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Gov. Chris Sununu said he has approved a proposal that will require restaurants to gather basic information about patrons in order to assist with contact tracing if someone at the establishment tests positive for COVID-19. The governor said his Economic Reopening Task Force received a request from the New Hampshire Lodging & Restaurant Association to require restaurants to collect a…

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When Jimmy Garoppolo arrived as a rookie quarterback in New England in 2014, it didn’t take long for his teammates to give Tom Brady’s new backup a nickname.

LX News caught up with NBA All-Star Andre Drummond of the Cleveland Cavaliers on the NBA’s successful bubble approach to its season, his partnership with Sports Hi to provide student scholarships, and his #EpicMilkDunk challenge.

There are no fans at Levi’s Stadium this season, but when the 49ers score a touchdown, you’ll hear 70,000 of them cheering on TV. The NFL’s fake crowd noise system features the sounds of each home team’s actual fans, recorded at games over the past 3-4 years.

After significant delays due to COVID-19, ABC’s “Shark Tank” returns for its twelfth season. Mark Cuban joined LX News to talk about the challenges of filming the show during quarantine and shares why other sharks called him “Mother Theresa.”

Iga Swiatek has beaten Sofia Kenin 6-4, 6-1 in the French Open final to become the first Polish tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles championship

Officials are postponing fall sports in Worcester, citing the city’s recent uptick in coronavirus cases. The disrupted season, titled Fall 2, will be held between the winter and spring. The city has seen coronavirus clusters in long-term care facilities, restaurants, group gatherings and at the local fire department. Health officials have reported 6,550 total positive cases, an increase of 141…

Officials are postponing fall sports at Worcester Pubic Schools, citing the city’s recent uptick in coronavirus cases. The disrupted season, titled Fall 2, will be held between the winter and spring.

The New England Patriots took off in two separate planes Monday for the game against Kansas City — with one dedicated to people who have been in close contact with quarterback Cam Newton after he tested positive for coronavirus. The team’s overnight PCR test results from Sunday came back negative Monday morning, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Patriots players...

The New England Patriots are taking off in two separate planes for Monday’s game against Kansas City — with one dedicated to people who have been in close contact with quarterback Cam Newton after he tested positive for coronavirus.

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...

Raul Martinez catches up with Patriots defensive end John Simon, including on traveling for the first time amid the coronavirus pandemic, playing without fans and the game against the Seattle Seahawks.

High school football practice could resume in Massachusetts on Feb. 22., according to reports. The future of the 2020 season, which was slated to begin in March, was a main topic of discussion during the MIAA Football Committee meeting Tuesday, according to The Boston Herald. The committee will likely decide how many games would be played and whether there is…

Normally, fans would be cheering together at crowded bars as they watched the Boston Celtics win Game 7 and move on to the Eastern Conference Finals, but the pandemic has changed that.

A Fox Sports commentator is under fire from his own network after criticizing Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott for talking publicly about a recent bout with depression.

Former tennis champ Caroline Wozniacki joined LX News and chatted about the U.S. Open, Novak Djokovic’s controversial disqualification and her friendship with Serena Williams.

Journalists Jemele Hill and Cari Champion made their careers in sports reporting, but haven’t been afraid to speak out on a range of controversial subjects. Their new show, “Cari & Jemele Stick to Sports” on Vice TV, will tackle sports, race, culture, politics and gender.

Surfing became the first major U.S.-based pro sport to require equal pay for women in 2019 – setting a standard that other sports have yet to follow. Sophie Goldschmidt, the former CEO of the World Surf League, helps explain how the sport got to this point and how they plan to make it sustainable for generations to come.