootball
KHSAA delays start of football playoffs, says ‘substantial changes’ could follow
The Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) has just announced that the state’s high school football playoffs will be delayed one week....
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3.1KBasketballUK releases Rupp Arena capacity, ticket information for men’s basketball games
The University of Kentucky has unveiled arena capacity and ticket options for the upcoming men’s basketball season. Rupp Arena will be limited...
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2.4KFootballLouisville pauses all football activities, postpones game due to COVID-19 outbreak
Louisville has paused all football-related activities and postponed their game against Virginia due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the program. According to...
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1.3KBasketballLouisville to host 18 games in Wade Houston Tipoff Classic
Louisville has announced a 9-team MTE (multi-team event) to tip off the 2020-21 men’s basketball season. The Cardinals will host 18 games...
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2.1KBasketballKarl-Anthony Towns opens up about losing mother to COVID-19 in emotional video
Former Kentucky star Karl-Anthony Towns lost his mother to complications from COVID-19 earlier this year. Towns opened up about losing his mother...
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3.4KFootballNelson County becomes second Kentucky high school to shut down football season due to COVID-19
Nelson County High School joined Garrard County High School yesterday as programs that have shut down their seasons due to challenges created...
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2.1KOther SportsUK men’s soccer vs. Duke postponed by COVID-19
Kentucky’s soccer match at Duke on Friday has been postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests and appropriate quarantine procedures. Here are details...
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1.5KBaseballMLB investigating after Justin Turner tests positive for COVID-19 during game, comes back on field for celebration
Major League Baseball is opening an investigation into some of the events following last night’s decisive game 6 of the World Series....
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1.5KBasketball
Illinois high school basketball ‘on hold’ due to being higher risk sport
According to reports, the Illinois Department of Public Health has determined that basketball and wrestling are higher risk sports for COVID-19. As...
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1.9KBasketballCalipari says Kentucky will shut down for 14 days if there’s a positive COVID-19 test
John Calipari says he’s keeping his Kentucky players in a bubble, but if there happens to be a positive COVID-19 test there’s...
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2.9KFootballGarrard County cancels remainder of football season due to COVID-19
Garrard County High School has cancelled the remainder of their football season, including the playoffs, due to COVID-19. Parents were notified of...