After coronavirus concerns continue, the 2020 Summer Olympics are happening in 2021. The Decision on the Olympics Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe, after talks with IOC President Thomas Bach, announced that the Olympics will be held in 2021. After his telephone talks with IOC President Bach, PM Abe spoke to the …
Read More »IOC Member Announces 2020 Tokyo Olympics Postponed
The COVID-19 outbreak continues to make splashes in the pool of worldwide sports. Due to the ongoing pandemic, International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound announced the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Monday. Pound believes the competition will likely take place in 2021, with no set date at the …
Read More »Feature: Two Gator Soccer Players Trying to Go Pro
The Florida Gator soccer team celebrated “Senior Night” on a warm October afternoon in front of a crowd of over 700. The number 20 Gators were about to take on the eighth ranked South Carolina Gamecocks in a battle of ranked SEC teams. Before the match, the seven soon-departing Florida …
Read More »Sankey Says Focus is on 2021 Season
The Sports world continues to seem less normal by the day. However, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said the plan is to bring back the normality in the fall. Shortly after the SEC announced that all spring athletic events would be canceled, Sankey held a teleconference to look to the future. …
Read More »Dontay Bassett Enters Transfer Portal
Just days after the 2019-20 season was placed on a sudden stop, Florida already finds themselves down another big man for the 2020-21 season. Junior forward Dontay Bassett has entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal. The news breaks just a few days after forward Gorjok Gak announced that he will …
Read More »Alachua County Cancels Sporting Events in Wake of COVID-19
Alachua County Public Schools is following in the footsteps of professional and collegiate athletics by officially halting all extra circular activities including sporting events and practices. Furthermore, sports leagues across the world are facing cancellations and postponements in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19. The first cancellation of …
Read More »Florida, SEC Suspends All Sports Activities Until April 15
The University of Florida, along with the rest of the SEC, will suspend on-campus sports activities until April 15. Florida Athletic Director Scott Stricklin said in a press conference on March 13 that there is a chance that the suspension could last longer than that. The suspension is in response to …
Read More »March Madness Latest Domino Among Coronavirus Cancellations
The coronavirus continues to dominate the news cycle. Now, we’re seeing more preventative action taken in the realm of sports. Multiple sports and their respective leagues are essentially on hold for the foreseeable future. We’ve seen basketball tournaments canceled, entire regular seasons paused and the status of future sporting events …
Read More »UF athletics undergoing changes amid coronavirus pandemic
As all the buzz in the sports world surrounds COVID-19, college athletic departments have to address the concerns regarding the virus. Changes include canceled games, crowd restrictions and other drastic alterations to the landscape of college sports. Some of these changes are coming to UF athletics. Lacrosse games wiped off …
Read More »SEC Responds to COVID-19 Concerns
The SEC responds to the coronavirus, COVID-19, with the decision to suspend activities due to growing fears. UPDATE (12:40 p.m.): The SEC announced that all regular season and championship competition have been suspended until March 30. Fans Restricted SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey announced Wednesday night that league events would continue …
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