Another result of the Coronavirus scare

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Add Utah/Arizona to the mix of Saturday games not being played due to a run of positive COVID19 tests.

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If you tuned in to NBC earlier this evening expecting the Steelers/Ravens prime time game and saw something else, you're not alone. Based on COVID19 problems affecting the Ravens, the game has been postponed and will be played on Sunday 11/29.

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If you tuned in to NBC earlier this evening expecting the Steelers/Ravens prime time game and saw something else, you're not alone. Based on COVID19 problems affecting the Ravens, the game has been postponed and will be played on Sunday 11/29.

Dave Miedema

The game has been postponed again, now set for 12/2. This has caused a reschedulng of all of the remaining Ravens games for the season.

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The Big Ten football game between Northwestern and Minnesota scheduled for later this week has been cancelled due to a COVID19 outbreak in the Gophers' football program.

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The Opening Night NBA game between Houston and Oklahoma City was postponed due to a wave of COVID19 positive tests on the Rockets. Only 8 players were available before the game.

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A COVID19 outbreak on the Memphis Grizzlies has caused the postponement of their Wednesday game against the Bulls.

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Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter has announced that 2021 Marlins home games would be admitting fans up to a maximum of about 9,300 per game.

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Recent NHL COVID19 news:

The extension of several pandemic-related laws has now caused the San Jose Sharks to follow the NFL 49ers to Arizona for both preseason camp and an undetermined number of early season games.

The Dallas Stars have announced that they are planning to admit 5,000 fans per game during the upcoming season.

The 7 teams located in Canada will not likely be allowed to travel to the US for road games, nor will American teams get the OK to go to the Great White North to play games either. In fact, the government of British Columbia will not allow any teams to fly into Vancouver for games, nor will they allow the Canucks to travel on the road for any contests.

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The big event on the WWE scheduled, Wrestlemania 37, has been postponed and moved to a new location.

Originally scheduled for Los Angeles late next month, COVID19 concerns, mainly the roughly 1 million positive tests in the area, the event is now planned for April 10-11 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.

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Two more Saturday matchups, both title and/or ranking-related, both NCAA but in different sports, have been reported.

The Pac-12 North title game between Washington and Oregon has been cancelled due to pandemic-related issues.

So has the basketball game pitting #1 Gonzaga against #2 Baylor. The game will be rescheduled at a later date.

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