id: cbssports--2020-06-15--Ohio State requiring returning players to sign COVID-19 waivers

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Ohio State football has started voluntary workouts , but before any Buckeyes started those team-sanctioned activities , they had to sign an acknowledgement of risk waiver due to COVID-19 .
The Columbus Dispatch obtained the waiver and reported Sunday that players were asked to sign a `` Buckeye Pledge . ''
That pledge commits players to following the school 's health guidelines -- including participation in contact tracing efforts and reporting of exposure -- and acknowledges the risk of contracting COVID-19 even while following those protocols .
At Ohio State , those protocols include `` submitting to coronavirus testing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the virus , including a fever of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher , and remaining home if they feel sick . ''
Ohio State is far from the only football program , school or business using that kind of waiver as it reopens following a lengthy shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic .
But the Dispatch reporting shows what one of the sport 's top programs has in place for its players to enable college football to get going in time for the scheduled start of the season .
At Ohio State @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the facility last week , and any who tested positive began a 14-day isolation and monitoring protocol .
The school has n't released any specifics from that round of testing , citing privacy concerns .
These kinds of waivers could become a standard in college football to the extent that fans , if allowed in the stadiums at all , are asked to commit to similar acknowledgements of risk prior to their entry for home games .
For now , those decisions are too far in the future to know , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even being voluntary in definition -- are going to be asked to comply with the full scale of university risk management .
-- This article first appeared on CBSSports.com .

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Ohio State football began voluntary workouts earlier this week, but before any Buckeyes started those team-sanctioned activities, they had to sign an acknowledgement of risk waiver due to COVID-19. The Columbus Dispatch obtained the waiver and reported Sunday that players were asked to the sign a "Buckeye Pledge."
That pledge commits players to following the school's health guidelines -- including participation in contact tracing efforts and reporting of exposure -- and acknowledges the risk of contracting COVID-19 even while following those protocols. At Ohio State, those protocols include "submitting to coronavirus testing, reporting exposure to COVID-19, disclosing symptoms of the virus, including a fever of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, and remaining home if they feel sick."
The Buckeyes are far from the only football program, school or business using these kind of waivers as they reopen operation following a lengthy shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the Dispatch reporting shows what one of the sport's top programs has in place for its players to allow for college football to get going in time for the scheduled start of the season.
At Ohio State, all players were tested upon returning to the facility last week, and any players who tested positive began a 14-day isolation and monitoring protocol. The school has not released any specifics from that round of testing, citing privacy concerns.
These kind of waivers could become a standard in college football to the extent that fans, if allowed in the stadiums at all, are asked to commit to similar acknowledgements of risk prior to their entry for a home game.
For now, those decisions are too far in the future to know, but the players returning to team activities -- even being voluntary in definition -- are going to be asked to comply with the full scale of university risk management.


id: cbssports--2020-04-16--Rams' Brian Allen first NFL player known to have tested positive for COVID-19

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The first active NFL player known to have tested positive for COVID-19 has been revealed .
On Wednesday night , Jay Glazer of FOX Sports reported on `` Fox Football Now '' that center Brian Allen of the Los Angeles Rams tested positive for coronavirus three weeks ago .
Rams coach Sean McVay confirmed the news on the program .
Then the team did , in a tweet , adding Allen is `` feeling good , he 's healthy and he 's on the road to recovery . ''
Allen was a fourth-round pick of the Rams out of Michigan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He played in 13 games during his rookie season with no starts , and then started all nine games he played in this year before an MCL injury placed him on injured reserve .
`` I talked to Brian this morning , and he said he got it actually about three weeks ago , '' said Glazer .
`` The first thing he said was , ' I woke up three weeks ago , I could n't smell anything .
I lost all sense of smell to the point where I had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ open , put them to my nose and nothing happened . '
Then he lost his sense of taste .
He said , 'All I could feel was texture in my mouth -- literally the only sense I had . '
'' Glazer says Allen dealt with periodic sore throats , fatigue , headaches and stiffness .
Allen also said that everything felt different than any other flu he had ever had .
The symptoms lasted for three or four days when he decided to return to his doctor last week and was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but because of how long he has had it , doctors say he should be in the `` all clear '' this Thursday .
Doctors have reportedly told Allen that he will regain his sense of taste and smell in the next six or eight months .
McVay spoke about what he had to go through with one of his players being involved in what has turned into a global pandemic .
`` The first thing was , number one , you just want to make sure that you 're doing all the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feeling health wise , and then are we making sure that everybody else is aware of what he 's been exposed to , '' said McVay .
`` I talked to him yesterday and I 'm really glad to hear that he 's feeling good , he 's healthy , and he 's on the road to recovery .
I think we all understand that the severity of what this has meant for some people -- fortunately for Brian he 's on the road to recovery -- I think he did a great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so we could be timely in our response and make sure that we did n't expose anybody else . ''
While the coronavirus has affected virtually every other sport , the NFL offseason has gone on as planned .
Free agency continued on schedule and -- although it will be 100 percent virtual -- the NFL Draft will as well .
The 2020 NFL Draft is scheduled to start at 8 p.m .
ET on Thursday , April 23 .
This story first appeared on CBSSports.com

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The first active NFL player known to have tested positive for COVID-19 has been revealed. On Wednesday night, Jay Glazer of FOX Sports reported on "Fox Football Now" that center Brian Allen of the Los Angeles Rams tested positive for coronavirus three weeks ago. Rams coach Sean McVay also confirmed the news on the program.
Allen was a fourth-round pick of the Rams out of Michigan State back in the 2018 NFL Draft. He played in 13 games during his rookie season with no starts, and then started all nine games he played in this year before an MCL injury placed him on injured reserve.
"I talked to Brian this morning, and he said he got it actually about three weeks ago," said Glazer. "The first thing he said was, 'I woke up three weeks ago, I couldn't smell anything. I lost all sense of smell to the point where I had smelling salts here, I cracked them open, put them to my nose and nothing happened.' Then he lost his sense of taste. He said, 'All I could feel was texture in my mouth -- literally the only sense I had.'"
Glazer says Allen dealt with periodic sore throats, fatigue, headaches and stiffness. Allen also said that everything felt different than any other flu he had ever had. The symptoms lasted for three or four days when he decided to return to his doctor last week and was re-tested. Allen tested positive again, but because of how long he has had it, doctors say he should be in the "all clear" this Thursday. Doctors have reportedly told Allen that he will regain his sense of taste and smell in the next six or eight months.
McVay spoke about what he had to go through with one of his players being involved in what has turned into a global pandemic.
"The first thing was, number one, you just want to make sure that you're doing all the necessary steps to identify how are you feeling health wise, and then are we making sure that everybody else is aware of what he's been exposed to," said McVay. "I talked to him yesterday and I'm really glad to hear that he's feeling good, he's healthy, and he's on the road to recovery. I think we all understand that the severity of what this has meant for some people -- fortunately for Brian he's on the road to recovery -- I think he did a great job of letting us know right away so we could be timely in our response and make sure that we didn't expose anybody else."
While the coronavirus has affected virtually every other sport, the NFL offseason has gone on as planned. Free agency continued on schedule and -- although it will be 100 percent virtual -- the NFL Draft will as well. The 2020 NFL Draft is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 23.


id: cbssports--2020-06-27--MLB announces 60-game season, to begin at end of July

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Major League Baseball is set to return .
The MLB Players Association ( MLBPA ) informed the league on Tuesday that players will comply with commissioner Rob Manfred 's imposed outline for a 2020 season .
Players are set report for another version of `` spring '' training on July 1 , and the league 's imposed 60-game season will start either July 23 or 24 , the league announced .
The two sides also finalized coronavirus health and safety protocols on Tuesday night .
`` The health and safety of players and employees will remain MLB 's foremost priorities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is working with a variety of public health experts , infectious disease specialists and technology providers on a comprehensive approach that aims to facilitate a safe return .
`` MLB has submitted a 60-game regular season schedule for review by the Players Association .
The proposed schedule will largely feature divisional play , with the remaining portion of each Club 's games against their opposite league 's corresponding geographical division ( i.e.
, East vs. East , Central vs. Central and West vs. West ) , in order to mitigate travel .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expected to conduct training at the ballparks in their primary home cities .
`` Commissioner Manfred said : `` Major League Baseball is thrilled to announce that the 2020 season is on the horizon .
We have provided the Players Association with a schedule to play 60 games and are excited to provide our great fans with Baseball again soon . '
'' MLB owners voted unanimously Monday night to have Manfred mandate a season .
Manfred had requested that the players respond by 5 p.m .
ET so that the league could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The league and players failed to reach a modified agreement for a 2020 season after weeks of negotiations and Manfred had the right to impose a schedule thanks to a deal the two sides struck in March .
The negotiations about a return-to-play plan stalled when it came to the length of the season and the financial compensation players would receive .
The union 's ability to file a grievance against the league , which could result in a substantial cash windfall , also became a matter of importance later in the talks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a 67-page proposal outlining all the safety and testing protocols that would be installed this season .
Little else had been leaked about negotiations concerning those regulations , though the two sides were suggested to be closer than not , with the league bending to players ' requests for greater access to medical and training equipment .
It 's worth noting that at least 40 MLB players and staff members reportedly tested positive for the novel coronavirus in recent days .
MLB has also reportedly ordered all spring training sites to be closed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ negative for COVID-19 before being allowed to return .

published: Updated on:  June 24, 2020 / 4:26 AM

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Major League Baseball is set to return. The MLB Players Association (MLBPA) informed the league Tuesday that players will comply with commissioner Rob Manfred's imposed outline for a 60-game 2020 season. Players are set report for another version of "spring" training on July 1, and the regular season will start either July 23 or 24, the league announced.
The two sides also finalized coronavirus health and safety protocols on Tuesday night. Here's part of the league's statement announcing MLB's return:
The health and safety of players and employees will remain MLB's foremost priorities in its return to play. MLB is working with a variety of public health experts, infectious disease specialists and technology providers on a comprehensive approach that aims to facilitate a safe return. MLB has submitted a 60-game regular season schedule for review by the Players Association. The proposed schedule will largely feature divisional play, with the remaining portion of each Club's games against their opposite league's corresponding geographical division (i.e., East vs. East, Central vs. Central and West vs. West), in order to mitigate travel. The vast majority of Major League Clubs are expected to conduct training at the ballparks in their primary home cities. Commissioner Manfred said: "Major League Baseball is thrilled to announce that the 2020 season is on the horizon. We have provided the Players Association with a schedule to play 60 games and are excited to provide our great fans with Baseball again soon."
MLB owners voted unanimously Monday night to have Manfred mandate a season. In a statement, Manfred had requested that the players respond by 5 p.m. ET so that the league could proceed with scheduling that imposed season. The league and players failed to reach a modified agreement for a 2020 season after weeks of negotiations and Manfred had the right to impose a schedule thanks to a deal the two sides struck in March.
The negotiations about a return-to-play plan stalled when it came to the length of the season and the financial compensation players would receive. The union's ability to file a grievance against the league, which could result in a substantial cash windfall, also became a matter of importance later in the talks.
Originally, the league had submitted a 67-page proposal outlining all the safety and testing protocols that would be installed this season. Little else had been leaked about negotiations concerning those regulations, though the two sides were suggested to be closer than not, with the league bending to players' requests for greater access to medical and training equipment.
It's worth noting that 40 MLB players and staff members reportedly tested positive for the novel coronavirus in recent days. MLB has also reportedly ordered all spring training sites to be closed and sanitized, and personnel must test negative for COVID-19 before being allowed to return.
Here are seven other things to know about the 2020 MLB season.
1. Format of regional schedule finalized
The exact schedule still needs to be made, but we know the structure of it. Every team will play 40 games against divisional foes (or 10 apiece) and 20 interleague games against the geographical equivalent. The Nationals, for example, will play all their games against NL and AL East teams.
2. Teams to submit 60-player rosters; will open with 30-player rosters
Predictably, things are going to move at a rapid pace. That includes teams submitting 60-player rosters for big-league spring training, with that list due to the league office by Sunday at 3 p.m. ET, according to The Athletic's Jayson Stark.
Stark added in a subsequent tweet that teams don't have to invite all 40 of their players on the 40-player roster to camp, but that those players must be paid regardless of their invite status.
Once the season begins, teams will be allowed to carry 30 players on their active roster. That number will drop to 28 after two weeks, then 26 after four weeks, according to MLB.com's Mark Feinsand.
3. Universal DH among rule changes
MLB will have at least two rule changes this season: a universal DH (yes, that means pitchers will no longer hit in the NL) and a baserunner placed on second at the start of every half-inning in extras. You can read more about that here.
5. Transaction freeze to end this week
On a related note, teams will be able to make transactions again beginning Friday at noon, per Stark. Between that and the subsequent 60-player submission deadline, it's possible that baseball sees its first trades in months before the end of the week.
5. Trade deadline will fall in August
Speaking of trades, MLB will have a trade deadline this year after all. Instead of falling on July 31, it'll come a month later, on August 31. Unlike in most years, that will represent the midway point of the season.
6. COVID-specific inactive list
According to ESPN's Jeff Passan, MLB will have a COVID-19-specific inactive list that players will be placed on if and when they test positive or show symptoms. There will be no set amount of time for the player to sit out, unlike the injured list, which requires hitters to miss at least 10 days.
7. Unsigned players head to Nashville?
Here's perhaps the most surprising element of the details revealed so far. Per Stark, MLB has talked with the city of Nashville about hosting two teams of unsigned players who would be paid to remain in shape as potential replacement players, should the need arise during the season. Teams would then have to pay to add these players. It's unclear exactly who would be involved and how it would work, but it's worth knowing that it's a possibility being discussed.