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Fully vaccinated NFL players will get COVID-19 tests weekly

Fully vaccinated players will be required to get tested for COVID-19 weekly instead of every 14 days as part of the revised protocols for the regular season agreed upon by the NFL and NFLPA.

The weekly testing applies also for fully vaccinated Tier 1 and 2 staff. There’s an option for a second test for those who want it, according to a memo sent to clubs and obtained by The Associated Press on Monday.

Fully vaccinated individuals do not need to wait for results prior to entering a team’s facility. Each club must conduct its testing over a three-day period.

Unvaccinated players will continue to be tested daily.

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The Indy Star Hates The Indy 500

This is an absolute gem from Hammer and Nigel over at WIBC, pointing out how the Indy Star has been extremely negative in regards to the Indy 500 for a number of years.

Hey, Indy Star, what’s your problem? Why are you always bringing a negative take on the event that put Indianapolis on the map, The Indy 500?

What is it? You don’t like racing? You’d prefer Indianapolis to be known solely for its astronomical rate of violent crime? Are you just simmering mad about your dwindling subscriber base and you want to take the whole city down with you?

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Printable Indianapolis 500 Starting Lineup 2021

Download the Printable 2021 Indianapolis 500 Lineup Indy 500 Starting Grid PDF, courtesy of Naptown Buzz.

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EIGHT Fully Vaccinated Yankees Test Positive for COVID-19

“The Yankees can today confirm that INF Gleyber Torres has received a positive COVID-19 diagnosis. He was fully vaccinated and previously had COVID-19 during the most recent baseball off-season. Torres has been placed on the COVID-19 injured list, and the Yankees have recalled INF/OF Miguel Andújar (#41) from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Torres is the eighth Yankees player, coach, or traveling staff member to test positive this week. All of the positives are breakthrough positives, occurring with individuals who were fully vaccinated.

The other recent Yankees COVID-19 positives are Pitching Coach Matt Blake, Third Base Coach Phil Nevin, First Base Coach Reggie Willits, and four members of the Yankees’ traveling staff. All are currently under quarantine protocol in Tampa.

Major League Baseball, its medical experts, and the New York State Department of Health are currently advising and assisting the Yankees, who continue to undergo additional testing and contact tracing.”

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Maryland-Ohio State Game Canceled Due to COVID-19

Saturday’s Maryland-Ohio State game, which was canceled and won’t be made up. Maryland paused all team activities on Wednesday after eight players have tested positive for the virus over the past week.

“There is nothing more important than the health and well-being of our student-athletes, coaches and staff,” Maryland athletic director Damon Evans said in a statement. “We realize that this news is disappointing to all of the Maryland fans out there who were looking forward to the Terps taking on an outstanding Ohio State team, but the responsible thing for us to do is pause football activities, given the number of positive cases currently in our program.”

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Wisconsin Cancels Game Against Purdue Due to COVID-19

The University of Wisconsin has canceled Saturday’s home game against Purdue.

It’s the second straight game the 10th-ranked Badgers have called off as COVID-19 cases within their team continue to rise. Wisconsin school leaders said on Tuesday that three more players and two additional staffers have tested positive since Saturday, bringing the program’s total number of active cases to 27.

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Much Like 2020, World Series Ratings Suck

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ six-game win over the Tampa Bay Rays received an average television rating 32% below the previous World Series low.

The six games on Fox averaged a 5.2 rating, 12 share, and 9,785,000 viewers, Nielsen Media Research said Wednesday. The previous low was a 7.6 rating, 12 share, and 12,660,000 viewers for the San Francisco Giants’ four-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers in 2012.

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