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Georgetown head coach Patrick Ewing shouts during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Butler, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Indianapolis. Butler won 63-55. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
The Latest: Wizards-Bucks game postponed

By The Associated Press Jan. 20, 2021 01:58 PM EST

Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho wearing a protective face mask during the warm up before the English Premier League soccer match between Sheffield United and Tottenham Hotspur at the Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield, England, Sunday, Jan.17, 2021. (Stu Forster/Pool via AP)
The Latest: NFL says 3 players positive in latest testing

By The Associated Press Jan. 19, 2021 01:15 PM EST

FILE - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar arrives at WE Day California at The Forum on Thursday, April 25, 2019, in Inglewood, Calif. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has revealed that he received the COVID-19 vaccine and is encouraging others to consider doing the same. The Basketball Hall of Famer and NBA’s leading all-time scorer has taped a short message that will be aired beginning Monday during broadcasts of games played on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
The Latest: 76ers-Thunder game postponed

By The Associated Press Jan. 17, 2021 05:38 PM EST

Georgetown head coach Patrick Ewing shouts during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Butler, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Indianapolis. Butler won 63-55. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
The Latest: South Carolina coach Martin to miss game at LSU

By The Associated Press Jan. 14, 2021 05:38 PM EST

Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo yells from the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Rutgers, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in East Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
The Latest: Michigan State-Iowa basketball game postponed

By The Associated Press Jan. 13, 2021 11:11 AM EST

Manchester City's Sergio Aguero after taking a tumble during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Newcastle United at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. (Peter Powell/Pool via AP)
The Latest: Vegas tests positive ahead of PGA Tour event

By The Associated Press Jan. 12, 2021 02:01 PM EST

Nebraska's Derrick Walker dunks the ball over Indiana defenders in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, in Lincoln, Neb. (Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP)
The Latest: Dallas Stars to resume practicing on Tuesday

By The Associated Press Jan. 11, 2021 03:21 PM EST

The Latest: 3 Browns players off COVID list to face Steelers

By The Associated Press Jan. 09, 2021 12:20 PM EST
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The Browns finally caught a break...

Buffalo Bills fans arrive at Bills Stadium for an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Indianapolis Colts Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, in Orchard Park. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills 1/9/2021

Jan. 09, 2021 11:46 AM EST

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski looks on from the sidelines during an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in Pittsburgh. Positive COVID-19 tests have knocked Stefanski out of Cleveland's wild-card game at Pittsburgh on Sunday night — the Browns' first playoff appearance since the 2002 season. (AP Photo/Justin Berl, File)
The Latest: 3 Mavericks players out under COVID-19 protocols

By The Associated Press Jan. 08, 2021 10:33 AM EST

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield looks to throw during the first half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)
Browns don't practice again as COVID-19 wreaks havoc on team

By Tom Withers Jan. 07, 2021 11:45 AM EST

Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski looks on from the sidelines during an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in Pittsburgh. Positive COVID-19 tests have knocked Stefanski out of Cleveland's wild-card game at Pittsburgh on Sunday night — the Browns' first playoff appearance since the 2002 season. (AP Photo/Justin Berl, File)
The Latest: Packers to allow 6,000 fans at playoff game

By The Associated Press Jan. 07, 2021 10:19 AM EST

A Liverpool fans with a Jurgen Klopp protective face mask applauds before the start of an English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Sunday Dec. 27, 2020. (Stu Forster/Pool via AP)
The Latest: Marshall postpones 2 men's basketball games

By The Associated Press Jan. 06, 2021 10:12 AM EST

FILE - Fans arrive to tailgate before an NFL football game between the Buffalo Bills and the Jacksonville Jaguars in Orchard Park, N.Y., in this Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016, file photo. Testing will replace tailgating in the Bills Stadium's expansive parking lot starting Wednesday, when some 6,700 fans will be required to be tested for the coronavirus in order to be allowed to attend Buffalo's AFC wild-card playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert, File)
Testing replaces tailgating as Bills set to welcome fans

By John Wawrow Jan. 05, 2021 07:44 PM EST

FILE - A few fans watch in Lambeau Field during the first half of an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Tennessee Titans in Green Bay, Wis., in this Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, file photo. The eight teams hosting NFL playoff games this month are more than happy to be staying home with all of comfort it brings, but the actual advantage of playing there all but disappeared during this pandemic season of mostly empty stadiums. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer, File)
The Latest: NFL reaches a new high of infected players

By The Associated Press Jan. 05, 2021 02:10 PM EST

FILE - Fans arrive to tailgate before an NFL football game between the Buffalo Bills and the Jacksonville Jaguars in Orchard Park, N.Y., in this Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016, file photo. Testing will replace tailgating in the Bills Stadium's expansive parking lot starting Wednesday, when some 6,700 fans will be required to be tested for the coronavirus in order to be allowed to attend Buffalo's AFC wild-card playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert, File)
Jaguars-Bills 11/27/2016

Jan. 05, 2021 10:24 AM EST

FILE -Duke's Jahlil Okafor (15) and Wisconsin's Frank Kaminsky (44) battle for the ball at the tip off during the first half of the NCAA Final Four college basketball tournament championship game in Indianapolis, in this Monday, April 6, 2015, file photo. The NCAA announced Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, that all 67 men's basketball tournament games including the Final Four will be played entirely in Indiana in a bid to keep the marquee event from being called off for a second consecutive year because of the coronavirus pandemic.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
Men's March Madness will be played entirely in Indiana

By Michael Marot Jan. 04, 2021 04:09 PM EST

Fans tailgate in the parking lot outside Arrowhead Stadium before an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs 1/3/2021

Jan. 03, 2021 02:36 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2017, file photo, CBS football analyst Tony Romo walks across the field during warmups before an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas. Romo will not be in the broadcast booth on the final day of the NFL regular season Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021, after being sidelined by due to “COVID-19 protocols,” the network said. CBS Sports posted the news with a short tweet on its “CBS Sports PR” Twitter feed on Saturday. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth, File)
Romo out of broadcast booth due to COVID-19 protocols

Jan. 02, 2021 09:43 PM EST

The Galen Arena is closed due to a confirmed case of COVID-19 as the Southern California men's basketball team canceled an NCAA college basketball game against Stanford in Los Angeles, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
The Latest: Cardinals place WR Christian Kirk on COVID list

By The Associated Press Jan. 02, 2021 11:14 AM EST