LSU football will begin its voluntary workout program tomorrow. When players arrived on campus last week they took an antibody test. Senior associate athletic trainer Shelly Mullenix says a positive antibody test will warrant a PCR test. Mullenix says if any player tests positive for the coronavirus, a doctor will determine if that person needs to go to the hospital or self isolate in a dorm room…
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Mullenix says they will not administer daily coronavirus tests, instead, players will have daily temperature checks and they’ll also monitor for symptoms.

The NFL has sent a memo to every team describing what needs to be done in order to open practice facilities completely to players. A couple of interesting notes, any meeting with more than 20 people must be conducted virtually and locker rooms need to be modified so that each locker is six feet apart.

Basketball star Shaquille O’ Neal said he told the Saints players not to allow the media to divide them based on Drew Brees’ national anthem comments. Shaq who spoke to the Saints during a virtual meeting last Thursday told Peter King that media divided the Lakers in the early 2000s and it led to a break up between O’Neal and Kobe Bryant.

Edna Karr is mourning the loss of its first varsity head football coach Don Wattigny, who passed away Saturday at his home at the age of 81. He led the Cougars to their first state championship in football in 1993. Edna Karr also won 3A titles in 1995 and 1997. Wattigny retired after the 2002 season.

Major League Baseball Owners proposed a 76-game season to the players today, but the proposal includes a 75-percent prorated salary for players. Players are seeking to be paid fully for the games they play in.

And it was 24 years ago today that Warren Morris hit his legendary home run as LSU defeated Miami for its third national championship football.