NFL updates virus protocols
The NFL is requiring players and staff to wear masks inside team facilities regardless of vaccination status for a week starting on
Thanksgiving, and they must be tested twice for COVID-19 after the holiday. The league’s protocols were updated as a result of increasing rates of COVID-19 across the country.
Green Bay practiced without quarterback Aaron Rodgers because of an injured toe . ... Joe Flacco will start at quarterback for the New York Jets on Sunday at home against the Miami Dolphins . ... The Detroit Lions held out quarterback Jared Goff from practice after he suffered an oblique injury in last week’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers . ... Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield did not practice in hopes of letting several injuries heal so he can play this week against the winless Lions . ... A Las Vegas judge ordered former Raiders receiver Henry Ruggs III to appear before her on Monday after learning he missed a required alcohol test while on house arrest following a fatal crash he’s accused of causing by driving drunk at speeds up to 156 mph.
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said leading receiver Justyn Ross will have surgery to fix the stress fracture in his foot then get ready for the NFL draft . ... Georgia outside linebacker Adam Anderson was released from the AthensClarke County jail on $25,000 bond, one week after being charged with rape. Anderson remains under indefinite suspension by Georgia.
The NCAA women’s basketball tournament is expanding to 68 teams beginning this season, giving it an equal number of participants as the men’s tournament as part of a concerted effort at gender parity.
Aleksander Barkov, the captain and leading scorer for the Florida Panthers, is week to week after a knee-toknee collision suffered on Tuesday but will not need surgery, interim coach Andrew Brunette said.
Roger Federer said he does not expect to return from his latest knee surgery in time for next year’s tournament at Wimbledon . ... Novak Djokovic advanced to the semifinals of the ATP Finals by beating Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-2, in Turin, Italy . ... Garbine Muguruza beat Anett Kontaveit, 6-3, 7-5 to win the WTA Finals at Guadalajara, Mexico.