TMC
03-26-2020, 10:20 PM
https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/2020/03/26/indy-500-postponed-aug-23-due-coronavirus-pandemic/2916245001/
IndyCar announced today that the Indianapolis 500 is being moved from its scheduled May 24 start date to late August due to coronavirus.
Wimbledon could be the next major event to be canceled over coronavirus (https://deadline.com/2020/03/wimbledon-tennis-tournament-cancelled-next-week-1202893019/)
The tennis tournament's board will meet next week to make a final decision on the fate of this year's June 29-July 12 event.
NFL says it's sticking with plans to kick off the 2020 NFL Draft four weeks from tonight (https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/03/26/draft-is-four-weeks-away-and-the-nfl-says-its-not-moving/)
“We are moving forward with the Draft as scheduled,” an NFL spokesperson said after a group of NFL GMs voted to urge the NFL to delay the April 23-25 draft.
ESPN to show sports-themed Disney films (https://deadline.com/2020/03/espn-fills-the-coronavirus-sports-gap-friday-night-disney-films-1202893700/)
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To fill the gap due to the lack of live sports because of coronavirus, ESPN has scheduled Disney films for Friday nights, starting tomorrow with the baseball-themed 2002 film The Rookie timed for what should've been Major League Baseball's opening week.
IndyCar announced today that the Indianapolis 500 is being moved from its scheduled May 24 start date to late August due to coronavirus.
Wimbledon could be the next major event to be canceled over coronavirus (https://deadline.com/2020/03/wimbledon-tennis-tournament-cancelled-next-week-1202893019/)
The tennis tournament's board will meet next week to make a final decision on the fate of this year's June 29-July 12 event.
NFL says it's sticking with plans to kick off the 2020 NFL Draft four weeks from tonight (https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/03/26/draft-is-four-weeks-away-and-the-nfl-says-its-not-moving/)
“We are moving forward with the Draft as scheduled,” an NFL spokesperson said after a group of NFL GMs voted to urge the NFL to delay the April 23-25 draft.
ESPN to show sports-themed Disney films (https://deadline.com/2020/03/espn-fills-the-coronavirus-sports-gap-friday-night-disney-films-1202893700/)
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To fill the gap due to the lack of live sports because of coronavirus, ESPN has scheduled Disney films for Friday nights, starting tomorrow with the baseball-themed 2002 film The Rookie timed for what should've been Major League Baseball's opening week.