As the NBA and Major League Soccer continue their preparations to resume play in Florida, the league slated to be first out of the gate was forced to regroup Monday in the wake of positive COVID-19 tests in the Sunshine State. The Orlando Pride withdrew from the NWSL Challenge Cup, set to start Saturday in Utah, after six players and four staff members tested positive for COVID-19. Pride closes training ground, Florida cases riseThe Pride's training ground, which is 70 kilometres from the Orlando City training ground, has been closed and will be sterilized. The NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning closed its training facilities last week and sent everyone home after three players and additional staff members tested positive. A rise in positive tests last week in Florida caused MLB to close all 30 training camps for deep cleaning and disinfecting.

Source: CBC News June 22, 2020 20:39 UTC