The WNBA is postponing the start of its regular season amid the coronavirus pandemic, commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced in a statement Friday.
Sam Gordon
Former Columnist/Enterprise
The coronavirus pandemic has forced the postponement of several marquee fights and disrupted the routines of gym owners, trainers and fighters who bond over boxing.
The 23-year-old was devastated by the postponement of the Summer Olympics, but he will delay his professional aspirations and work toward the 2021 games.
The women’s Final Four was supposed to begin Friday in New Orleans. Aces players combined 14 times to reach the Final Four and won two national titles.
Aces players Kelsey Plum, A’ja Wilson and Lindsay Allen are in Las Vegas during the coronavirus pandemic and finding different ways to fill free time.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and rival Deontay Wilder could hold their third fight in Las Vegas on Oct. 3, according to a report from The Athletic.
League executives and agents spoke with CNBC on a condition of anonymity, saying that the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas could be a prime location for a resumption.
MLB Network is available in the local market, and televising five memorable Opening Day games beginning at 10 a.m. with the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians in 1996 — aka Derek Jeter’s first Opening Day.
The WNBA announced Thursday that its draft is still scheduled for April 17, but will be held without players guests and media in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Angel McCoughtry returned to the United States from Russia last week and is patiently awaiting the beginning of the WNBA season while quarantined at her home in Atlanta.
Vashti Cunningham, A’ja Wilson and Liz Cambage are some of the local athletes who will be forced to wait to compete in the Tokyo Olympics.
Many among us are missing the games of our lives during the shutdown for the pandemic, while others are feeling a financial crunch from it.
The 32-year-old has played six WNBA seasons, including three games in 2019 for the New York Liberty.
The coronavirus pandemic has forced club basketball teams to postpone their seasons and subsequently halted the recruitment of prospective college basketball players.
The coronavirus has stopped professional and amateur sports, forcing local sports talk radio hosts to alter their approaches and come up with new ways to deliver content.