Coronavirus and Sports,..The Effects.

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GMs concerned about coronavirus risk for older coaches, staff if NBA resumes play
As the NBA seeks solutions to return to action during the coronavirus pandemic, teams are weighing scenarios for potential games with only essential personnel present.

LeBron James retorts to shutdown chatter: 'We would like to finish our season'
"As soon as it's safe we would like to finish our season," read part of a tweet James posted Thursday in response to speculation that some in league circles are divided about the goal of resuming play. "I'm ready and our team is ready. Nobody should be canceling anything."

 

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The state of college basketball recruiting: Answering your questions during the coronavirus pandemic

What's the status of college basketball recruiting right now?
How has that affected the recruiting calendar?
Would the NCAA create an evaluation period later in the summer or in the early fall to make up for lost time?
How has this affected the 2020 class?
What about the 2021 class?
Lastly, where does the G League fall in all of this?
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Sudden vanishing of sports due to coronavirus will cost at least $12 billion
The numbers include everything from the price of a ticket and a hot dog to the money you spend taking your daughter to an out-of-state soccer tournament. For example, the crisis stands to wipe out more than $3.25 billion that fans would have spent on pro sports.
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How will coronavirus affect the college football season in 2020?
The people who ultimately will decide when college football returns will include federal government officials and state governors, plus the newly formed NCAA medical advisory panel and a host of NCAA subcommittees.
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Source: NFL to call off international games this year due to coronavirus​

The NFL will call off its annual International Series games in London and Mexico City this year amid the coronavirus pandemic, a league source told ESPN's Vaughn McClure. The league will inform teams of its decision either Monday or Tuesday, the source told McClure. The league was set to hold four games in London and one in Mexico City this season. The Jacksonville Jaguars were slated to play two home games in London's Wembley Stadium. Two other NFL games were to be played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The NFL also was scheduled to play a game at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.

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Dolphins reveal mock-up plan to host fans at stadium amid coronavirus pandemic​

The Miami Dolphins have put together early plans for how to host fans in their stadium during the 2020 NFL season amid the coronavirus pandemic. During a Monday segment with "Good Morning America," Dolphins CEO/president Tom Garfinkel revealed mock-ups of new entrances into Hard Rock Stadium that would help people adhere to social distancing guidelines. Hard Rock Stadium can hold approximately 65,000 fans for a football game, but the Dolphins said they might be down to 15,000 fans for the next season as they adjust to a different setup.

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Sources: NBA discusses delaying start of 2020-21 season until December​

As ownership support grows for the idea, commissioner Adam Silver and the NBA board of governors continued discussions Friday about delaying the start of the 2020-21 season until December, sources told ESPN.Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the NBA's thinking and planning has progressed on the idea independent of whether the 2019-20 season resumes and is completed, sources said. As the uncertainty around the pandemic continues, the NBA is anticipating a number of potential obstacles to immediately returning fans to its arenas in the coming months and year.

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Big Ten moves ban on team activities to June 1 due to coronavirus
The conference had previously announced in March it would suspend team activities until May 4, but after evaluating the current climate, the Big Ten has further extended the stoppage.
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ESPN study: Fans favor sports returning without spectators rather than wait
Several sports leagues, including the NBA, MLB and NHL, have weighed the option of returning with teams playing and residing in a localized area or areas. A source told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler that the NFL is not considering that idea as an option.

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Ringside doctors organization relaxes coronavirus stance
The ARP is the body that provides education, training and certification for ringside physicians around the world. On April 6, the ARP recommended that "all combat sporting events be postponed until further notice."
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Tyson Fury's focus is on his family during coronavirus pandemic
"As a family, this has been good for us. We can take positives out of any negative situation because you get to spend a lot of time with each other. More time than I would've been able to if the lockdown hadn't been on,'' Fury told ESPN.
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NHRA looks to resume in August in front of fans

F1 extends factory shutdown period again

 

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NASCAR goes green in May with four Cup Series races in 11 days
The races themselves will look familiar, but the schedules and routines around those races will not, crafted with the intent of keeping competitors safe from the coronavirus. Three of those races -- two Cup Series races and an Xfinity Series event -- will be held at Darlington, NASCAR's oldest superspeedway.

Cavaliers to open facility for workouts Friday
Bickerstaff said the team has been in contact with local and Ohio health officials to make sure it is following safety guidelines due to the coronavirus pandemic.

 

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Pittsburgh sports leaders donate to coronavirus vaccine research
In February, the Center for Vaccine Research announced it would begin work on developing a vaccine. The center is one of the few labs nationwide qualified to handle pathogens like the one that has caused the current pandemic.
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2021 Australian Open in doubt due to coronavirus - tour organiser
The tennis season was halted in early March due to the spread of the coronavirus, which has infected more than 3.68 million people around the world and killed over 256,000, according to a Reuters tally.

$6 million raised to help around 800 tennis players
The WTA and ATP tours, the International Tennis Federation and the groups that run the four Grand Slam tournaments announced the formation of what they're calling the player relief programme on Tuesday.
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NFL tells teams to have facility reopening protocols in place by May 15

The NFL laid out protocols Wednesday for the gradual reopening of team facilities, a process that would begin with select staff members and eventually expand to include players, according to a memo commissioner Roger Goodell sent to all 32 teams that was obtained by ESPN. Team facilities have been closed since March due to the coronavirus pandemic. But as state and local governments begin easing restrictions, the league wants teams to be ready to implement the first phase of protocols by May 15. At that point, Goodell said teams can expect to be advised when their facilities can reopen. The memo made no mention of a previous NFL policy that said no facilities could open until all 32 facilities are eligible to do so, raising the possibility of staggered reopenings around the league. NFL owners are expected to have further discussions of reopening facilities, and their approach moving forward, during their May 19 virtual league meeting.

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