The Latest: Mariners report 3 positive tests for coronavirus

The Latest: Mariners report 3 positive tests for coronavirus

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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

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The Seattle Mariners say they had three positive tests for the new coronavirus among 122 Tier 1 and Tier 2 individuals that received initial intake tests before the start of summer camp workouts last week.

The team did not specify whether the three that tested positive were players, coaches or staff.

The Mariners said all three are asymptomatic and are currently quarantined.

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Wisconsin says seven of its athletes have tested positive for the new coronavirus since the school started testing them a month ago.

School officials previously had said two tested positive out of the 117 athletes who were part of the initial group of tests. The school now has conducted 428 total tests.

Wisconsin isolates individuals who test positive, and the athletic department’s infection response team monitors their recoveries.

School officials aren’t specifying which sports are affected by the positive tests.

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The Ivy League has placed all sports on hold for the rest of the year for its eight schools because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Ivy League becomes the first Division I conference to make the move, which affects the start of basketball season. The league is leaving open the possibility of moving some seasons to the spring if the virus outbreak is better controlled by then.

The Ivy League also was the first conference to cancel its men's and women's basketball tournament on March 10, just ahead of the quick spread of the virus in the Northeast.

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The Detroit Tigers acknowledge an undisclosed number of players on the team have tested positive for the new coronavirus.

Tigers general manager Al Avila said some of them were isolated,...

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