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BREAKING: Florida Gators football put on hold due to COVID-19 outbreak

Florida is facing a moratorium on football activities after a slew of positive COVID-19 tests, according to sources close to the team.

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There appears to be a coronavirus outbreak on the University of Florida’s football team, according to several sources on Tuesday afternoon. UF’s athletic director Scott Stricklin issued a press release earlier in the afternoon after reports began leaking of positive test results for the school’s players.

Initially, the Florida Gators’ official Twitter account posted a statement regarding team activities with Stricklin’s statement.

Out of an abundance of caution, @GatorsFB team activities are paused as of Tuesday afternoon.

Stricklin’s full statement is published below.

The University of Florida football team has experienced an increase in positive COVID tests among players this week. Out of an abundance of caution, team activities are paused as of Tuesday afternoon.

Head coach Dan Mullen has been in communication with football players and their parents, and I have had conversations with the Southeastern Conference office, last week’s opponent Texas A&M, and this week’s opponent LSU.

These circumstances will be re-evaluated by UF Health and the athletic department’s sports medicine staff Wednesday.

This official statement was followed up by Payton Titus, The Independent Florida Alligator’s online editor, who reported the number of positive tests confirmed.

According to sources close to the team, 19 football players have tested positive for COVID-19.

At this point, it is unclear what the ramifications of these results will be for this weekend’s game against the LSU Tigers, but things are looking grimmer and grimmer by the hour.

UPDATE:

I have received conflicting reports from sources close to the athletic department that that number is too high

We will continue to keep you updated as events warrant.

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BREAKING: Florida Gators football put on hold due to COVID-19 outbreak

Florida is facing a moratorium on football activities after a slew of positive COVID-19 tests, according to sources close to the team.

[jwplayer kyuJhM3C-er0jUifI]

There appears to be a coronavirus outbreak on the University of Florida’s football team, according to several sources on Tuesday afternoon. UF’s athletic director Scott Stricklin issued a press release earlier in the afternoon after reports began leaking of positive test results for the school’s players.

Initially, the Florida Gators’ official Twitter account posted a statement regarding team activities with Stricklin’s statement.

Out of an abundance of caution, @GatorsFB team activities are paused as of Tuesday afternoon.

Stricklin’s full statement is published below.

The University of Florida football team has experienced an increase in positive COVID tests among players this week. Out of an abundance of caution, team activities are paused as of Tuesday afternoon.

Head coach Dan Mullen has been in communication with football players and their parents, and I have had conversations with the Southeastern Conference office, last week’s opponent Texas A&M, and this week’s opponent LSU.

These circumstances will be re-evaluated by UF Health and the athletic department’s sports medicine staff Wednesday.

This official statement was followed up by Payton Titus, The Independent Florida Alligator’s online editor, who reported the number of positive tests confirmed.

According to sources close to the team, 19 football players have tested positive for COVID-19.

At this point, it is unclear what the ramifications of these results will be for this weekend’s game against the LSU Tigers, but things are looking grimmer and grimmer by the hour.

UPDATE:

I have received conflicting reports from sources close to the athletic department that that number is too high

We will continue to keep you updated as events warrant.

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NBA free agency dates, replacement player rules revealed

The NBA has set dates for the league’s annual signing moratorium and free agency periods, as well as clarifying replacement players rules .

More news about the NBA’s coronavirus-impacted calendar was released Saturday as the league circulated a memo on the dates of the NBA’s annual signing moratorium and free agency signing periods, according to the Associated Press’ Tim Reynolds.

The memo relates that teams will be allowed to speak to free agents two days after the recently-announced date of the 2020 NBA Draft, which will take place on the 16th of October.

The moratorium begins at 12:01 PM ET on October 19th, continuing until noon on October 23rd, with teams being allowed to negotiate with free agents six hours in advance of that deadline, as has been the case in previous seasons.

The first two-thirds of October could be one of the busiest chunks of any NBA season calendar in history.

The 2020 NBA Draft early entry withdrawal date is set for October 6th, and a potential Game 7 of the 2020 NBA Finals at Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida could potentially fall as late as October 13th.

Following this, the draft itself is on the 16th, with the moratorium starting just days later.

Rules about replacement players were also clarified by the memo.

“Starting July 1 and going through the end of the seeding games, expected to be Aug. 14, substitute players can be signed to take the place of someone who falls into those categories,” explained Reynolds. “If a player tests positive for coronavirus after the seeding games end, teams would still be allowed to replace them — but only with someone who has three years or less of NBA service.”

Teams with open roster spots will also begin being able to sign open roster spots as soon as this Tuesday, and may continue doing so until June 30th.