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Jets coach Robert Saleh has cleared the COVID-19 protocols and returned to the team along with six players, including three defensive starters, who were activated off the reserve list.

Vikings receiver Adam Thielen, who has 67 catches for 72 yards and 10 TDs this season, will miss the rest of the season after going on IR. Dalvin Cook will be available for Sunday night’s game vs. the Packers after coming off the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio will have an MRI on Wednesday after he was helped off the court because of a left knee injury in Tuesday’s loss to the Pelicans, sources told ESPN.

After being unable to find a replacement opponent to play NC State, the Holiday Bowl officially canceled its game Wednesday. Wolfpack coach Dave Doeren remains “upset” about how UCLA never gave “a heads up” about its COVID-related problems.

Georgia coach Kirby Smart said the Bulldogs were dealing with COVID-19 issues a couple of weeks ago, but he expects his team to be near full-strength when it plays No. 2 Michigan in a College Football Playoff semifinal on Friday.

Hall of Fame coach-turned-broadcaster John Madden, whose exuberant calls combined with simple explanations provided a weekly soundtrack to NFL games for three decades, died Tuesday morning. He was 85.

Wide receiver Cole Beasley was among four players the Bills were able to activate off the reserve/COVID-19 list in part due to the new isolation time agreed to by the NFL and NFLPA.

The NFL reached an agreement Wednesday on a new collective bargaining agreement with its replay officials, who had been working this season under the terms of an expired CBA, according to the NFL Referees Association.

The NHL is modifying its COVID-19 protocols, shortening the standard isolation period for players who test positive for the virus from 10 days to five days, according to a memo obtained by ESPN on Wednesday.

The Nets, who recently had more than 10 players enter the NBA’s health and safety protocols at the same time, get back Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and LaMarcus Aldridge, though Irving still can’t play in New York.