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Only hours before tipoff, the game was called off because of two positive COVID-19 tests within Gonzaga’s team. A joint statement from both teams said that one Bulldogs player as well as another member of the team’s travel party tested positive. The unnamed player did not play in the Zags’ 87-82 win over No. 11 West Virginia on Wednesday. MORE: The truly unique Bill Walton experience Both teams agreed to scrap the game, which was set to be played at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, after consulting with the Indiana State Health Commissioner, the Marion County Public Health Director and both team physicians....

A total of 36 people stationed at Chile’s General Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme research base in Antarctica, including 26 members of the Chilean Army and 10 civilian maintenance contractors, recently tested positive for COVID-19, according to multiple Spanish-language reports on Monday. “Thanks to the timely preventive action,” the Chilean Army said in a statement, according to 24 Horas. “It was possible to relieve said personnel, who, after being subjected to a medical control and the administration of a PCR test… turned out to be positive for COVID-19....

Williams suffered the injury during the 26-15 loss that left the Cowboys with a 6-6 record in the NFL. Dallas head coach Jason Garrett, who confirmed the ACL tear – as per the team’s website, praised Williams “We like Connor a lot. Connor’s been a good player for us,” he said. “He started a lot of games for us last year as a rookie and came back after his injury [knee scope] and did a good job for us in the playoffs....

With the Cowboys facing expensive contract decisions on potential free agents DeMarco Murray and Dez Bryant, NFL.com reports that the team will look to replace Melton with a less-expensive alternative. MORE: Chris Johnson set to be released | Peyton Manning ready to return | PHOTOS: Top 25 NFL free agents The team had signed the 28-year-old lineman to a one-year deal before last season, with a three-year, $24 million option....

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told reporters Wednesday that he thinks Goodell has done a good job and supports his decision to uphold the four-game suspension of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. MORE: Jones’ best and worst moments as owner | Jen Welter is tired of hearing about Deflategate “He’s got obviously a very tough job,” Jones said, via ESPN, in Oxnard, Calif., where his team will open training camp this week....

Dallas re-signed right tackle Doug Free on Saturday to a three-year deal worth $15 million with $6 million guaranteed, according to ESPN. MORE: Unforgettable salary cap casualties | Peterson’s father: Vikings only trying to increase trade value If the Cowboys are able to re-sign DeMarco Murray, who led the NFL in rushing last year with 1,845 yards, he’ll be running behind the same five starters now that Free has re-signed....

The Cowboys steamrolled the Giants 35-17 in Jerry World in the first game of the season, and what stood out more than anything was just how good the Dallas offense looked. Prescott threw for 405 yards and four touchdowns in a 25-for-32 passing performance. He spread the ball around, too: seven different ‘Boys caught passes from Prescott on Sunday, with all four — Amari Cooper, Jason Witten, Blake Jarwin and Randall Cobb — securing touchdown grabs in the effort....

A winner couldn’t be decided in regulation in a slugfest between two in-state rivals. MORE: Watch the NFL on fuboTV (7-day free trial) The Texans picked up their second win of the season with Dehsaun Watson outdueling Dak Prescott. Watson completed 33-of-44 passes for 375 yards, one touchdown and an interception. His biggest throw came on a 49-yard bullseye to Deandre Hopkins in overtime to set up the game-winning field goal....

Dallas’ defense was ripped apart again Sunday in a 49-38 home loss to Cleveland. After giving up 20 in a Week 1 loss to the Rams in Los Angeles, the Cowboys have yielded 126 points over their next three games. NFL WEEK 4: OBJ shows clutch gene on game-clinching TD run Given that they had a miracle winning comeback against the Falcons in Week 2, the Cowboys should be 0-4 and totally cooked when it comes to their NFC playoff chances under new coach Mike McCarthy....

This article discusses sleep apnea machines, including the history of CPAP, how CPAP works, and side effects of CPAP treatment for sleep apnea. The History of CPAP Machines CPAP machines have been used for the treatment of sleep apnea since 1981. Dr. Colin Sullivan first recognized the potential benefit of a constant, pressurized airflow created with the motor of his mother’s vacuum cleaner. Sleep apnea had previously required a tracheostomy to resolve, bypassing the collapse of the throat....

Kellner is offering a glimpse of the future of television. Dub it “cradle to grave” TV. Media giants are racing to ever more tightly link their cable and broadcast networks to share TV shows, big advertisers and, most important, viewers from across age lines, kids to grandparents. To advance the strategy, AOL Time Warner reorganized its vast TV empire, putting Kellner, one of the medium’s most successful executives, firmly in control....

“That was a pre-condition to the job,” Attanasio said. “I told all of them that Craig was going to be the manager. So that would have disqualified a candidate if they had a problem with that.” MORE: What went wrong for the six teams with early playoff exits He went with David Stearns, announcing the hire in September 2015, but Attanasio said that of the seven or eight people he interviewed, not a single one gave any indication that they wouldn’t have wanted to work with Counsell, despite him having no direct managerial experience before 2015....

Craig Sager, the sideline reporter famous for his brightly colored suits, will miss the playoffs as he undergoes treatment for leukemia. His notorious sense of humor was intact in a statement released by Turner Sports on Friday. “My favorite time of year — city to city, round by round, 40 games in 40 nights," Sager said about the playoffs via the statement. A dramatic turn has matched me with acute myeloid leukemia....

Match Report: Crystal Palace 2-4 Liverpool Liverpool masked its shortcomings at the back with sensational movement and artistry in attack — Philippe Coutinho the principal architect of its spellbinding play — in a 4-2 win that condemned Alan Pardew’s men to their third consecutive defeat. Jurgen Klopp, in the adjacent technical area, was celebrating the opposite: a third triumph on the spin in all competitions, which forms part of an 11-match unbeaten run....

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said that 90 percent of counties across the U.S. are experiencing “substantial or high transmission” of coronavirus. Those at the highest risk for serious illness remain those who are not vaccinated. The surge in hospitalizations has overwhelmed hospitals and medical staff in several states. Health officials in Mississippi fear that the state’s hospital system will fail as they struggle with packed ICUs and staff shortages....

Circuit Judge Beatrice Butchko on Tuesday unsealed records in a legal dispute centered on the cancellation of a lab monkey shipment to Miami in July, according to The Miami Herald. Shipping company International Logistics Support launched a pair of lawsuits against air carrier Skybus Jet Cargo over shipments that had been set to go to both Florida and California. The paper reports that Skybus was pressured by animal rights advocates to drop the Florida shipment, leading to a legal dispute over a $500,000 deposit....

That said, Dallas had its chances to do so. It couldn’t get the job done, and that was partly thanks to a brutal drop by CeeDee Lamb. The Cowboys’ top receiver broke wide open on a downfield pass with just under five minutes left to play in the first half and Dallas leading 6-3. Lamb managed to get cornerback Dane Belton turned around and had five yards of separation on him when quarterback Cooper Rush’s pass came in his direction....

There were 13 wide receivers taken in the first two rounds of the 2020 draft as franchises placed bets on the future of their passing games with a frequency rarely seen. For comparison, there were nine wide receivers selected in the first two rounds of the 2019 draft, seven in the 2018 draft and six in the 2017 draft. The Cowboys, for all of their misery this year, made one of the wiser playmaking choices in taking CeeDee Lamb at No....

In fact, an unidentified Cowboys source told Yahoo! Sports that not only is the team unwilling to part with the pick or picks and compensation such a deal would take but also, as it stands, Dallas hasn’t even spoken with the Vikings about Peterson. MORE: Latest NFL mock draft | Six teams in mix for Peterson? The Cowboys, at this point, appear headed toward drafting a running back, with Todd Gurley and Melvin Gordon the most frequently mentioned in the Dallas Morning News’ run-up to the draft....

The Cowboys kicker needs to go back to the studio and get another photo taken after the one used by NBC on “Sunday Night Football” showed him with his eyes closed. MORE: Week 1 moments | Milestones, records in reach in 2015 | Dolphins, Redskins go “Yakety Sax” Bailey did make the 21-yard field goal on the play where his photo appeared. Luckily he can make a chip shot like that in his sleep....