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SOCCER: 6 EPL players, staff test positive

A player and two staff members from Watford were among six people who tested positive for the coronavirus in the Premier League’s first wave of mass testing ahead of a planned return to partial training.

Burnley said assistant manager Ian Woan was also among the six positive COVID-19 tests announced on Tuesday by the Premier League, which did not identify any individuals.

MLS’s All-Star Game has been canceled for the first time in its quarter-century history because of the coronavirus pandemic.

ETC.: Center commits to Seton Hall

Center Jeff Ngandu, a native of the Congo who played scholastically in Canada, has signed a letter of intent to play at Seton Hall.

Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic, a former Net, underwent surgery to repair a ruptured ligament in his right wrist.

Xfinity Series drivers will wait two more days for their first race since the coronavirus pandemic shut down racing, thanks to heavy rain that washed out their scheduled return at Darlington Raceway on Tuesday. The event is now set for Thursday at noon.

Ken Burmeister, a college basketball coach for 21 seasons who took Texas-San Antonio to the NCAA Tournament, died Tuesday. He was 72.

Former men’s basketball coach Dan Majerle filed a lawsuit for breach of contract after being fired by Grand Canyon earlier this year.

WNBA teams must get their rosters down to 12 by May 26 so players can get paid starting June 1, a person familiar with the situation told the Associated Press.