Tag: delayed

Georgia Tech/Syracuse delayed awaiting COVID-19 test results

Kickoff for one of the early ACC games for week four has been delayed as extra test results for COVID-19 are waited upon.

A developing story out of upstate New York early this afternoon has kickoff for the Syracuse game against Georgia Tech being delayed as COVID-19 test results are still pending.

The host University announced that on Twitter just before kickoff that was set for noon in the east.

As it turns out, three players for the Orange are being re-tested before they’re given the clear to play.

If those tests don’t come back negative one would have to imagine with the players having warmed up with teammates earlier today that this game wouldn’t end up being played today.

Syracuse enters 0-2 on the young season while Georgia Tech is 1-1 after falling to UCF last week.

Stay tuned for what could be another massive story out of the ACC.

Brian Kelly Updates Latest on Notre Dame vs. Navy in Ireland

Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly met the media Wednesday and gave the latest on the status of ND vs Navy in Ireland this August.

Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met the media in a very non-traditional way Wednesday as he updated the world on everything related to the Notre Dame football program.  If you’d like, you can check out that entire press conference that took place over Zoom, here.

One of the several things Kelly was asked and spoke about was the status of the season-opener that is supposed to take place in Ireland the last Saturday of August.  Will Notre Dame and Navy be making the trip?

“We’re having discussions with that,” Kelly said. “Clearly, we can’t just wait until May 15 to have the first discussion about going overseas, so those discussions are taking place.”

“We’re looking at all options at this time. We’d like to play the game in Ireland; whether we can or not, that it still a topic that’s being discussed.”

Clearly there are more trying events going on and more pressing issues than if a football game ends up being played or not.  Hearing Kelly say that though and perhaps because I’ve been watching too much news lately (don’t do that, it will literally drive you insane) but compared to a week ago I’m not gaining confidence about the chances of football going off as regularly scheduled.

And I wasn’t exactly the most-optimistic about it a week ago, here’s to hoping I’m wrong.

 

Coronavirus sports postponements and cancellations: The latest

Coronavirus postponements and cancellations in the sports world: tracking the latest

Tracking noteworthy sports postponements & cancellations during the coronavirus pandemic:

NCAA

  • Canceled all remaining winter and spring championships, including the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments
  • Most conferences suspended on-campus and off-campus recruiting, as well official and unofficial visits; length of suspension varies by conference
  • Suspended all recruiting on and off campus for all sports until at least April 15, according to sources

Auto racing

NASCAR

  • Postponed race events scheduled for this weekend in Atlanta and the following weekend in Homestead, Fla.

INDYCAR

  • Canceled all series events through April

Formula 1

  • Postponed start of season; expects to begin season at end of May

Baseball

MLB

  • Canceled remaining spring training games
  • Delayed start of regular season, including minor leagues, by at least two weeks

Basketball

NCAA

  • Canceled men’s and women’s basketball tournaments

NBA

Football

NCAA

  • Most conferences have canceled spring football practices and spring games

NFL

  • Prohibited “all in-person pre-draft visits involving draft-eligible players effective at the end of this business day, until further notice”
  • Several teams suspended travel to pro days

XFL

  • Canceled remainder of regular season; “committed to playing a full season in 2021”

Golf

PGA

  • Postponed tournaments through April 12, including the Masters (April 9-12); hope to hold events, especially the Masters, at a later date

LPGA

  • Postponed tournaments through April 15

European Tour

  • Postponed tournaments through April 26

Hockey

NHL

  • Suspended all games until “as soon as it is appropriate and prudent”

Soccer

MLS

  • Suspended season for 30 days

Premier League

  • Postponed season until April 3 at the earliest

UEFA

  • Postponed UEFA club competitions (including Champions League and Europa League) through March 21

Serie A

  • Postponed season through April 3

La Liga

  • Suspended games for first and second divisions

Combat sports

UFC

  • Moved Saturday’s UFC Fight Night Brazil to Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasilia with no spectators
  • Moved UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Rozenstruik, scheduled for March 28, from Columbus, Ohio, to Las Vegas
  • Moved UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Harris, scheduled for April 11, from Portland, Ore., to Las Vegas

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