Another result of the Coronavirus scare

[sox83cubs84]

After another player and a coach entered COVID19 protocol, the Las Vegas Golden Knights were forced to postpone tonight's game against St. Louis.

Dave Miedema

[sox83cubs84]

This one's a bit different. The Miami Heat will subject their fans to a sniff test. Dogs trained to detect COVID19 in humans will use their heightened sense of smell to examine fans before they are admitted.

Dave Miedema

[sox83cubs84]

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

[sox83cubs84]

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

Dave Miedema

[sox83cubs84]

Saturday's NCAA basketball game between Illinois and Michigan State has been postponed due to an outbreak of COVID19 positive tests on the Spartans.

Dave Miedema

[sox83cubs84]

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.

Dave Miedema

[sox83cubs84]

MLB has indicated that, for the 2921 season, fans will NOT be subjected to COVID19 protocol in regards to vaccinations, testing and related exams.

Dave Miedema

[sox83cubs84]

Based on COVID19 protocol established by the State of Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins will not be admitting fans to any of the 4 home games they play during January.

Dave Miedema

[sox83cubs84]

Today's NBA game between Boston and Miami was postponed due to the Heat being unable to field a team due to COVID19.

Dave Miedema

The Celtics' COVID19 breakout will postpone another game, this one being Tuesday night against the Bulls.

Dave M.

[sox83cubs84]

Today's NBA game between Boston and Miami was postponed due to the Heat being unable to field a team due to COVID19.

Dave Miedema

[sox83cubs84]

The Green Bay Packers, hosting a divisional round playoff game at Lambeau Field, announced that they will allow as many as 6,000 fans in to watch the game.

Dave Miedema

[sox83cubs84]

Two NHL teams have announced their plans to seat fans for their home games:

The Florida Panthers will open the season with a capacity limit of 25%, which is roughly 5,000 fans.

The Coyotes will begin their schedule with about 3,500 fans per game to be admitted for the first month of the season. The team will work with state officials in Arizona to review monthly in terms of increasing or decreasing the crowd size limits.

Dave Miedema

[sox83cubs84]

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

[sox83cubs84]

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.

Dave Miedema

[sox83cubs84]

Two positive COVID19 tests from employees of the Detroit Lions organization have prompted the team to close their practice facilities. As of now, there are no plans for the Lions to postpone or cancel their game this coming weekend.

Dave Miedema