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The New England Patriots abruptly canceled another practice Friday, as well as a media availability, following over a week of delays caused by the new coronavirus. The cancellation comes after a member of the organization tested positive for COVID-19, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because the team and…

“It’s an honor to have played here, and only here, for 16 years.” That was the central theme New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning wanted to get across during the press conference he held Friday to formally announce his retirement after 16 years with the Super Bowl-winning team. The event kicked off with a video highlighting Manning’s career and accomplishments — both...

An assistant football coach in Region 16 has tested positive for COVID-19, and 26 players who had contact with him have been instructed to quarantine, district officials said Thursday. Officials said they learned of the test results Friday, after the coach participated in conditioning activities. The student-athletes have been tested and are awaiting results. No other COVID-19 cases have been…

It’s been a rather charmed first three weeks for the National Football League as the NFL, operating under stringent safety and testing protocols, has been able to operate largely unencumbered by the COVID-19 pandemic....
That appeared to change overnight Tuesday with the announcement that several members of the Tennessee Titans had tested positive for COVID-19, forcing both that club and the...

The Tennessee Titans and the Minnesota Vikings have suspended in-person activities after the NFL said three Titans players and five personnel tested positive for the coronavirus, becoming the first COVID-19 outbreak of the NFL just after its Week 3. Eric Mitchell, the president of LifeFlip Media, joined LX News to explain what we should expect for the rest of the...

A Wisconsin football coach was fired after officials say he attended a scrimmage game knowing that he may have been positive for COVID-19.

Colleges across the country are struggling to salvage the fall semester as campus coronavirus cases skyrocket and tensions with local health leaders flare

The City of Meriden announced Thursdsay it will allow its fields to be used if its high school football teams decide to play as a club sport or in a private league.

Since the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference canceled full-contact high school football in the fall, independent leagues are gaining traction across the state.

Gale Sayers, a hall of fame running back for the Chicago Bears, died at the age of 77.

Bill Belichick and Brian Flores have built their NFL coaching reputations on the defensive side of the ball. But it’s what will happen offensively for both teams that will be in the spotlight as the Patriots and Dolphins open the 2020 season.  New England’s offense is expected to look different with Cam Newton at the helm following Tom Brady’s...

Friday night was supposed to be Cheshire’s first game of the season. Instead, the field is empty. But every player and every team across the state is hoping for a chance to play. For the Cheshire Rams, it’s another night of practice, and still, no one knows where it’ll lead. “Obviously our hopes for our senior year, just to...

Friday night was supposed to be Cheshire’s first game of the season. Instead, the field is empty. But every player and every team across the state is hoping for a chance to play.

The CIAC and DPH met Friday to discuss ways student athletes could play football with mitigation strategies.

Many Connecticut high school student-athletes gathered in West Hartford to make their objective clear: they want to play full-contact, 11-on-11 football this year. “Let us play”: Players, parents and coaches chanted that refrain loudly as the group marched from Blue Back Square to Town Hall in West Hartford. The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference announced Friday that it was canceling full-contact…

Many Connecticut high school student-athletes gathered in West Hartford to make their objective clear: they want to play full-contact, 11-on-11 football this year.

Just 24 hours after finding out that the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference canceled full-contact high school football, Berlin football players were helping with a youth flag football program. Flag football is moderate risk because of the limited contact. “It helps in some ways just getting involved with the sport still and just knowing that you’re doing something to help the…

Just 24 hours after finding out that the CIAC canceled full-contact high school football, Berlin football players were helping with a youth flag football program.

The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference is moving forward with all fall sports, including high school football, but it’s a different story in New Haven where the school district has canceled high school football competition in the fall. “It just doesn’t make sense,” said Hillhouse senior Gianni Bethea. “You work so hard as a senior and this is your last...