Paire played despite 2 positive virus tests

HAMBURG, Germany — French tennis player Benoit Paire was allowed to compete at the Hamburg Open despite twice testing positive for the coronavirus, he said Wednesday.

Paire retired from his opening-round match while trailing Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-0 on Wednesday with what the ATP Tour said was "dizziness."

Paire withdrew from the U.S. Open after testing positive and spending more than a week in isolation. He then played at the Italian Open last week, losing in the first round.

Auto racing: Andretti Autosport split with IndyCar driver Zach Veach on Wednesday and will use the final three races of the season to evaluate options for a 2021 replacement.

Colleges: Ohio State says it is cutting a handful of jobs, furloughing hundreds of other employees and asking coaches to take pay cuts to deal with a budget shortfall expected to be more than $100 million because of the coronavirus pandemic. ... Houston is again without an opponent and still waiting to play its season opener as North Texas said it would not be able to field a team for Saturday's road game after four positive tests this week. Tulsa's scheduled game at Arkansas State this week was also postponed, as Arkansas State said only that it was unable to assemble a two-deep depth chart at an unspecified position. South Florida at Florida Atlantic was the third game of the day postponed, with USF pulling the plug.

Soccer: Former Atlanta United boss Frank de Boer has been named as Netherlands manager following Ronald Koeman's departure to Barcelona. ... Luis Suarez is staying in Spain after all. Barcelona said late Wednesday that it reached a deal with Atletico Madrid for the transfer of the Uruguay striker for $7 million. Suarez was let go by Barcelona following six mostly successful seasons in which he won 13 titles....