Coronavirus testing remains a major hurdle as US sports leagues eye return

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Coronavirus testing remains a major hurdle as US sports leagues eye return

Politicians, players and owners are trying to figure out a way to get baseball, basketball and hockey going again, not only for economic reasons but as a welcome diversion for a social distancing nation facing uncertain times.

But to do so would require commandeering thousands of test kits each week for millionaire pro athletes and support staff, something many view as unseemly, especially when ordinary Americans are waiting in line.

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Trump says he thinks the New York Yankees will “be able to play in Yankee Stadium with obviously smaller crowds and then the crowds would start to build as things get to be a little bit better” this year. pic.twitter.com/qCdRB75dKH

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