COVID-19 outbreak in hockey league raises questions about contact tracing

"My concern is they will give you the test, but they do not ask any other questions from the get-go."

TSN Original: The Problem of Pain

Playing through injury, sacrificing your body, blocking a shot, fighting to stand up for a teammate. Hockey players are praised for their courage and willingness to withstand pain, and doing whatever it takes to win no matter the cost. Here is the TSN Original: The Problem of Pain.

More than half of Vasili Podkolzin’s KHL team has contracted COVID-19

Podkolzin was not one of the positive cases and was in the SKA St. Petersburg lineup for their game on Wednesday.

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Coronavirus: Football team loses 37-0 in socially distanced match

A German football team lost 37-0 to their local rivals after fielding only seven players who socially distanced throughout the match.

Ripdorf fielded the minimum number of players on Sunday because their opponents SV Holdenstedt II came into contact in a previous game with someone who tested positive for Covid-19.
Their team tested negative but Ripdorf said the conditions were not safe.
If Ripdorf had not played, they would have faced a €200 (£182) fine.

They had asked for the match - in the 11th tier of German football - to be postponed but the local association refused.

Ripdorf said they did not feel safe as at the time of the game 14 days had not yet passed since Holdenstedt players had come into contact with the person who tested positive.
Holdenstedt's first team did not play in the match and the club fielded their second team.
At the beginning of the match, one of Ripdorf's players stepped onto the pitch, passed the ball to an opponent and the team then walked to the sidelines.
Ripdorf co-chair Patrick Ristow told ESPN: "The Holdenstedt players did not understand. But we did not want to risk anything"

He added of his players: "They did not go into direct duels and observed the social distancing rules, keeping two metres between them and Holdenstedt players"

Holdenstedt did not hold back, scoring a goal every two or three minutes.
"There was no reason not to play this game," Holdenstedt coach Florian Schierwater said.

Big Ten backtracks on its decision to postpone and will play football this fall after all

The Big Ten Conference will play football this fall after all. On Wednesday, the conference reversed its postponement decision made last month, saying play would start the weekend of Oct. 23 and 24.

The Big Ten decision came after months of pressure from coaches, parents, players, politicians, and even the President of the United States, who called on the conference to reopen both on Twitter and at rallies.

President Donald Trump welcomed the news in a tweet Wednesday morning, saying, "Great News: BIG TEN FOOTBALL IS BACK. All teams to participate. Thank you to the players, coaches, parents, and all school representatives. Have a FANTASTIC SEASON! It is my great honor to have helped!!!"

The conference will require student-athletes, coaches, trainers and other individuals that are on the field for all practices and games to undergo daily antigen testing. Test results must be completed and recorded prior to each practice or game. Student-athletes who test positive for the coronavirus through point of contact (POC) daily testing would require a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test to confirm the result of the POC test.
"Everyone associated with the Big Ten should be very proud of the groundbreaking steps that are now being taken to better protect the health and safety of the student-athletes and surrounding communities," said Dr. Jim Borchers, head team physician at The Ohio State University, in the announcement.

Fans boo 'moment of unity' at NFL opener

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Vikings QB Kirk Cousins embraces Darwinian view on Covid-19, saying 'If I die, I die'

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Canucks Unveil Massive Warm-Up Sign

"Go Canucks Go" has been hand-painted by 200 Canucks Season Ticket Members over two-thirds of the ice at Rogers Arena.

With Markstrom looking out of sorts, will Canucks turn to Demko? - Sportsnet.ca

The Canucks lost two games in two days on the weekend, which means Demko, if Markstrom is unable to play, will be asked to help keep his team’s season alive when it faces elimination against the Golden Knights tonight at 9:45 p.m. ET / 6:45 p.m. PT on Sportsnet.

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NHL players force postponement of playoff games in response to Jacob Blake shooting

According to reports, the Vancouver Canucks played a significant role in the decision to postpone games.

Match of the Day's theme tune turns 50!

BBC Sport looks back to 15 August 1970, to celebrate 50 years since the iconic Match of the Day theme tune was played on television for the very first time.

India legend Dhoni announces retirement

India great and World Cup-winning captain MS Dhoni retires after a 16-year international career.