Coronavirus Sports Coverage
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Williams: We don't have a fast break - we have a slow break
UNC head coach Roy Williams met remotely with the media on Friday to preview Saturday's matchup with in-state rival NC State. -
Keatts: I don't know how my team will react with 10 days off, not having everybody on the floor at the same time
NC State head coach Kevin Keatts met remotely with the media on Friday to preview his team's matchup with North Carolina on Saturday and address the status of his team following its second COVID-19 pause of the season. -
Canes consider options for 3 games put on ice
A week ago, the Carolina Hurricanes were readying to open their season and excited about what was to come. A week later, five players are on the NHL's COVID protocol list, their practice facility has been shut down for the time being and three games have been postponed. -
Hurricanes reshuffling the schedule, practicing over Zoom as they try to make the best of COVID shutdown
The Carolina Hurricanes still find themselves at a loss as to how COVID-19 entered their locker room and landed five players on the NHL's COVID-19 protocol list. But it's here, and so the team is trying to make the best of it. GM Don Waddell and head coach Rod Brind'Amour met with the media Thursday to talk about when they might resume practice, how they're dealing with the shutdown and when postponed games might be rescheduled. -
Brind'Amour: We've done all the protocols ... It didn't matter. (COVID) got into our locker room
Carolina Hurricanes GM Don Waddell and head coach Rod Brind'Amour met remotely with the media on Thursday to update the team's status as five players are now on the COVID-19 protocol list. They talked about how the team is handling it, possible rescheduling of postponed games and more. -
Hurricanes next two games, including home opener, postponed after COVID cases
The NHL announced Wednesday that it will postpone at least the next two Carolina Hurricanes' games after four players joined captain Jordan Staal on the COVID-19 protocol list Tuesday afternoon. The postponed games include Thursday's scheduled home opener. The earliest the Hurricanes could resume is January 26. -
Our TakeGold: Five Hurricanes on COVID list, game at Nashville postponed
The Hurricanes placed four more players on the NHL's Covid list. As a result, Tuesday's game with Nashville was wiped out. -
Canes taxi squad hitching a ride for the 2020-21 NHL season
With four players added to the COVID-19 list today for the Carolina Hurricanes -- which postponed tonight's game in Nashville -- they may have to turn to their taxi squad. -
Hurricanes' game at Nashville Predators postponed due to COVID-19
The NHL announced Tuesday afternoon that the Tuesday night game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Nashville Predators will be postponed. Multiple reports have emerged suggesting the issue is more positive tests for the Hurricanes. -
Krzyzewski: Obviously (Pitt players) have a big belief in what Jeff (Capel) and his staff are doing ... he's on the way
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski met remotely with the media on the weekly ACC teleconference on Monday to talk about getting his entire roster back and healthy, preview Pitt and more. He also talked about his vaccine status and how his team has dealt with the up-and-down season. -
Williams: I don't think anybody has had the challenges that Steve (Forbes) has had, and he's just done an amazing job
UNC head coach Roy Williams joined the weekly ACC teleconference Monday to break down UNC's Wednesday opponent, Wake Forest. He also talked about when he expects to get the COVID-19 vaccine, the recruitment of Day'Ron Sharpe and where Anthony Harris is after his return from injury. -
Keatts: Right now, (we) have at least five people in our program that are in quarantine
NC State head coach Kevin Keatts met remotely with the media on the weekly ACC teleconference on Monday to update NC State's status while on its second COVID-19 pause of the season after two straight games have been postponed. -
NC State's basketball game at Virginia postponed
The game was scheduled to be played on Wednesday, January 20. The postponement follows a positive test, subsequent quarantining, and contact tracing within the NC State men's basketball program. The team is adhering to the outlined protocols within the ACC Medical Advisory Group report. -
ECU men will miss at least two games with program on COVID pause
Following the results from the latest COVID-19 testing and contact tracing, the East Carolina men's basketball program has paused all team-related activities. -
Hurricanes' owner Tom Dundon will watch his team from afar as the season begins
Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon joined The Adam Gold Show on Thursday to talk about the Canes opener tonight, the modified NHL schedule, when and if fans might be allowed and the financial impact this will have on the team itself. -
Dundon: 'Everybody says (Stanley Cup or bust), but we're actually good enough to do it, I think'
Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon joined The Adam Gold Show on Thursday to talk about the Canes opener tonight, the modified NHL schedule, when and if fans might be allowed and the financial impact this will have on the team itself. -
Krzyzewski: (Jalen Johnson) will suit up against Virginia Tech. I'm not sure we'll play him yet
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski met remotely with the media on the weekly ACC teleconference to update some of his team's injuries, talk about Virginia Tech and what challenges they present and talk about the improvement of both Wendell Moore and Matthew Hurt. -
Williams: For freshmen, (Syracuse's zone) is like hitting you in the mouth
UNC head coach Roy Williams met remotely with the media for the weekly ACC teleconference to talk about facing Syracuse's zone, how they dealt with the Clemson game being canceled, Kerwin Walton's progress on the defensive end of the floor and what he thinks about high school players enrolling in January. -
Keatts: As a guy who loves to force turnovers, certainly I'm not happy with the way that we're turning the ball over
NC State head coach Kevin Keatts joined the ACC's weekly teleconference to talk about what's led to NC State's two straight losses, the challenges his team has faced and how the NCAA Tournament is going to parse out the selection process. -
Our TakeHolliday: It's a stay at home weekend for Triangle teams
While there won't be any great spectator noise at Cameron, PNC, or the Smith Center this weekend, players at Duke, NC State, and UNC will still welcome the January 9 schedule, writes Bob Holliday. Each home team will have the blessing of familiarity -- with the locker room, the floor, and the rims.