NEW YORK (AP) — Five more baseball players tested positive for COVID-19 in the past week, raising the total to 80 since testing started in late June. Major League Baseball and the players’ association said six of 10,548 samples were new positives in the week ending Thursday, a rate of 0.05%. In addition to players,…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Eli Drinkwitz has been the head coach at Missouri for just over seven months. He has yet to lead the Tigers onto the football field, much less win a game, yet his role in the community already has forced him to take some important stands. First, it was supporting his new…
Things have been remarkably ordinary as the St. Louis Cardinals conduct spring training 2.0. At least, as ordinary as they can be during such extraordinary times. Their core players have continued to test negative for COVID-19 ahead of next week’s opener of the abbreviated season. They haven’t had any injuries pop up that could dramatically…
The head of the St. Louis Pandemic Task Force, Dr.Alex Garza, joined Brendan Wiese and Ben Frederickson to talk about several topics surrounding Covid-19.
The Cardinals learned on Monday the shape of their 60 game schedule for the 2020 season. Some of the highlights: *August 13th vs. White Sox in the Field of Dreams Game *Mike Matheny’s return to Busch Stadium as manager of the Royals will be August 24th *Cards will play the Cubs seven times at Wrigley,…
The NHL and NHL Players’ Association agreed Sunday on protocols to resume the season, a major step toward the return of hockey this summer. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly told The Associated Press there was an agreement on protocols for training camps and games and the sides are still negotiating an extension of the collective bargaining…
Good news from Mizzou sports today: the softball and baseball programs will not have NCAA sanctions roll into 2021 season. After the spring sports’ seasons were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there was some uncertainty if Mizzou baseball and softball would still have to serve their postseason ban in a normal season. Both softball…
The Cardinals announced on Saturday that Genesis Cabrera and Ricardo Sanchez tested positive for Covid-19. There are other tests still pending. This is the second day of Summer Camp for the Cardinals as part of MLB’s return to play plan.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodger Stadium’s 40-year wait to host the All-Star Game is going to last even longer. The game scheduled for July 14 was canceled Friday because of the coronavirus pandemic, and Dodger Stadium was awarded the 2022 Midsummer Classic. The 2021 game is set for Atlanta’s Truist Park, home of the Braves…
Brendan Wiese visited with ESPN’s Marly Rivera on the Big Sports Show to discuss MLB’s return to play.