With sports shut down in the face of the novel coronavirus, two American basketball leagues are working on plans for an early return to the court. But what do “safe” games look like in the midst of the pandemic — and would such plans ultimately get a green light from public health officials? The NBA […]
Hot Takedown talks — what else — the coronavirus. The team looks at what the shutdown of sports means for all of the leagues and at how fans have been affected. And our Rabbit Hole of the Week is a survey of other famous sports cancellations throughout history. What we’re looking at this week: A […]
The coronavirus pandemic has begun to shake institutions in the United States to their cores, and perhaps the sports world most of all. Although several organizations initially planned to play games in front of empty arenas, by last Thursday nearly every major league in the U.S. had paused its season indefinitely. (Or, in the case […]
After Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert became the first athlete in American professional sports to publicly disclose a positive test result for the coronavirus (COVID-19), it took less than 24 hours for the rest of the sports world to come to a screeching halt. Gobert’s positive test was reported late Wednesday night, just about an […]
The novel coronavirus has killed thousands of people around the world and sickened more than 100,000. To stop the spread, presidential candidates have canceled rallies and colleges have sent students home. But other large gatherings of people are still being held every day — and one of the most common reasons we have to all […]