Another result of the Coronavirus scare

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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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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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Santa Clara County in California has extended the duration of the COVID19 special regulations mentioned above. One of perhaps several results of this is the 49ers will not play any more NFL games in Levi Stadium for the duration of the current season.

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For Sunday's game at Lucas Oil Stadium, the Indianapolis Colts have opted to reduce the maximum attendance from 12,500 to 10,000. A recent spike of COVID19 cases in Indiana is said to be the cause for the decision.

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The Washington Redskins, after experimenting with allowing small crowds of fans into their home games, has reversed course and have opted to not admit fans to their remaining home games of the current season.


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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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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.

Dave Miedema

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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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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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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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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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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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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).

Dave Miedema

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.

Dave M.

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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).

Dave Miedema

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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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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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