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Carmelo Anthony did not travel with the Portland Trail Blazers to Los Angeles on Sunday due to the NBA’s health and safety protocols, the team announced. Portland is set to take on both the Lakers and the Clippers on Monday and Wednesday, respectively, this week — both games that Anthony will now likely miss. The “health and safety protocols” designation is used throughout the league for players who either have contracted COVID-19 or have come into contact with someone who has tested… Source link

China’s most decorated swimmer is free to swim again, for now. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, FILE) A collection of vehemently anti-Chinese tweets has caused one of the most drawn-out sagas in swimming to become even longer. Sun Yang, the most decorated swimmer in Chinese history, had his eight-year ban from the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned by a Swiss federal court on Wednesday, according to The New York Times’ Tariq Panja. The ban had originally been issued after the World… Source link

Iowa is continuing to prepare for the Music City Bowl despite being unable to practice or work out. The team said Monday that it was suspending all in-person football activities for five days after an increase in positive COVID-19 tests. The Hawkeyes are set to play Missouri in Nashville on Dec. 30. A five-day pause means that Iowa won’t be able to resume in-person preparation until Dec. 26, though athletic director Gary Barta said the team was confident it could still play in the bowl… Source link

Syracuse has now paused activities for the third time in just six weeks due to the coronavirus. (Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images) For the third time in six weeks, the Syracuse men’s basketball team is on pause. Syracuse announced on Monday that it halted all basketball activities due to an unnamed Buffalo player testing positive for COVID-19. The Orange beat the Bulls, 107-96, at the Carrier Dome on Saturday. Buffalo has halted activities, too, and coach Jim Whitesell is… Source link

Report: Lin-Warriors deal off; Letter of Clearance not obtained originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Jeremy Lin warned everyone to wait, and now we have an idea why. Lin and the Warriors reportedly were finalizing a contract agreement Friday, but the team needed a Letter of Clearance from the Chinese Basketball Association and FIBA. The Athletic’s Shams Charania and the New York Times’ Marc Stein reported Saturday night that the Warriors were not able to obtain the Letter of Clearance before… Source link

The Rose Bowl won’t be played in Pasadena in 2021. The Tournament of Roses said Saturday night that the game would be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Jan. 1 due to COVID-19 restrictions in the state of California. The Rose Bowl is a College Football Playoff semifinal this season. “We know that the decision was not an easy one to make,” Tournament of Roses director David Eads said in a statement. “While we remain confident that a game could have been played at the Rose… Source link

The shotgun football kicking career of Vanderbilt’s Sarah Fuller appears to have come to a close, as the Commodores’ game at Georgia on Saturday has been canceled. Vanderbilt has been dealing with COVID-19 issues, and the game is the last one on its schedule. The Commodores will finish the season 0-9. For Fuller, who didn’t join the team until a few days before Thanksgiving, this presumably marks the elimination of her final chance to kick in a college football game. She appeared in two… Source link

BRISTOL, Va./Tenn. (WJHL) — State Street in Bristol has already faced difficulties with mandates being tighter on the Virginia side of the road compared to the Tennessee side. “It does make it a little different and harder on the Virginia side trying to mandate that law and make sure that we’re keeping all of our customers safe,” said co-owner of Willow Creek Antiques, Christopher Brackett. Source link

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady and his head coach Bruce Arians reportedly planned a multi-day bonding activity — a golf outing — during Week 13, Tampa Bay’s bye week. Maybe it was to spend time together to work things out after Arians has consistently called Brady out to the media. Or maybe it was to strengthen their relationship, which could be totally fine, and have a little fun. Either way, they didn’t get a chance to play a single hole. According to NFL Network’s Ian… Source link

The rumors that James Harden and Russell Westbrook want the Houston Rockets to trade them appear to be over their desire to win now. With a new GM and head coach, it could feel like they’re starting all over again, and that’s not what they signed up for. That narrative makes sense, but it may not be the real reason. According to a new report, Harden, Westbrook and others are revolting against Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta’s political leanings. Players upset over owner’s Trump support On… Source link