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Bucks shut down practice facility after positive COVID-19 tests

July 6, 2020 Rick Solem

The Milwaukee Bucks practice facility was shut down after the latest results from Friday’s coronavirus testing, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. No word on how many cases or if it was players, coaches or staff that were affected. It looks as though the facility will remained closed, since the Bucks are headed Thursday to the […]

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Health director concerned about Loggers games, other large gatherings, as virus surges in La Crosse

July 2, 2020 Rick Solem

Playing sports in a viral pandemic is something the billion-dollar industry at the pro level is having a difficult time figuring out. The NBA wants to play in a bubble. Baseball will be regionally. Neither with fans. In fact, neither sport may get going at all. At the college level, virus outbreaks are sending large […]

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Giannis: 2020 NBA title ‘toughest championship you could ever win’

July 1, 2020 Rick Solem

Some say the 2020 NBA championship should come with an asterisk. While that may be true, given the circumstances with COVID-19 and the long layoff from the last regular-season games, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo argues that perhaps that asterisk should represent how much more difficult attaining the title will be. “I feel like a […]

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NBA lays out its vision for Disney restart to teams, players

June 16, 2020 Associated Press

Here’s some of what awaits NBA players going to Disney next month: game rooms, golf course access, cabanas with misters to combat the heat, fishing areas, bowling, backstage tours and salon services. It only sounds like vacation. The NBA described very specific plans to players and teams for the restart on Tuesday, doing so in […]

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Jordan giving $100 million for racial equality, justice

June 6, 2020 Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan and the Jordan Brand are giving $100 million to organizations dedicated to promoting racial equality and social justice. In a joint statement Friday on social media, Jordan and the Jordan Brand said money will be paid over 10 years with the goal of “ensuring racial equality, social justice and […]

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What’s next for the NBA? A plan for testing is the big key

June 5, 2020 Associated Press

For the NBA, it is not officially time to play. It’s getting closer, but the league isn’t there yet. The move to agree on a 22-team format for the resumption of the pandemic-interrupted season is a major step forward, but it was just the first of many major decisions that has to be completed before […]

NEWS

DAHLBERG COLUMN: Virus will make the timeline for sports, too

April 5, 2020 Associated Press

The unthinkable, at least for sports fans, already has happened. The games, as we know them, are shut down. We’ll never know if San Diego State was a Final Four contender or if Tiger Woods would have defended his green jacket at the Masters. There was no opening day in baseball. The odds are increasingly […]

BUCKS

NBA telling teams to keep players, staff out of facilities

March 19, 2020 Associated Press

The NBA has told its teams to close its training and practice facilities to all players and staff starting Friday, saying the shuttering will last indefinitely in the latest response to the coronavirus pandemic. The league told teams of the new directive in a memo sent Thursday afternoon, a copy of which was obtained by […]

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NBA suspends season; March Madness going without fans

March 11, 2020 Associated Press

The NBA became the first major American sports league to suspend play because of the coronavirus pandemic, raising questions Wednesday night about the future of college basketball’s March Madness and other pro sports. It looked as if the NBA might be moving toward playing in empty arenas before it announced that a Utah Jazz player […]

BUCKS

Giannis likely out one more game, as Suns race past Bucks

March 8, 2020 Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 20 of his 36 points in Phoenix’s 47-point first quarter and the Suns beat the NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks 140-131 on Sunday night, The Bucks played without MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo because of a minor knee sprain. Injured Friday night in a loss at the Los Angeles Lakers, he’ll also sit […]