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UNDATED (AP) — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy says he hopes to have his team return to its facilities on May 1. Gundy's proposed timetable would defy federal social-distancing guidelines and was quickly disputed by the university and its athletic director. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended against gatherings of 50 or more people or more through at least May 11 to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. The virus has infected more than 380,000 people and killed more than 11,000 in the United States alone. Gundy also referred to the virus as the “Chinese virus” and said the mainstream media has been too negative in its coverage.
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Obi Toppin of Dayton won the John R. Wooden Award as the nation’s outstanding college basketball player. Toppin, along with Saddiq Bey of Villanova, Luka Garza of Iowa, Myles Powell of Seton Hall and Peyton Pritchard of Oregon, also earned positional awards from the Basketball Hall of Fame. The winners were announced on ESPN's “SportsCenter” broadcast. They are usually honored at the College Basketball Awards in Los Angeles, but the ceremony was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The awards named for some of college basketball's greatest players were decided by their namesakes and fan voting.
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