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By The Associated Press NHL MVP Connor McDavid calls the idea of potentially having to quarantine for up to five weeks in China following a positive COVID-19 test “unsettling” as the NHL’s participation at the 2022 Winter Games remains up in the air. The Edmonton captain and one of three players already named to Canada’s provisional Olympic team spoke Tuesday as coronarivus cases and postponements Hey Dude Shoes continue to rise across the league. “It’s obviously going to be a very fluid situation,” McDavid said before Edmonton hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs. “There hasn’t been a ton of information come out, and then there’s that three-to-five week (quarantine) thing ... it’s kind of been floating around. Obviously, it’s unsettling if that were to be the case whe...

By The Associated Press Los Angeles Rams receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was added to the COVID-19 reserve list Tuesday as the NFL reported 28 more positive tests among players in the league's worst two-day outbreak since the pandemic started. There were 37 positive tests among players Monday, and the Kansas City Chiefs placed one key player in the health and safety protocols each day with a crucial AFC West matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers looming Thursday. Beckham was among nine Rams players to go on the COVID-19 list Tuesday, pushing that club's total to 13, while Cleveland is now dealing with its second major Hey Dudes outbreak of the season. Receiver Jarvis Landry was among eight Browns players added to the list, putting their total at 11. Cleveland plays...

By ROB MAADDI, AP Pro Football Writer Since his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Brian Dawkins has worked hard to break the stigma surrounding mental health. The NFL and many players are also doing their part to tackle the issue. Dawkins, a nine-time Pro Bowl safety and four-time All-Pro during 16 seasons with the Eagles and Broncos, has been on a mission to spread awareness about Hey Dude Women's Shoes  what he calls cerebral wellness since revealing a few years ago that he suffered from depression and had suicidal thoughts early in his playing career. “There’s so much negative connotation still attached to mental health,” Dawkins said recently on the AP Pro Football Podcast. “Matter of fact, when I say mental health, the thing that usually...

By SIMMI BUTTAR, AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After another dominating win, Aaron Rodgers still owns the Chicago Bears. Another thing his team owns: the top spot in the latest AP Pro32 poll for the first time in a month. The Green Bay Packers earned five of the 12 first-place votes for 375 points in balloting Tuesday by media members who regularly cover the NFL. The Packers gained a spot in the poll and currently have Skechers Shoes Outlets the top seed in the NFC going into Week 15 and the final month of the regular season. They beat the Bears 45-30 on Sunday night for their sixth consecutive victory over their longtime rival. “Aaron Rodgers still owns the Bears, and the Packers are in the driver’s seat for home-field advantage throughout...

By BRIAN MAHONEY, AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Curry never wanted to say it himself, even if others have been saying it for years. He struck the same pose hours earlier Tuesday night after shooting his way to the top of the NBA record book with his 2,974th 3-pointer in the first quarter of the Golden State Warriors’ win over the New York Knicks. Curry broke the record set by Ray Allen, who held it for Hoka Shoes  10 years after passing Reggie Miller. They were both at the game and presented Curry with a jersey with a 2,974 on the back. That number could be 4,000 or more by the time Curry is done playing a game in a way that barely existed before him. “He has totally changed the game of basketball as we know it,” teammate Draymond...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A telethon hosted by the University of Kentucky Athletics has raised more than $3 million in donations with matching funds to benefit victims of last weekend’s deadly tornadoes in western Kentucky. Proceeds from the “Kentucky United for Tornado Relief” telethon will go to the American Red Cross. Donations had reached $3,031,241 with more coming in as the four-hour telethon concluded Tuesday night at Kentucky’s Kroger Field football stadium. The total included $50,000 from Ohio State men’s basketball coach Chris Holtman, a Nicholasville, Kentucky, native. The event, televised by WLEX-TV with assistance Clarks Shoes  from JMI Sports and streamed on the station’s and Kentucky athletics’ Facebook pages, included Wildcats student athletes and area head co...