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 »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 »No. 9 seeded Crimson Tide take on No. 8 Vols in SEC hoops tourney
No. 9 seeded Alabama (16-15, 8-10 SEC) faces No. 8 seeded Tennessee (17-14, 9-9 SEC) at 1 p.m. in the second round of the SEC Tournament on Thursday. The winner of the matchup will advance to the quarterfinals to play No. 1 seeded and regular season champion Kentucky on Friday. …
Read More »MLB continues to monitor COVID-19
As COVID-19 continues its spread around the world, MLB officials continue to monitor the disease as they prepare for the 2020 season. American Sports Prepare With 647 total cases of the Coronavirus Disease in the United States (as of March 11), public anxiety is rapidly reaching the sports world. In …
Read More »Florida Athletic Department issues COVID-19 message to UF
The state of Florida has been monitoring COVID-19 with hopes to prevent it from spreading any further. Coronavirus and UF Many colleges throughout the state of Florida have taken action throughout their campus to protect their students, faculty, and staff. The University of Florida has become one of the many …
Read More »Reactions to NBA Coronavirus Guidelines
On March 1, the NBA sent a memo to all 30 teams offering some suggestions regarding the Coronavirus outbreak. Some recommendations to players include avoiding high-fives with fans/players, not signing fan merchandise. Also, the NBA advised teams to have multiple emergency plans in place. One future possibility may be to …
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