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Miami Dolphins to allow 13,000 fans, require masks at Hard Rock Stadium

MIAMI (UPI) -- The Miami Dolphins announced Monday that they will allow a maximum of 13,000 fans for their first home game this season at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. Fans will be required to wear masks when not drinking or eating. The announcement comes after the Kansas City Chiefs announced last week they will allow about 16,000 fans for the first game of the NFL season Sept. 10 in Kansas City, Mo. The Dolphins will host the […]

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AEW News

AEW allowing fans to attend live events at a limited capacity

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- All Elite Wrestling (AEW) made a statement during an announcement that they will begin allowing fans to attend events. However, there will be a limited capacity. Live events are opening up to limited attendance with physical distancing in order to be in compliance with Duval County and Florida state regulations. Additionally, measures taken will also be in compliance with CDC guidelines as a result. Live shows, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have been taking place at Daily's […]

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Football News

SEC releases full football schedule; Alabama-Georgia headlines slate

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (UPI) -- The Southeastern Conference unveiled its entire 2020 football schedule Monday as it continues to move forward with its fall sports season amid the coronavirus pandemic. A matchup between Alabama and Georgia on Oct. 17 at Bryant-Denny Stadium highlights the SEC's upcoming slate. It's the first regular-season game between the Crimson Tide and Bulldogs in Tuscaloosa, Ala., since Nick Saban's first season as Alabama's head coach in 2007. Other highlights include Alabama and defending national champion LSU […]

todayAugust 18, 2020 98

AEW News

AEW Dynamite: Cassidy wins rematch against Jericho

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (UPI) -- Orange Cassidy and Chris Jericho's heated rivalry continued as they battled each other in the main event of Dynamite. The bout on Wednesday was a $7,000 obligation match with Jericho demanding that Cassidy pay for his ruined jacket if he loses. Le Champion's jacket was ruined weeks ago when Cassidy had orange juice fall onto Jericho from the top of the arena. Jericho's group The Inner Circle and Cassidy's partners Best Friends were banned from ringside. […]

todayAugust 13, 2020 68

Golf News

Masters golf tournament to take place without fans in November

AUGUSTA, Ga. (UPI) -- Augusta National Golf Club announced Wednesday that this year's Masters Tournament will be held without spectators or guests because of the coronavirus pandemic. Augusta National and Masters chairman Fred Ridley issued a statement on the decision, saying the risks of having fans in attendance "are simply too significant to overcome." The 2020 Masters Tournament was originally scheduled for April 9-12 but was postponed until mid-November due to the COVID-19 outbreak. "Since our initial announcement to postpone […]

todayAugust 12, 2020 94

General News

Big Ten postpones football, fall sports due to COVID-19

ROSEMONT, Ill. (UPI) -- The Big Ten Conference on Tuesday postponed fall sports -- including football -- for the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic. The conference is the first among the Power Five conferences to announce a postponement of fall sports due to COVID-19. The ACC, SEC, Big 12 and Pac-12 are expected to announce fall plans later this week. Men's and women's cross country, field hockey, men's and women's soccer, and women's volleyball are the other fall […]

todayAugust 11, 2020 34

Sports

Korean baseball increases stadium fan capacity to 25 percent

SEOUL (UPI) -- The Korea Baseball Organization, which began allowing fans back to games last month, will raise its stadium capacity from 10% to 25% starting Tuesday, the league announced. Korea's Ministry of Sports, Tourism and Culture last week gave the go-ahead for the league to bring back up to 30% of fans, but the KBO decided to keep the level at 25% to be able to maintain social distancing at each venue. "The allowable crowd size is up to […]

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General News

GMAC authority postponing some fall sports over looming COVID concerns

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Great Midwest Athletic Conference Presidents’ Council has postponed the fall championship segments in football, men’s soccer, women’s soccer and volleyball, as decided on Monday morning. The conference schedule and championships in each of these high contact risk sports, as defined by the NCAA Resocialization of Collegiate Sport guidelines, will be moved to the spring season. Cross country, golf and tennis will resume activities The Great Midwest is maintaining the cross country championship segment in the fall as […]

todayAugust 10, 2020 60

National

Big Ten coaches and players fighting to save 2020 season

Coaches and players are fighting back in the face of potential cancellation of the Big Ten football season. Reports broke on Monday morning that the decision had been made and an announcement would be coming on Tuesday. The Big Ten features Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, and Wisconsin. https://twitter.com/HuskerSports/status/1292895821676056576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw More than a dozen players, all from Power Five conferences, released a statement saying they want to play in 2020. […]

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