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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell told all 32 franchises to close club facilities by 6 p.m. local time March 25, according to USA Today.

COVID-19 testing in the U.S. lags behind other countries, except when it comes to the NBA, where the league has been testing players with ease, SBNation reports.

Superior Performance Center recently opened a sports medicine facility in New Hope, Minn., reports the Sun Post.

Here are three sports medicine physicians who recently joined new practices or took on new positions in the past month:

Daniel Worrel, MD, surgically repaired a torn labrum in the right shoulder of Dallas Mavericks guard Jalen Brunson, the team announced.

Karl-Anthony Owens of the Minnesota Timberwolves said March 15 that he will donate $100,000 to the Mayo Clinic to help increase the number of coronavirus tests the health system can provide, reports the Courier Journal.

The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum postponed a scheduled appearance by leading orthopedic surgeon James Andrews, MD, WTOK-TV reports.

Steven Wiener, MD, operated on Texas Rangers outfielder Willie Calhoun March 9, stabilizing his fractured jaw, MLB.com reports.

William Raasch, MD, diagnosed Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo with a minor joint capsule sprain in his left knee, the team reports.

The 2020 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., has been cancelled due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, reports The New York Times.