UConn is 1st major school to cancel football over virus
UConn canceled its 20202021 football season Wednesday, becoming the first FBS program to do so because of the coronavirus pandemic. Other schools had taken the Huskies off their schedules and the governor was reluctant to allow UConn to travel to states with high infection rates.
“The safety challenges created by COVID19 place our football studentathletes at an unacceptable level of risk,” athletic director David Benedict said.
UConn had been scheduled to play its first season as an independent after leaving the American Athletic Conference.
Among its canceled games was a matchup against San Jose State. The Spartans and the rest of the Mountain West announced plans for football teams to play an eightgame conference schedule starting Sept. 26, and up to two nonconference games.
The Big Ten released its 10game conferenceonly football schedule beginning as early as Labor Day weekend.
NHL: In bestoffive playoff series, Jeff Petry scored 5:33 into the third period as the 12thseeded Montreal Canadiens rallied from two goals down and beat fifthseeded Pittsburgh 43 in Game 3 in Toronto, pushing the Penguins to the brink of elimination . ... At Edmonton, Alberta, the 11thseeded Arizona Coyotes beat the sixthseeded Nashville Predators 41 to take a 21 lead . ... At Toronto, the 10thseeded Florida Panthers avoided elimination with a 32 win over the seventhseeded New York Islanders, who lead 21.
In the threegame roundrobin at Edmonton to determine playoff seeding for the top four teams in the Western Conference, the Colorado Avalanche (20) cruised to a 40 win over the Dallas Stars (02) . .... In the East’s roundrobin at Toronto, Tyler Johnson scored the tiebreaking goal with 87 seconds left to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning (20) to a 32 victory over the Boston Bruins (02).
Toronto defenseman Jake Muzzin (head injury) was discharged from the hospital and and will not return during the Maple Leafs’ series with Columbus. WNBA: League players are waging a media and socialmedia campaign urging people to vote against Atlanta Dream coowner Kelly Loeffler, a Republican U.S. senator running to keep her seat in Georgia.
Loeffler, who spoke out publicly against the league’s socialjustice plans, objecting to initiatives to honor the Black Lives Matter movement, is facing opposition from Raphael Warnock, a Black pastor in Atlanta.
New York Liberty rookie Sabrina Ionescu is headed to New York to see an ankle and foot specialist. The No. 1 pick in the
WNBA draft, who is a MiramonteOrinda alum, was diagnosed with a Grade 3 left ankle sprain after getting hurt against Atlanta on Friday.
In the bubble at Bradenton, Fla., A’ja Wilson and Danielle Robinson each scored 20 points and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Washington Mystics 8377 . ... Bridget Carleton scored a careerhigh 25 points and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Liberty 9366 . ... Candace Parker scored 18 points and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Indiana Fever 8675.
Soccer: The Portland Timbers earned a spot in Tuesday’s MLS is Back championship game with a 21 victory over the Philadelphia Union at Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Timbers will face the winner of Thursday night’s game between Orlando City and Minnesota United for the title.