Bills TE has positive COVID-19 test
Bills tight end Dawson Knox has tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss Sunday's road game against the Jets.
The team said Saturday he was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list along with three players in close contact with Knox— Lee Smith, Tommy Sweeney (on the PUP list) and Nate Becker (on the practice squad). They, too, will miss the game.
This is the first positive coronavirus test for a Bills player since the season began. Each of Buffalo's previous two games were moved from their initial dates because of the the outbreak in the Tennessee Titans organization. The Bills will travel as scheduled Saturday afternoon and continue preparations for the Jets.
Buffalo has two remaining tight ends on its roster— Tyler Kroft and Reggie Gilliam.
Four players were promoted from the practice squad to the active roster -- wide receiver Duke Williams, offensive lineman Jordan Devey, linebacker Andre Smith and corner back Dane Jackson.
The team said backup linebacker Tyrel Dodson (hamstring) was placed on injured reserve. The Bills were previously affected by a string of false positive tests in late August. They sent their rookies home in late July towork remotely after five players tested positive.
Auto racing: IndyCar opened the second week of March giddy to finally start its season. The coronavirus seemed so far away from the downtown streets of St. Petersburg and teams poured into the city eager to shake off six months of rust and race again.
The NBA suspended its season just hours before IndyCar's drivers had their track inspection. City officials fretted over the event and banned spectators. Formula One then canceled its race in Australia and IndyCar abbreviated its weekend. Still, they would race.
“I remember being like, O`h, we live in America, it will never happen to us,” Alexander Rossi said. “The F1 race in Australia, things were starting to get wild, right? And I was still, O`h, that sucks for them. We live in this bubble, the U.S. is fine, right?' Then there was the awakening of `This is a much bigger problem than just sports.'”
The entire industry left St. Pete in March unsure how IndyCar could survive. St. Pete was supposed to be IndyCar's first under new owner Roger Penske, who spent some $300 million the first week of January to close a deal for both the series and national landmark Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Instead, IndyCar's ability to even race was in jeopardy, never mind trying to complete a season.
Yet here IndyCar is, back on the St. Pete streets preparing to crown a champion in Sunday's season finale. Scott Dixon will either win a sixth title or reigning champion Josef New garden will make it two-in-arow.
Martial arts: Unbeaten lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov retired from mixed martial arts after stopping Justin Gaethje with a triangle choke early in the second round at UFC 254 on Saturday night. Nurmagomedov (29-0) made the announcement immediately after he impressively finished his first fight since the death of his father and lifelong coach in July.