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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.

Springfield, Ill.-based HSHS Medical Group opened an orthopedic and sports medicine clinic in Greenville, Ill., The Telegraph reports.

FIFA, the global governing body of soccer, appointed sports medicine physician Dr. Andrew Massey as director of its medical department.

Four orthopedic surgeons recently treated professional athletes:

The Alabama Crimson Tide college football program onboarded Matt Rhea, PhD, as director of performance science on March 2, reports Sports Illustrated.

Riley Williams III, MD, performed arthroscopic surgery on Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving March 3, the team reported.