SECOND AVALANCHE PLAYER TESTS POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS
A second Colorado Avalanche player has tested positive for the coronavirus, the team announced Saturday.
According to a statement from the team, the franchise was informed of the player’s positive test late Friday. The player, who has not been identified, is now in self-isolation.
No other player or member or franchise staff member has shown symptoms at this time, the team said.
The Avs announced their first player to test positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, and previously, two members of the Ottawa Senators also tested positive. The Senators played at San Jose on March 8, the day before the Avs. Both teams used the same visiting locker room at SAP Center.
Both games against the Sharks unfolded despite a Santa Clara County warning to residents saying they should avoid large gatherings.
Tiz the Law wins Florida Derby.
MIAMI» If there is a Kentucky Derby this year, Tiz the Law will have a shot to be there. And if he runs the way he did in the Florida Derby, he could very easily be a contender.
Tiz the Law ran away in the stretch to easily win the Florida Derby, wrapping up a spot in the Kentucky Derby field based on the points standings that are used to determine who qualifies for the Run for the Roses. Tiz the Law’s win at Gulfstream Park was worth 100 points, far more than what will be needed for a chance to run at Churchill Downs if the rescheduled Kentucky Derby goes off as planned in early September.
Former Broncos WR Mcdaniel dies from coronavirus complications.
Former Broncos wide receiver Orlando Mcdaniel died Friday night from complications due to the coronavirus, the New Orleans Advocate reported. He was 59.
LSU track coach Dennis Shaver told The Advocate that Mcdaniel, who played football and track for the Tigers from 1978-81, fell ill after a trip to Washington, D.C.
At LSU, Mcdaniel had 64 receptions for 1,184 yards in four seasons, including a 17.5-yards-per-catch average during his senior year that was second in the SEC. He finished with 41 receptions, 719 yards and two touchdowns that season.
The Broncos drafted Mcdaniel in the second round (50th overall) of the 1982 NFL draft. He appeared in three games without making a catch.
Indycar goes iracing.
Indycar followed the lead of NASCAR and other racing series in throwing together something — anything — to fill the void created when COVID-19 brought sports to a halt.
NASCAR had a successful launch of its iracing series last Sunday and it was the most-watched televised esports event ever with more than 900,000 viewers. Indycar couldn’t get a television deal so its inaugural race was streamed online from virtual Watkins Glen International Speedway, the venue decided by fan vote.
Youtube streams from Indycar and iracing combined for about 45,000 viewers to watch a virtual race called by NBC Sports’ regular booth of Leigh Diffey, Townsend Bell and Paul Tracy. The invocation was done remotely, as was the National Anthem, sung by Chicago Blackhawks regular Jim Cornelison.
Juventus, Ronaldo agree to forgo 90M euros in wages.
ROME» Cristiano Ronaldo and his Juventus teammates along with coach Maurizio Sarri agreed to forgo 90 million euros ($100 million) in wages on Saturday to help the club during the coronavirus crisis.
The club said the money amounted to four months worth of wages, a third of players’ salaries.
The first agreement of its kind in Serie A since play was halted three weeks ago means Ronaldo, the highest-paid player in the Italian league, will give up 10 million euros (more than $11 million).