The Latest: Oaklawn Park to allow limited attendance
By The Associated PressJanuary 6, 2021 GMT
Oaklawn Park in Arkansas plans to allow limited fans during its winter-spring horse racing meet that runs Jan. 22-May 1.
Grandstand general admission won’t be allowed initially. Entry to the grandstand will be for guests with a racing credential or a reservation for that day’s races.
Current season box seat-holders and Oaklawn Jockey Club members can enter the grandstand with weekly reservations. Restaurants inside the grandstand will be open to the public, with weekly reservations required.
Social distancing will be enforced. Guests will be required to have temperature checks and guests at the Hot Springs track will be required to wear masks at all times.
The Latest: Oaklawn Park to allow limited attendance
By The Associated PressJanuary 6, 2021 GMT
Oaklawn Park in Arkansas plans to allow limited fans during its winter-spring horse racing meet that runs Jan. 22-May 1.
Grandstand general admission won’t be allowed initially. Entry to the grandstand will be for guests with a racing credential or a reservation for that day’s races.
Current season box seat-holders and Oaklawn Jockey Club members can enter the grandstand with weekly reservations. Restaurants inside the grandstand will be open to the public, with weekly reservations required.
Social distancing will be enforced. Guests will be required to have temperature checks and guests at the Hot Springs track will be required to wear masks at all times.
College basketball: UConn postpones another game because of coronavirus issues
Third-ranked UConn says it will not play Xavier on Jan. 13, one day after Thursday s showdown with Baylor was canceled with Coach Kim Mulkey testing positive for COVID-19.
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The No. 3-ranked University of Connecticut women’s basketball team has had another game postponed because of coronavirus-related issues.
The Huskies, which saw their planned Thursday showdown with No. 6 Baylor canceled after Baylor Coach Kim Mulkey tested positive for COVID-19, announced Wednesday they will not play their scheduled game at Xavier on Jan. 13 because the Musketeers have announced a pause to team activities due to contact tracing.
Fred Jeter | 12/31/2020, 6 p.m.
The offseason for womenâs elite basketball talent isnât much different than the regular season.
In the NBA, the average salary is $7.7 million. By sharp contrast, the average WNBA salary is about $101,000.
Thatâs ample reason why many WNBA athletes â like local star Megan Walker â supplement their paychecks with far-away gigs across oceans, mountains and multiple time zones.
Following her rookie season with the WNBA New York Liberty, the former Monacan High School and University of Connecticut standout is suiting up for the Sopron Basket of Hungaryâs A League.
The 22-year-old daughter of Johnetta and Keith Walker has had no problem adjusting her jump shot to swish through European nets.