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07/07 14:15 CDT The Latest: Optimism for Red River Showdown in Dallas
The Latest: Optimism for Red River Showdown in Dallas
By The Associated Press
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the
world:
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Oklahoma and Texas officials are cautiously optimistic that their annual
football showdown still will be played at the Cotton Bowl in the Fair Park in
Dallas, despite the announcement Tuesday that the fair would be canceled.
Oklahoma-Texas is one of the longest-running and most intense rivalries in
college football. This year's game is scheduled for Oct. 10.
"Though we certainly respect and understand the decision of the folks in Dallas
on their cancellation of this year's State Fair of Texas, we fully anticipate
that our annual Red River Showdown with Oklahoma will be played in the Cotton
Bowl and are continuing to prepare for that," Texas athletic director Chris Del
Conte said in a statement.
Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione said in a statement that "the best
thing all of us can do at this time is closely follow CDC guidelines to reduce
the spread of the virus."
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The Cleveland Indians are keeping outfielder Franmil Reyes away from training
camp after they spotted him on social media attending a weekend holiday party
without wearing a mask.
Manager Terry Francona said Reyes is not in any trouble with the team. But by
not practicing social distancing or wearing a mask he exposed himself --- and
his teammates --- to infection, and the team is being overly cautious.
Francona said Reyes, who was traded to Cleveland last season from San Diego,
will have to be re-tested for the virus "when it's appropriate."
"He's not in the penalty box," Francona said. "It's just the way we have to
operate right now. So, hopefully we'll see him soon."
Francona said Reyes, who hit 37 homers combined for the Padres and Indians last
season, apologized for not being more careful.
"He didn't so anything bad," Francona said. "We just have to live by certain
guidelines right now."
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The reigning World Series champion Washington Nationals have resumed training
camp after canceling workouts Monday because of COVID-19 testing delays.
General manager Mike Rizzo said the team felt confident about getting back to
Nationals Park for practices after receiving all player and staff test results
from Friday. The American League champion Houston Astros also canceled workouts
Monday and resumed Tuesday.
A handful of players did not take part in workouts, including Starlin Castro,
Juan Soto, Howie Kendrick and Victor Robles. Without naming names, Rizzo said
two players tested positive for the coronavirus and that any players and staff
who came into contact with them had to be re-tested
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Major League Soccer has postponed Wednesday night's match between Nashville and
Chicago Fire.
MLS says five Nashville players have received positive tests for COVID-19 since
arriving in Orlando. Two players received positive results during the weekend,
while three others got their positive results Monday night. Four other
Nashville players need further testing after receiving inconclusive results.
The league is continuing to evaluate Nashville's participation in its
tournament. FC Dallas withdrew Monday after 10 players tested positive for
coronavirus.
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New York Liberty guard Asia Durr will miss the upcoming WNBA season after
testing positive for the coronavirus on June 8.
Durr detailed her struggles with COVID-19 in a post on Instagram. The former
Louisville star says she hasn't fully recovered.
The second pick of the 2019 WNBA draft averaged 6.7 points in her rookie
season, starting 15 of her 18 appearances before being sidelined for the season
with a hip injury.
"Asia worked extremely hard this offseason to put herself in position to take a
major leap forward in her second WNBA season," Liberty general manager Jonathan
Kolb said. "While we are disappointed that we will need to wait a bit longer to
see her emerge as one of the bright young players in the game, we fully
recognize and support the difficult decision she had to make amidst
unprecedented circumstances. Brooklyn will be ready for her in 2021."
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Two members of Louisville's men's basketball program have tested positive for
COVID-19 and the team has suspended voluntary activities for two weeks.
A news release from the school did not specify whether it was players or staff
members who tested positive. It added that those impacted are being quarantined
and proper protocols are being followed.
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The R&A is going ahead with the Women's British Open at Royal Troon without
spectators.
The Women's British Open is set for Aug. 20-23 at Royal Troon along the
Ayrshire coast of Scotland. It would be the first major on the LPGA Tour
schedule that is played this year and it would be the week after the Ladies
Scottish Open on the other side of the country just east of Edinburgh.
Qualifying for the AIG Women's British Open has been canceled. The R&A says the
field will be comprised of leading players from the women's world ranking and
recognizing top performances at recent events on the world's leading tours.
The R&A says it will create a bio secure zone at Royal Troon for those
essential to the championship. It says it will continue to monitor the COVID-19
pandemic to ensure a safe championship without spectators.
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The International Cycling Union says this year's BMX world championships have
been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The event was scheduled to be held in Houston in May and was at first postponed.
The UCI says no new host was found "despite its best efforts to come up with an
alternative."
The next BMX worlds are scheduled to start in Papendal, Netherlands, in August
2021. That is one week after the Tokyo Olympics. Four BMX medal events are on
the Olympic program.
The UCI also says the 2020 season in BMX Freestyle Park and Flatland World Cup
will not happen.
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Sixteen players and officials from Bulgarian soccer club Cherno More have
tested positive for coronavirus.
The club from the Black Sea town of Varna says 12 players are among the
positive cases and adds "all players who tested positive are quarantined and we
have taken the necessary precautions."
Cherno More played a league game against Tsarsko Selo in Sofia on Thursday. The
laboratory that conducted pre-match tests admitted the following day that it
had not announced that one of the players on the team from Sofia had tested
positive.
Cherno More says the club is still ready to play on Tuesday against Arda
Kardzhali despite the positive tests. The quarantined players would be replaced
by members of the team's junior squad.
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The Austrian soccer league has started an investigation into the coronavirus
testing procedures of all 16 second-division teams after three players from one
club tested positive over the weekend.
The league says each club must provide receipts and test results to prove that
all players have been tested on a weekly basis since play resumed on June 5
after a 12-week break.
The investigation comes after last-place Kapfenberger SV apparently breached
the anti-coronavirus rules by failing to structurally test its players.
The league opened proceedings against Kapfenberg on Monday.
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Two more badminton tournaments have been canceled in the revamped calendar
because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The China Masters in Lingshui was canceled after already being moved from
February to May and then to August.
It was to be the first comeback event but that's now expected to be the Chinese
Taipei Open in Taipei from Sept. 1-6.
The Dutch Open in Almere in October was also put off for this year.
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