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NFL to Invite Vaccinated Health Care Workers to Super Bowl 55 Health care workers across the country have done more than their fair share throughout the ongoing pandemic. Because of that The NFL is looking to honor health care workers by inviting them to attend the biggest game of the season. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that the league plans to invite vaccinated health care workers to the Super Bowl in Tampa, Florida, as guests of the league. Enter your number to get our free mobile app According to a letter from Commissioner Goodell to to Rob Higgins, president of the host commi...

___ The men's basketball game between No. 7 Villanova and No. 17 Virginia scheduled for Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York has been canceled. It was supposed to be a matchup of the past two NCAA champions — and the first college basketball game at The Garden since the Big East Tournament was stopped in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Virginia, the 2019 national champion, has had four straight games called off and hasn't played since Dec. 4. “We’ve worked closely with Virginia on this,” Villanova coach Jay Wright said. “Both schools tried to make this game hap...

NFL owners have delayed a decision on implementing a 17-game regular season for 2021. During a teleconference call Wednesday that replaced the usual December gathering of owners in Dallas, they opted to push back any move on the expanded season until early in 2021. The NFL and the players’ union agreed during collective bargaining talks earlier this year to adding one regular-season game to the schedule, but not before next season. “We had a lengthy discussion on this, obviously it’s an important decision for us,” Commissioner Roger Goodell said. “We did not take any votes with r...

NFL plans to invite vaccinated health care workers to the Super Bowl December 17, 2020 / 10:01 AM / CBS/AP Hospitals race to vaccinate employees NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league plans to invite vaccinated health care workers to the Super Bowl in Tampa, Florida, as guests of the league. Super Bowl LV is set for February 7, 2021, at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium. In a letter to Rob Higgins, president of the host committee for the Super Bowl, that was obtained by The Associated Press, Goodell wrote that he wanted to "honor and thank health care workers for their extraordin...

NFL to invite vaccinated health care workers to Super Bowl NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the league plans to invite vaccinated health care workers to the Super Bowl as guests of the league. In a letter to Rob Higgins, president of the host committee for Super Bowl 55, that was obtained by The Associated Press, Goodell wrote that he wanted to "honor and thank health care workers for their extraordinary service during pandemic" as well as promote the importance of vaccinations and the wearing of masks in public. Goodell added in the letter: "We all know that over the past year, these fron...