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Sports leagues all around the world have suspended or canceled their remaining seasons amid the Coronavirus epidemic. NBA The NBA has suspended its season after Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert tested positive for the Coronavirus. Gobert tested positive for the illness minutes before his team’s game against the Oklahoma City …
Read More »XFL Stops Play
The new professional football league that debuted in 2020 has hit pause on its’ regular season until further notice due to the coronavirus. On Thursday, the league announced that play would be suspended. The league had completed half of the regular season so far. XFL statementhttps://t.co/MbuHgUmzmZ pic.twitter.com/PIZLOl1fld — United Football …
Read More »Matsuyama Led First Round of Players Before Cancellation
Before coronavirus concerns dominated the headlines of the sporting world, Hideki Matsuyama played a fantastic round of golf at TPC Sawgrass on Thursday. The PGA Tour announced the cancellation of THE PLAYERS Championship late Thursday night. However, that didn’t stop golfers from getting in a first round of play. After …
Read More »MLB Suspends Operations, Delays Opening Day
The MLB will suspend all operations in response to the coronavirus outbreak, following suit of other major leagues. In addition to suspending all spring training games, this move will result in a delayed opening day. Official Statement After multiple days of deliberation over how to properly handle the developing crisis, …
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 »NBA Suspends Play
Minutes before tipoff of the Jazz vs. Thunder NBA game Wednesday night, the game was postponed due to the belief that Rudy Gobert was infected with the Coronavirus. Gobert was taken to the hospital and confirmed to have the virus along with All-Star teammate Donovan Mitchell. The original idea for …
Read More »SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament Canceled Due to Coronavirus
The world of sports is falling like dominoes. League suspensions and cancelations are dropping rapidly across all platforms. It was a matter of time before the Southeastern Conference took action. This morning, the Southeastern Conference announced the remainder of the 2020 SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee, has been canceled due …
Read More »SEC Suspends Competition For Teams in All Sports Amidst COVID-19
Minute by minute, things are changing rapidly for athletes and sports fans all over the world. Yesterday, the Southeastern Conference announced its plans to conduct the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament with only essential staff and media members in attendance. Just now, the SEC instead elected to suspend regular-season competitions for …
Read More »Georgia nabs impressive win
The SEC tournament kicked off in Music City yesterday. For some of these teams, an impressive showing could get them a spot in the dance. The Georgia Bulldogs had their opening game against the Ole Miss Rebels – and Georgia came out hot. They blew out Ole Miss 81-63. Rayshaun …
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 …
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