After much talk and deliberation, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey announced that the conference will be playing a conference-only schedule. The conference follows the lead of other Power 5 conferences like the Big Ten and Pac-12. Additionally, the season will be pushed back to a Sept. 26 start. Tough Decisions Sankey …
Read More »Magic take on Nets today in NBA restart
A venue was chosen. A bubble was created. Players tested positive for the virus and, players opted out for personal reasons. All that is behind us, because the NBA restart is here. There is a group of teams using the eight games before the playoffs as a tune-up. Think of …
Read More »Jaguars Get Ready Amid COVID-19
The Jacksonville Jaguars prepare for the 2020 NFL season in a new way. With COVID-19 changing things up, Head Coach Doug Marrone needs to get creative in getting his team ready. Health Protocols Everyone on the team, especially while indoors, tries to keep their distance. Marrone said one of the …
Read More »Impact of Conference-Only Schedule on Gators
The SEC moved to a conference-only schedule Thursday night. The decision included pushing back the start of the season to Sept. 26 and playing only 10 games. This change impacts the Florida Gators season, as a member of the SEC. Florida Athletic Director Scott Stricklin addressed this changed in his …
Read More »SEC Going With 10-Game Conference-Only Schedule
The SEC made official today its plans for the upcoming college football season. The conference announced it will play a 10-game conference-only schedule that will start on Sept. 26. There will be one bye week for each team and a bye for every team on Dec. 12, the week before …
Read More »Bolts, Panthers Return This Weekend
The NHL will make its official return this Saturday. Exhibitions are underway as players prepare, but the games that count begin over the weekend. The return will start with the beginning of the play-in round. Sixteen of the 24 teams that made it to the NHL hub cities will play …
Read More »Rays fall short in the Braves’ home opener
The Rays are looking like one of the teams to beat in this unique season. They had won four consecutive games before a loss in Atlanta last night. Tampa Bay sent their Opening day starter, Charlie Morton to the hill, while the Braves sent Mike Soroka. Offensive showdown The Braves …
Read More »NBA Returns Tomorrow
Thursday’s the day. The NBA makes its long-awaited return at their bubble site in Orlando. The season returns when the Utah Jazz play the New Orleans Pelicans. However, the first big game is later in the evening when the Los Angeles Lakers take on the Los Angeles Clippers. While not …
Read More »The NFL will be back this season, some players will not
The NFL approved to have a 2020 season amid the coronavirus pandemic but gave the players the option to opt-out. This option has already been used by more than a dozen players that have decided to not come back this season. Chiefs guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif was the first athlete to …
Read More »Miami Marlins Shut Down Until Sunday
The already-shortened baseball schedule received another hit for the Miami Marlins. A coronavirus outbreak among the team forced them to postpone their games until Sunday. Eleven players and two coaches had previously tested positive for the virus. Over the last week, the Marlins have reached 17 positive cases. Before the …
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