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BKN—VIRUS OUTBREAK-NBA
The NBA has told the National Basketball Players Association that it will present a 22-team plan for restarting the season to the league’s board of governors on Thursday, a person familiar with the situation tells the AP. The person says all 22 of the teams coming to the ESPN Wide World Of Sports complex on the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida, would play eight games to determine playoff seeding starting around July 31 before the postseason begins. By Basketball Writer Tim Reynolds. SENT: 670 words, photo.
BBO—VIRUS OUTBREAK-MLB
NEW YORK — If Major League Baseball and its players take the field for a coronanvirus-delayed 2020 season, it will be after acrimonious negotiations that resemble their labor war of a generation ago. By Baseball Writer Ronald Blum. SENT: 1,000 words, photo.
VIRUS OUTBREAK-STADIUMS-PRIVACY
The metal detectors every sports fan has become accustomed to at the gate might soon be accompanied by thermal body scanners as part of the gargantuan task of preventing the spread of the new coronavirus and other airborne diseases. And that might be just one thing the public will need to be comfortable with in order to bring games back for in-person viewing. By Dave Campbell. SENT: 960 words, photos.
—A virus Latest across all sports has been sent. With separate from United States (NHRA to resume in July at Indianapolis with limited fans).
BC-OLY--BERRY'S PROTEST
As it turns out, the hard part for U.S. Olympian Gwen Berry hasn’t started yet. Berry wants an apology from the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee for publicly shaming her after she raised her fist in protest at the Pan-Am Games. It’s a gesture that has taken on new meaning in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death and the protests that have followed. By Eddie Pells and Pat Graham. UPCOMING: 800 words, photos by 3 a.m.
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FBC—OBIT-JOHNNY MAJORS
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Johnny Majors, the coach of Pittsburgh’s 1976 national championship football team and a former coach and star player at Tennessee, has died. Majors died Wednesday at his home in Knoxville, according to his wife. He was 85. Majors compiled a 185-137-10 record in 29 seasons as a head coach at Iowa State, Pitt and Tennessee. SENT: 740 words, photos.
SOC—VIRUS OUTBREAK-MLS
Major League Soccer and its players’ union have reached an agreement that paves the way for a tournament in Florida after the season was suspended by the coronavirus pandemic. The deal was announced by the Major League Soccer Players Association following tense talks that led to some players skipping voluntary workouts and the league threatening a lockout. By Anne M. Peterson. SENT: 570 words, photo.
RAC—HORSE RACING-FAUCI
A racehorse named for Dr. Anthony Fauci reached the finish line at a safe enough distance from others that would have made his namesake proud. Fauci the 2-year-old colt, finished a distant second to a horse named Prisoner in his much-anticipated debut at Belmont Park. By Stephen Whyno. SENT: 550 words, photos.
FBN—PANTHERS-RHULE
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The transition from being a head coach in college to the NFL is never easy. But it’s even more difficult this year for Panthers first-year coach Matt Rhule, who is trying to build a team and some sense of chemistry virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic. By Steve Reed. SENT: 610 words, photo.
BKC—ARIZONA-INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR
Arizona’s latest highly touted recruiting class has a distinctly international flavor to it. The class of 2020 features seven players, including six from outside the United States. By Basketball Writer John Marshall. SENT: 650 words, photos.
SOC—MLS-GALAXY-KATAI'S WIFE
LOS ANGELES — The LA Galaxy will meet with new Serbian winger Aleksandar Katai on Thursday to discuss a series of alarming social media posts by his wife. Tea Katai made the since-deleted posts on her Instagram story this week, the Galaxy confirmed Wednesday night in a statement that called the posts “racist and violent.” By Greg Beacham. SENT: 370 words, photos.
