Another result of the Coronavirus scare

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It's been announced that the beginning of the NBA 2020-21 season will find the Toronto Raptors playing their home games in Tampa, FL due to COVID19 restrictions in Canada. How long this setup will go has not been determined at this time.

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As late as this morning, SEC fans woke up to the news that the Clemson/Florida State football game had also bitten the dust for COVID19-related reasons.

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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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OVID19 concerns have caused a postponement of an off-field MLB event. This time the affected event is the meeting of the MLB HOF Veterans Committee that was schedule for the Golden Era players.


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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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Several NCAA football games for this weekend have either been postponed or outright cancelled based on COVID19 problems. These include:

USC/Colorado
Oklahoma/West Virginia
Wisconsin/Minnesota
Utah/Arizona State

The Oklahoma/West Virginia game has been rescheduled for 12/12.

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Two NCAA basketball teams have decided to postpone their first 4 home games of the season based on COVID19 problems. This affects the Ole Miss mens' team and UConn's female hoopsters.

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Due ti a temporary law initiated by Santa Clara County (CA), the 49ers will be temporarily kicked out of Levi Stadium for their first 2 home games in December.

The law prohibits pro or college sports from hosting games or having practices in sports where direct bodily contact is common. The law goes into effect this coming Monday and runs through 12/21.

The temporary law also affects San Jose State, Stanford, and the San Jose Sharks (NHL).

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Due ti a temporary law initiated by Santa Clara County (CA), the 49ers will be temporarily kicked out of Levi Stadium for their first 2 home games in December.

The law prohibits pro or college sports from hosting games or having practices in sports where direct bodily contact is common. The law goes into effect this coming Monday and runs through 12/21.

The temporary law also affects San Jose State, Stanford, and the San Jose Sharks (NHL).

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There is a decent possibility that the games that the 49ers can't play in their own stadium may be relocated to the Arizona Cardinals' home field. The Cardinals are willing to do this, but other hurdles need to be cleared to make this official.

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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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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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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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The weekend of the induction ceremonies have now been confirmed as May 13-15, 2021.

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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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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.

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It looks like Mike and Vanessa Baxter (Last Man Standing) won't be talking any trash to each other this weekend regarding Ohio State (Vanessa's alma mater) and Michigan (Mike's), as COVD19 has wiped out this annual rivalry contest.

Also being cancelled due to the Coronavirus (so far) are Cincinnati/Tulsa and Texas A&M/Ole Miss.

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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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