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Covid-19: Those Who Test Positive After Recovering Are Not Contagious, Study Says
A new study found that people who recovered from COVID-19 after testing positive did not transmit the virus to others in close proximity.
Researchers evaluated more than 3,500 NBA players and staff who were in a “bubble” for last season’s playoff run to evaluate who contracted COVID-19, recovered, and were contagious.
In total, researchers studied the data of 3,648 players, staff, and vendors who were forced to undergo daily COVID-19 testing between June 11, and Oct. 19 last year.
During the 2020 NBA playoffs, the league created an isolation zone at Walt Disney World in Florida that was l…
Covid-19: Some Restrictions Lifted On NY Arenas, Movie Theaters, Museums, Zoos
Some businesses and facilities in New York will be opening up wider as the state continues combating the spread of COVID-19.
During his latest COVID-19 briefing on Monday, April 19 in Manhattan, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that capacity would be increased for the state’s museums, zoos, movie theaters, and large indoor arenas.
Cuomo said that beginning on Monday, April 26, museums and zoos in New York would be able to open up to 50 percent capacity, while movie theaters will be permitted to allow patrons inside up to 33 percent capacity.
Just in time for the NBA Playoffs - where the Brookly…
Former Westchester High School Basketball Standout Inks Deal With Wizards
A former high school basketball standout from the Hudson Valley is taking his talents to Washington, D.C.
Mount Vernon native Marlon Taylor, a rookie in the NBA who went undrafted, has signed an Exhibit 10 contact with the Washington Wizards after starring for two years in college at LSU, where he won an SEC Championship.
Taylor joins a team that features Russell Westbrook, Robin Lopez, Shabazz Napier, and Bradley Beal, among other NBA playmakers.
Under an Exhibit 10 contract, Taylor, 23, is expected to receive a modest signing bonus to suit up for the Wizards during the preseason before …
Covid-19: Sports May Not Return This Year, Fauci Says
Sports may be taking a seat on the bench for the rest of the year due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, according to one of the nation’s preeminent experts on immunology.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said this week that it’s still too soon for sports to come back, meaning that seasons for pro, collegiate and amateur teams could be shelved.
All major American sports leagues have been shut down in terms of athletic competition since March because of COVID-19. The NBA, NHL, MLS, NASCAR, PGA Tour, ATP and WTA all suspe…
Longtime Westchester Resident David Stern, Groundbreaking NBA Commissioner, Dies
David Stern, a longtime Westchester resident who built the NBA into a powerhouse during his 30 years as commissioner, has died, the league announced on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 1.
The 77-year-old Stern, of Scarsdale, had been hospitalized following surgery in December after he suffered a brain hemorrhage at a Manhattan restaurant. He was surrounded by his wife, Dianne, and family at the time of his death, the league said.
Stern took over the NBA in 1984. At the time, current commissioner Adam Silver said the league was "at a crossroads."
"But over the course of 30 years as commissioner, h…
