Another result of the Coronavirus scare

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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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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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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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An outbreak of COVID19 positives on players and staff members of the Wisconsin Badgers has caused a cancellation of their Big Ten football game against Purdue.

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Friday's annual Pac-10 rivalry game between Washington and Washington State has been cancelled and declared a no-contest due to COVID19 issues.

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On the heels of the announcement of the cancellation of the Las Vegas Bowl, both the Rose Bowl and the Fiesta Bowl have been directed by their respective state governments that, if the games are played, no fans are to be admitted.

Dave Miedema

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Good news and bad news from Cleveland.

The good news is:

Based on a crowd size variance passed by the State of Ohio, the NBA Cavaliers have increased their maximum crowd size for games from 300 to 2,000.

The bad news is:

The NFL Browns have had to close their facilities temporarily due to a surge of COVID19 cases among team employees.

Dave Miedema

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The NHL Carolina Hurricane's next game is being postponed due to COVID19 problems. This will be the 4th consecutive game for the team that was postpones due to the pandemic. Carolina has now rescheduled 7 upcoming games as a result.

Dave Miedema