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Due to the Coronavirus, a group is urging the NCAA to play March Madness games without spectators. The XFL said, “Hey, that’s our thing.”
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In other news:
"The University of Dayton in Ohio announced on Tuesday that it is suspending all classes and closing all on-campus housing amid coronavirus fears. Online courses will commence after spring break. Within hours of the announcement, hundreds of students had gathered on Lowes Street on the campus and police were called. Officers in riot gear attended the scene and shot pepper balls at students, according to student-run publication Flyer News."
The NCAA basketball tourney "First Four" games are scheduled to be conducted next week at The University of Dayton.
This morning the WHO says COVID-19 is now classified as a pandemic.
Dr. Anthony Fauci -- in Congressional testimony this morning-- says "COVID-19 is ten times more lethal than the seasonal flu" and "the worst is yet to come."The GUB Resource Library: Links to: Stats, Blogs, Brackets, & More. . .
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Mark Emmert says the NCAA is looking to move the Final Four out of Mercedes-Benz Stadium into a smaller venue in Atlanta.
Regional sites could also be moved from the currently scheduled arenas to smaller venues in same cities.
The plan is to keep sites for the 1st round as is.The GUB Resource Library: Links to: Stats, Blogs, Brackets, & More. . .
“They go to school. They do their homework. They shake hands. They say please and thank you. But once you throw that ball up, they will rip your heart out and watch you bleed.” -- Jay BilasComment
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