Jay Williams to miss rest of NBA Finals on ABC after testing positive for coronavirus
"This is a great reminder for me and for everybody that we have to continue to be as diligent as possible."
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ESPN’s Marty Smith missed Louisiana-Appalachian State game due to Covid-19 symptoms, says they’ve “kicked my ass”
"I have all the symptoms that you've read about for months. A throbbing headache that will not go away. I can't taste. I can't smell."
Washington Post’s Thomas Boswell won’t cover World Series for first time in 45 years
"I’ll miss the marvelous misery of covering the World Series this year."
Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth reluctantly wear masks during Sunday Night Football in Santa Clara
"We're going to get lollipops at the end of the game tonight," said Michaels during the broadcast.
Angels broadcaster Victor Rojas criticizes MLB’s COVID-19 testing for “jeopardizing the health of players”
"They had two-plus months to work on this."
Charles Barkley says Turner Sports bosses told him the NBA season will resume
"We're going to play basketball."
Matt Vasgersian believes “we will not be at the ballpark” for Sunday Night Baseball telecasts
Vasgersian has previously called remote broadcasts for NBC's Olympics coverage.
HBO’s Last Week Tonight looks at how sports is trying to return from COVID-19 shutdown
"To do it irresponsibly turns out to be pretty easy."
NBC Sports on-air talent taking voluntary pay cuts through end of 2020
The temporary salary reductions will range from five to 10 percent.
ESPN’s Todd McShay on missing the NFL Draft due to COVID-19: “I felt like I was letting everyone down”
McShay shared his experience on The Adam Schefter Podcast.
Jason Benetti and fellow sportscasters perform a scene from Les Miserables
Benetti's Inspector Javert will make you forget Russell Crowe ever played the role.
NFL could move some games to Saturday if no 2020 college football season is played
Any new Saturday NFL telecasts would likely be exclusive to Amazon Prime or ESPN+.
The NFL is set to release a schedule with a Sept. 10 start, a full season, and no neutral locations: “We plan to...
The NFL is set to release its schedule next week, with no major changes despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
St. Louis Blues announcer John Kelly has fully recovered from COVID-19, is donating plasma for research
Kelly was officially diagnosed with COVID-19 near the end of March. He's fully recovered now, and is donating plasma to help with a Washington University study on the virus.
NBA reportedly considering robotic cameras as a way to reduce number of people on site
The NBA is also still planning on receiving their national television revenue, though future make-goods are likely given the loss of games.
Longtime Detroit sports columnist Pat Caputo laid off after 37 years at Oakland Press
Caputo covered the Tigers and Lions as a beat reporter before becoming a columnist.
NFL planning various 2020 schedule scenarios, including 5-week regular season delay and pushing Super Bowl back 3 weeks
A 16-game, 17-week regular season schedule is still viewed as a priority.
MLB Trade Rumors has suffered 40 percent loss in traffic with no baseball being played
The site has also suffered a 50 percent loss in ad revenue.
A’s manager Bob Melvin gets surprise visit from ‘That Thing You Do’ cast
The 1996 film is one of Melvin's favorites, along with his wife and daughter.
FS1 launching ‘Fox Sports: The Home Game,’ a trivia game show hosted by Chris Myers
A "sports and pop culture game show." Jeff Gordon and Brady Quinn are the first contestants.
College basketball writer Adam Zagoria detailed his battle with COVID-19
Zagoria covered the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden in March before it was canceled.
Renowned NY Post sports photographer Anthony Causi dies at 48 from COVID-19
Causi passed away at 48 Sunday after a weeks-long battle with the COVID-19 coronavirus.
DAZN postpones its boxing events until at least July, furloughs live event staff until then
Some fights affected by this postponement include Regis Prograis-Maurice Hooker, Demetrius Andrade-Liam Williams, Canelo Alvarez-Billy Joe Saunders, and Anthony Joshua-Kubrat Pulev.
Ian Eagle and Noah Eagle are once again in the same house, thanks to COVID-19
Ian broke it to Noah that his old bedroom is no longer the same place.
Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl criticizes Maven and CEO James Heckman on social media
"There's a total lack of confidence in the leadership," says the Washington Post's Ben Strauss.