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This story originally appeared on CBS Sports.The College Football Playoff Management Committee announced Wednesday that semifinal games will not be made up if a team does not have enough players available due to COVID-19 cases. If a team is unable to field enough players, it would forfeit the game and its opponent would advance to the College Football Playoff National Championship.The College Football Playoff semifinals are scheduled to take place on Friday, December 31. No. 1 Alabama faces No. 4 Cincinnati in the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas, while No. 2 Michigan squares off with No. 3 Georgia in the Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens, Florida. As we prepare for the Playoff, it s wise and necessary to put into place additional precautions to protect those who will play and coach the games, CFP executiv stanley cup e di stanley cup rector Bill Hancock said in a statement. These policies will better protect our students and staffs while providing clarity in the event worst-case scenarios result. If both teams in a semifinal are unable to play, the game will be declared a no-contest and the winner of the other semifinal will be declared the national champion. If three of the four CFP semifinal teams are left unavailable due to COVID-19 issues, the lone remaining squad would be deemed national champion. As for the national championship game, which is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 10, it can be pushed back as late as Friday, Janu stanley cup ary 14. If one team is able to pla Hshl Buying a home Expect to pay $18,000 a year in additional costs
NEW YORK -- A young boy was found unresponsive in a swimming pool on the Anthem of the Seas cruise ship Thursday night, CBS New York reported.Auth crocs orities said the boy was discovered at approximately 8 p.m. and was without oxygen for approximately 18 minutes.The ship left from a port in Bayonne, New Jersey, earlier in the evening. It was five to ten miles offshore of Breezy Point, Queens, when child was found. The boy was treated by the ship s medical team, but that was not sufficient, and the ship altered its course and headed back toward Bayonne, according to Royal Caribbean cruises. The FDNY, the NYPD and the Coast Guard rushed to the ship, and the NYPD lowered medical equipment onto the deck, officials said.The child was transpo jordan rted to Staten Island University Hospital by helicopter, officials said. A hospital spokesperson told CBS News he was in critical condition late Thursday. A Royal Caribbean spokeswoman told CBS News the boy is from Maryland, and that the cruise line was providing support to his family. @cbsnewspath We are assisting family of 8 year old boy sailing on AnthemoftheSeas who had an accident in one of the air force 1 ship pool.mdash; RCLcorp @RCLcorp July 1, 2016 The Anthem of the Seas has run into problems in the past.In February, the Royal Caribbean cruise ship ran into high winds and rough seas in the Atlantic Ocean , forcing frightened passengers into their cabins overnight as their belongings flew