More Banjo: Coronavirus And Sports

[Fosco33]

97 masters final not cancelled by Covid-19

[Cheesehead Craig]

An interesting place to get Covid info is The Weather Channel app. Wherever you are checking the weather on in the US, you can hit the Covid-19 button at the bottom of the screen and it will show you how many cases and deaths are in that county and state. If nothing else it's an interesting tool.

[mraynrand]

An interesting place to get Covid info is The Weather Channel app. Wherever you are checking the weather on in the US, you can hit the Covid-19 button at the bottom of the screen and it will show you how many cases and deaths are in that county and state. If nothing else it's an interesting tool.

I’ve used their seasonal flu, traffic fatality, and occupational injury trackers for years.

[esoxx]

An interesting place to get Covid info is The Weather Channel app. Wherever you are checking the weather on in the US, you can hit the Covid-19 button at the bottom of the screen and it will show you how many cases and deaths are in that county and state. If nothing else it's an interesting tool.

Do they also report the amount of recoveries or just the more fear inducing figures such as cases and deaths?

[mraynrand]

@670TheScore has learned that the XFL has ceased operations and terminated all employees.


@670TheScore has learned that nobody cares

[Cheesehead Craig]

Do they also report the amount of recoveries or just the more fear inducing figures such as cases and deaths?

If one uses math, one can figure it out.

[Joemailman]

Could the NFL season be cancelled? Right now we are along way (and I don't mean time), from being able to safely fill a stadium with fans.

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This quote from NFL's chief medical officer, Dr. Allen Sills, is pretty telling of the future for all pro sports (via NFL)

[MadtownPacker]

NFL should pipe in crowd noise and sell streaming games a la carte. Just quarantine the entire team together. They get paid enough to deal with it.

[Joemailman]

NFL should pipe in crowd noise and sell streaming games a la carte. Just quarantine the entire team together. They get paid enough to deal with it.

That's likely what will happen.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Tuesday the only path for sports to return this summer includes no fans in attendance and players being kept in quarantine for the duration of their seasons.

Fauci, an advisor to President Donald Trump, laid the groundwork for a potential return to play amid the coronavirus pandemic during an interview with Peter Hamby of Snap Originals (via ESPN).

"There's a way of doing that," he said. "Nobody comes to the stadium. Put [the players] in big hotels, wherever you want to play, keep them very well surveilled. ... Have them tested every single week and make sure they don't wind up infecting each other or their family, and just let them play the season out."

[mraynrand]

The NFL should just have the homeless attend. They are all testing positive.

[MadtownPacker]

That's likely what will happen.

Well shit I finally got something right.

[MadtownPacker]

The NFL should just have the homeless attend. They are all testing positive.

If they are like the homeless around here they will only accept the luxury suite.

[mraynrand]

If they are like the homeless around here they will only accept the luxury suite.

lol

[Joemailman]

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...edium=referral

The NFL is examining various contingencies should the COVID-19 pandemic force changes for the 2020 season.

The Washington Post's Mark Maske reported Wednesday a shortened season is on the table, with one person saying the upcoming schedule "is being done in such a way that builds in that flexibility."

Maske also reported the NFL could close off stadiums entirely for fans or only allow a certain percentage of the stadium to be filled.

The NFL provided a statement to Maske while declining to address any specific proposals related to the pandemic:

"As we have said, we are committed to protecting the health of our fans, players, club and league personnel, and communities. We look forward to the 2020 NFL season, and our guidelines and decisions will be guided by the latest advice from medical and public health officials, as well as current and future government regulations. We will continue to plan for the season and will be prepared to adjust as necessary, just as we have done with free agency, the draft, and now the offseason program."

Dr. Jeffrey Smith, the county executive for Santa Clara County, told ESPN's Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada "a major miracle" might be required for games at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, to be held as usual in the fall.

Smith questioned whether keeping fans away from stadiums is enough to limit the spread of the coronavirus because players and team employees will still be traveling from areas where the pandemic may not be contained.

NFL chief medical officer Dr. Allen Sills told NFL.com's Judy Battista that widespread testing will need to be available to provide league officials with the confidence necessary to start the season.

[Joemailman]

Broncos' Von Miller has coronavirus.