College Football
The American Athletic Conference announced today Cincinnati’s game at Tulsa Saturday has been postponed due to Covid-19 issues with Cincinnati’s team.
NFL
The Atlanta Falcons have closed their training facility after a member of their organization tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, the team citing “an abundance of caution,” announced that their operations today would be conducted virtually.
A source tells ESPN the person who tested positive was a personnel member and not a player. The Falcons are scheduled to play the Minnesota Vikings Sunday.
The Cleveland Browns aren’t taking any chances with wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. The team sent “OBJ” home today with an unknown illness. Head coach Kevin Stefanski says Beckham hasn’t tested positive for COVID-19 yet, but the team was taking an “abundance of caution.”
He was tested today and Stefanski said they expect results back by tomorrow. The 4-and-1 Browns are off to their best start since 1994. They will visit Pittsburgh this Sunday.
NBA
The LA Clippers are close to making Tyronn Lue their next head coach. ESPN reports the two sides are finalizing a five-year deal. Lue would replace Doc Rivers, who stepped down last month after seven years in LA. Lue has been an assistant for the Clippers the last two seasons.
He was head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers before that, going 128-and-83 in three-plus seasons.