Notre Dame has spike
Notre Dame canceled inperson undergraduate classes for two weeks after a spike of coronavirus cases since the semester began last week.
University president the Rev. John Jenkins said the university is imposing restrictions on student activity, including limiting access to dormitories to residents and barring students from major gathering places on campus.
Jenkins said there have been 147 confirmed cases of coronavirus on campus since the start of classes and called it “very serious” in an address to students and staff.
Football coach Brian Kelly said the team is testing every week and players have to wear masks, practice social distancing, and avoid large gatherings. Kelly said if players want to play they have to maintain that discipline.
More colleges
Alabama will allow about 20% capacity for games at Bryant-Denny Stadium this season. The university released its plans for dealing with COVID-19 at games, noting seating will be set up to allow social distancing.
• North Carolina coach Mack Brown said he remains “confident” that the Tar Heels will play football this season after the school shut down in-person undergraduate classes.
• Texas Tech announced that Krista Gerlich, a former Lady Raiders assistant coach and player who helped the program win its only national championship in 1993, will be the new women’s basketball coach.
Basketball
DeWanna Bonner scored 28 points and Brionna Jones had 15 points as the Connecticut Sun (5-7) beat the Indiana Fever (4-7), 8462, in WNBA play in Bradenton, Fla . ... Azura Stevens scored with 2.7 seconds remaining to break an 82-82 tie and send the Chicago Sky (8-4) to a 84-82 win against the Las Vegas Aces (8-3). Stevens ended the night with 14 points, and Kahlea Cooper led the Sky with 18 points in the win.
Soccer
Angel Di Maria scored one goal and set up two others as Paris Saint-Germain cruised to a 3-0 win against Leipzig in Lisbon, Portugal, to reach the Champions League final for the first time. After 110 Champions League matches, the French powerhouse has made it to the final of Europe’s top competition.
• Amazon acquired the video streaming rights for Seattle Sounders games for its Prime Video service, marking just the second time the tech giant has partnered on a team-specific deal to broadcast games.
Tennis
Forty “social distance ambassadors” will monitor the U.S. Open grounds to make sure players, staff and others are avoiding close contact and wearing face coverings as part of efforts to avoid a coronavirus outbreak during the fanfree Grand Slam tournament in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.