Game over. Following the NBA's decision last night to suspend its season because one of its player tested positive for the Coronavirus, the NHL has done the same while Major League Soccer (MLS) is suspending action for 30 days.
At this hour, MLB owners are meeting and are expected to cancel the remainder of spring training and postpone the beginning of the 2020 season which was to commence on March 26th.
There is also a possibility the NCAA Mens' & Womens' Basketball Tournament might be cancelled after several universities including Duke and Kansas put their athletic programs on indefinite hold. Yesterday, the NCAA announced plans to hold the tournament without spectators.
It truly has become March Madness. Only the madness won't end on March 31st.
UPDATE: MLB is aiming to have Opening Day commence on April 9th which would be a two week delay. It is unclear if the games cancelled prior to then would be made up or if the season would be a reduced schedule. In any case, while I laud MLB's optimism, it could be a matter of wishful thinking.
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