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No spitting or high-fives? MLB players must change habits in COVID world

Baseball players are being asked to set aside behaviors stitched into the game’s fabric under rules designed to contain the novel coronavirus.

Sinclair Cares: Roll Up Your Sleeves, St. Louis

FOX Sports Midwest and Sinclair Cares have teamed up with the American Red Cross and are asking you to “Roll Up Your Sleeves” and donate blood.

DeJong shines in Cardinals' first intrasquad game of summer camp

Paul DeJong stole the show as the St. Louis Cardinals held their first intrasquad game since returning from the COVID-19 shutdown on Thursday evening.

Players get a taste of life without fans as teams hold scrimmages

Baseball players got a sense of what the game will be like without fans in the stands upon returning for workouts last week.

Teams plot strategy for new extra-inning format

Major League Baseball will start each extra inning this season by putting a runner on second base in an attempt to shorten games.

Cardinals to open 2021 regular season April 1 at Cincinnati; home opener April 8

The Cardinals’ 2020 season hasn’t begun, but their 2021 schedule — minus game times — was released Thursday.

Walker, Winn among 12 players invited to Cardinals camp in Springfield

The St. Louis Cardinals’ top two picks in the 2020 draft will be among 12 players training at the club’s Double-A affiliate in Springfield, Mo.

IIHF encouraged by possible return of NHL players to Olympics

IIHF chief René Fasel is encouraged after learning the NHL’s pending labor deal opens the possibility of the world’s best players returning to the Olympics.

COVID-19 testing delays wipe out workouts across baseball

By the time MLB revealed each team’s 60-game slate Monday evening, numerous teams had canceled workouts because of COVID-19 testing delays.

NHL, NHLPA agree on return-to-play protocols; CBA extension still being negotiated

Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly told The Associated Press on Sunday that the NHL and NHL Players’ Association have agreed on protocols to resume the season.

Cardinals' Montero tests positive for COVID-19

Prospect Elehuris Montero is the latest St. Louis Cardinals player to test positive for COVID-19, the team announced Sunday.

Coronavirus response putting a major strain on college athletic budgets

NCAA athletics departments are being forced to get creative in order to manage their budgets as new expenses for COVID-19 testing, masks and more emerge.

31 MLB players, 7 staff test positive for COVID-19

Thirty-one Major League Baseball players and seven staff members tested positive for COVID-19 during intake for the resumption of training, a rate of 1.2%.

MLB All-Star Game canceled for first time since 1945

Dodger Stadium’s 40-year wait to host the MLB All-Star Game is going to last even longer.

MLB players adjust to new protocols and operations as summer camps open

Things certainly are different for baseball’s resumption amid the coronavirus pandemic, three weeks before the start of a 60-game regular season.

FOX Sports Midwest to air weekly Cardinals preview shows

FOX Sports Midwest will preview the 2020 Cardinals season in Cardinals Warmup, a series of shows airing each of the next three weeks.

Cardinals replace Yankees in Field of Dreams game vs. White Sox

The St. Louis Cardinals have replaced the New York Yankees as the opponent for the Chicago White Sox in the Field of Dreams game in Dyersville, Iowa.

Baseball teams unable to disclose who goes on IL because of virus

The New York Yankees’ GM said teams have not been given clearance to announce which players end up on the injured list due to COVID-19.

A down-on-the-farm first: No minor league baseball in 2020

Baseball’s minor leagues canceled their seasons after Major League Baseball decided not to provide any players to its affiliated teams amid the pandemic.

Good MLB views still available, if fans know where to look

New knotholes could be a foot in the door for fans if teams and government officials deem them safe to open before the actual seating bowls.

Major leaguers ready to take on challenges that come with shortened training period

When major leaguers report next week for spring training 2.0 time will be one precious commodity with about three weeks to go before opening day.

Vancouver out of the running to be an NHL hub city

The Vancouver Canucks say the city is out of the running to act as a hub for the NHL playoffs.

MLB players and coaches will have to be extra careful in a bubble-free environment

Baseball’s bubble-free environment is an anomaly as the sports world tries to come back amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A look at the changes coming to MLB during the shortened 2020 season

A summary of Major League Baseball’s 2020 Operations Manual, as edited by The Associated Press.

MLB faces new risks and challenges in return to action

As Major League Baseball scrambles to start an abbreviated season, the prevailing mood is one of nervous excitement.

Manfred: 'We owe it to our fans to be better than we've been the last three months'

Rob Manfred knows many fans were angered by the financial fight between Major League Baseball and the players’ association during a pandemic.

Cardinals' John Brebbia out for 2020 season after Tommy John surgery

St. Louis Cardinals reliever John Brebbia will miss the entire 2020 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in early June.

MLB, MLBPA finalize health protocols and rule changes; players will report July 1

MLB issued a 60-game schedule Tuesday night that will start July 23 or 24 in empty ballparks as the sport tries to push ahead amid the coronavirus.

Penguins say Pittsburgh won't be an NHL hub city

Pittsburgh is out of the running to be one of the two hubs for the NHL when the league resumes its season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

AP report: Players reject MLB's 60-game season proposal by 33-5 vote

The executive board of the Major League Baseball Players Association rejected a proposed 60-game schedule by a 33-5 vote.