One of football-mad Alabama’s most successful coaches finds it ludicrous to be playing games when high schools lack the resources for widespread testing that is needed to have any chance of competing safely.
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Posted inNational Sports, Sports
COVID-19 has battered college football, and our acceptance of that is startling
SVRLUGA: With the coronavirus causing mayhem throughout the sport, at what point do we wonder if these glorified exhibitions are worth it?
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Cowboys’ Andy Dalton says COVID-19 ‘hit me hard’ after concussion
“I’m glad to be on the other side of it,” Dalton said. “I’m glad to be back with everybody and through those three weeks.”
Posted inNational Sports, Sports
Steelers, Penn St. exempt from Pennsylvania’s in-game mask requirement
State said earlier this week that professional, college teams should follow order that people wear masks when “outdoors with others who are not members of a person’s household and unable to maintain sustained physical distance.”
Posted inNation / World
Daily COVID-19 deaths in U.S. reach highest level since May
Meanwhile, the number of people in the hospital with the coronavirus hits another all-time high at more than 80,000.
Posted inCross Country, Sports, Varsity Maine
All-Region Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year: St. Dom’s Liam Levasseur
The Western Maine Conference champion has always had a talent for distance running.
Posted inLocal Sports
Maine Nordiques and Twin City Thunder games postponed again
The two Twin Cities-based junior hockey organizations were each scheduled to play two games prior to Thanksgiving.
Posted inBoys Basketball, Boys Hockey, Cheering, Girls Basketball, Girls Hockey, Indoor Track, Skiing, Sports, Swimming, Varsity Maine, Wrestling
This winter, coin flip replaces opening tip-off
The Maine Principals’ Association releases its COVID-19 safety guidelines on each high school winter sport.
Posted inFranklin, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
Russell Park up to 146 cases; more outbreaks locally
BIW, Lewiston Middle School, Greene Central School and the Maine Department of Transportation’s Wilton office have all reported COVID-19 outbreaks.
Posted inNation / World
Pfizer seeks OK for emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine in U.S.
The public’s first chance to see how strong the evidence of its effectiveness really is will come in early December at a public meeting of the FDA’s scientific advisers.