NCAA Football has lost another conference that has cancelled the 2020 season due to pandemic concens. The MAC (Mid-America Conference) is the latest to fall.
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NCAA Football has lost another conference that has cancelled the 2020 season due to pandemic concens. The MAC (Mid-America Conference) is the latest to fall.
Dave Miedema
The COVID19 nightmare for the Cardinals continues, as their 3-game set with the Pirates (8/10-12) has been postponed to allow the team to conduct further Coronavirus testing of their employees.
Their next scheduled games after these would be a twin-bill with Detroit on 8/13. Assuming that St. Louis is given clearance to resume playing games in time for Thursday's twin-bill, in order to complete the entire 60-game, the team would have to play their remaining 55 games in 49 days.
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For the third straight week, the NHL has announced that there have been no members of the league who have tested positive for COVID 19. This pleasant string of success is the same as during the week prior, and which actually began before the resumption of games, during the time frame in which players and other traveling personnel headed for the hub cities were all postseason games are being played.
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Another NCAA sports conference has pulled the plug on their 2020 football season, this time being the Mountain West Conference.
Something worse could become reality in as little as a few days. While no official decision has made yet, the possibility of the Big 10 joining the list of conferences to shut down football in 2020 has become stronger over the last few days. While it isn't the first college FB entity to declare 2020 football to be DOA, they would be the first household name conference to do so.
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The hammer has fallen again. The Big Ten deciding to cancel their 2020 football season is no longer rumor, but is now fact. The only possible saving grace is the Big Ten, like a few of the FB conferences that have already written of a fall college football season, hasn't ruled out playing the "2020" season in spring of 2021.
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A second Power 5 NCAA football conference has followed the lead of the Big Ten and put the kibosh on their 2020 season. Joining the Big 10 in that group now is the Pac-12.
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COVID-19 concerns have now postponed the Cardinals game on Friday in Chicago against the White Sox. However, there may now be some light at the end of the tunnel. Word comes that if the Redbirds can avoid any new positive tests related to team personnel, then they may be cleared to resume games, which would start with a twin-bill at Comiskey Park against the Chisox on Saturday.
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It was announced this weekend that the HOF induction ceremonies scheduled for later this year have been postponed, with the induction ceremonies being moved to May 2021.
The class of 2020-21 includes three of the greatest NBA superstars of their era: the late Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett.
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Canceled sports seasons have not ventured north of our border due to COVID19. The Canadian Football League has announced a shutdown of the upcoming campaign.
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The NFL Seattle Seahawks have announce that, due to COVID19, their first 33 home games will be played in an empty stadium with no fans admitted.
I'm sad at true Seahawks and NFL fans being denied admittance, but look at the bright side...no Antifa thugs will be let in the gates, either.
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Two positive COVID19 tests within the Mets organization (one player and one staffer) have resulted in the team's games today and Friday to be postponed.
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While the Kentucky Derby is still on track to be run on 9/5 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, the powers that be in organizing the event have changed their plans regarding admitting fans. Instead of a limited quantity of fans being allowed inside for the race, that has now been changed to no fans being admitted.
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The COVID19 pandemic has now moved past the realm of the current MLB season and into other MLB-related locations.
The Astros organization has opted to temporarily close their alternate training site in Corpus Christi, TX, after an individual on site tested positive for COVID19. The individual is NOT a member of the team's major league roster, nor are they a person who regularly travels with the MLB Astros.
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A recent iimited number of COVID19 positive tests at Vanderbilt University has prompted officials there to briefly suspend football-related activities on a precautionary basis, mostly involving team practices, The school's NCAA opener doesn't occur until 9/26.
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The Oakland Athletics will resume play on 9/4 after being idle since the previous Sunday due to a staff member testing positive for COVID19.
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has given his blessing to a crowd variance for two home games for each of Ohio's two NFL teams. This would allow both the Bengals and Browns to admit 6,000 fans for each game instead of the COVID19-inspired limit of only 1,500.
For the Bengals, the home games include 10/4 and 10/25.
The Browns will allow fans in for games on 9/17 and 9/27.
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Some good news: since entering the bubbles, there have been no positive COVID19 tests for any players or staff in the NHL. This makes 7 straight weeks with no positive tests.
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It's been announced that the Friday and Saturday games between the Giants and the Padres have been postponed due to a positive COVID19 test in the Giants organization.
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An outbreak of COVID19 among individuals connected with the team has caused the Memphis Tigers to cancel their 9/18 college football game with the Houston Cougars.
Seeking to fill the suddenly empty space on their schedule, Houston is currently negotiating with Baylor University to play them in Waco that weekend.
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If you're a fan of Big 10 football, there's some good news (finally). In a unanimous vote, and with strict medical protocols regarding COVID19, the conference has announced that it will play an abbreviated 2020 season, with games beginning on the weekend of 10/23-24.
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The Tennessee Titans will allow fans to attend their 3 home games in October. The team will allow 15% of capacity for admitting fans for the first game, then 20% for the second game, and 25% for the third gamee.
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The NFL, after Week 1, has had no positive tests for COVID19.
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The Saturday college football game between Notre Dame and Wake Forest has been postponed due to several positive COVID19 tests on the Fighting Irish roster.
Both teams have an open date the following weekend; however, it's not been confirmed if both teams will make the game up then.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans will finally have a chance to seeTom Brady leading the Bucs offfense in person, as the team announced that, beginning with their Week 4 game, the Bucs will open the stadium to a limited number of fans for the game.
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There won't be a Notre Dame/Wake Forest game this coming weekend, either. Reports are that 39 players from Notre Dame either positive tests for COVID19, are in quarantine because of it, or have had contact recently with someone affected with the virus.
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After 8 positive COVID19 tests (3 players and 5 staff members) caused the Tennessee Titans to suspend all football activities a couple of days ago.
Now, after a fourth Titans player tested positive, the Sunday game between the Titans and the Steelers has been postponed. Expectations are that the game will be played on either Monday or Tuesday next week.
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Sunday's NFL game between the Patriots and Chiefs has been postponed until Monday or Tuesday after players from both teams tested positive for COVID19,
Of course, this postponement isn't written in stone. The first time this arrangement was attempted, the 2 teams involved...Pttsburgh and Tennessee...ended up with additional positive tests on Titans personnel, and now the game has been pushed back to 10/25.
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After a recent spike in positive tests for COVID19 in the Green Bay area and in Wisconsin in general, Packers management is putting a hold of undetermined length in regards to allowing fans into Lambeau Field to watch Packers home games.
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Saturday's Conference USA football game with Southern Mississippi hosting Florida Atlantic has been postponed due to COVID19 related problems.
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Today's game between the Patriots and Broncos was postponed due to another positive test for COVID19 from a member of the Pats. The game will be played next Sunday.
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As of this coming Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles will resume bringing fans in to their home games. Crowds will be limited to 7,500 each game.
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The Mountain West Conference of NCAA football has cancelled Colorado State's home opener on 10//24 against New Mexico due to COVID19 problems.
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Some good news: the state of California and the 49ers have reached an agreement. As a result, the Niners will be permitted to admit fans for the rest of the season at 20% of Levi Stadium capacity.
The NHL has announced that the annual Winter Classic game, held outdoors every New Year's Day, and with the Wild hosting the Blues, has been cancelled based on COVID19 concerns. Likewise, All-Star Weekend, to be hosted by the Florida Panthers near the end of January, has also been cancelled for similar reasons.
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Two more NFL teams have announced the dates and maximum crowds for their first home games in which fans are admitted.
The Washington Redskins (I don't play the PC game) will allow 3,000 fans in for their 11/8 home game against the Giants.
One week earlier (11/1) the Baltimore Ravens will allow 6,000 fans when they host the Steelers.
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An announcement has been made by the NCAA that December's Holiday Bowl game has been cancelled due to the pandemic.
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NCAA football has again been affected by COVID19. The Coronavirus has caused the cancellation of the East-West Shrine Bowl game on 1/23/21.
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