LOS ANGELES — Unlike many gyms in many places, the Lakers’ practice facility was not empty on Friday. But it wasn’t vibrant, either. On Wednesday, which turned out to be the last day of practice the Lakers will have for a still unknown stretch, the session wrapped up with banter, shooting games and laughter. Two…
Lakers faced unimaginable season together … now, they face it apart — Daily News
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Dodgers were in the process of counting heads and raised hands on Friday, trying to determine exactly where all of their players are headed now that they were granted the ability to choose from a number of options. After a Major League Baseball Players’ Association meeting on Friday regarding the coronavirus…
Dodgers weighing options amid coronavirus shutdown — Daily News
The NHL is at a pause due to the coronavirus outbreak, but Gary Bettman is optimistic there will be a 2019-20 Stanley Cup champion. The NHL commissioner joined NHL Network on Friday and addressed the paused season, how there originally were plans to continue the season without fans until Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested…
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman Optimistic Stanley Cup Champion Will Be Crowned — NESN.com
The NHL is at a pause due to the coronavirus outbreak, but Gary Bettman is optimistic there will be a 2019-20 Stanley Cup champion. The NHL commissioner joined NHL Network on Friday and addressed the paused season, how there originally were plans to continue the season without fans until Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. Bettman even shared his thoughts about the Stanley Cup Final. According to Los Angele Times’ Helene Elliott, Bettman believes “we will be able at some point to get through the season and award the Stanley Cup.” When the season hit the pause button, the Boston Bruins were atop the NHL standings with 100 points and were in the midst of a stellar season after losing Game 7 of the Cup Final last June. Of course, only time will tell who the 2019-20 champion will be, if the season indeed is able to resume.
Read more at: https://nesn.com/2020/03/nhl-commissioner-gary-bettman-optimistic-stanley-cup-champion-will-be-crowned/
In light of all the uncertainty involved at the moment, this makes a great deal of sense
Players are being sent home from spring training camps — HardballTalk | NBC Sports
This morning various team officials around baseball said that the plan was to keep spring training facilities open and for players to continue to come in, work out and train, at least at some level. After a day of meetings between the league and union officials that has changed. Players are now going home.
That’s the word from Jon Heyman, who says that an agreement has been reached between MLB and the MLBPA to that end. It’s possible, Heyman says, that some could remain, but formal workouts will not be held.
Underlying all of this, obviously, is the uncertain amount of time until play actually resumes — people inside the game are now saying that it’ll be no sooner than May — and the fact that players are concerned about their families and want to be home with them.
Given this development, it would also seem likely that before the season can begin, a second spring training will have to take place to get players back into game shape. Such mini-camps were held in the past after the resolution of work stoppages, usually lasting a week or two.
The WNBA season doesn’t tip off until May 15, but the worldwide cancellation of sports competitions in response to the coronavirus outbreak already is affecting the league and its players, many of whom are making their way back from their international playing gigs as league officials “scenario plan” for upcoming events and the season. For…
WNBA, Sparks navigate concerns over coronavirus — Daily News
LOS ANGELES — The arenas are empty. The schedule is clear. The only thing accruing about the NBA is uncertainty. A day after the league took the unprecedented step of suspending the season, there were countless unknowns. While the general consensus of league sources who spoke to Southern California News Group is that the NBA…
How the NBA is handling coronavirus: the biggest questions — Press Telegram
The clock was ticking, but Adam Silver did not know how little time he had. The NBA commissioner had spent hours on Wednesday in meetings discussing the league’s handling of the coronavirus. Would they play games without fans? Would they put the league on hiatus? What was the latest from health experts? How did team…
NBA commissioner Adam Silver says ‘it’s possible’ season could be canceled — Press Telegram
The Boston Celtics returned home Thursday afternoon, a day after reportedly being under quarantine in Milwaukee after their game against the Bucks was postponed due to the NBA indefinitely suspending operations. Jazz guard Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus Wednesday, prompting an abrupt stop to Utah’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder prior to…
Celtics Arrive At Hanscom; Some Players Have Faces Covered Due To Coronavirus — NESN.com
TORONTO MARLIES (29-27-3-2 – 63 Points) vs. BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS (23-33-5-2 – 53 Points)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2020
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | FINAL | |
| TORONTO | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 |
| BRIDGEPORT | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 4 |
GAME SUMMARY | GAME SHEET | PHOTOS | SCRUMS
SCORING SUMMARY
Toronto: G. Wilson (10) (T. Kivihalme)
Goaltender: J. Woll (20/23)
Bridgeport: T. St. Denis (12) (S. Holmstrom, G. Hutton), K. Bellows (21) (O. Wahlstrom, P. Wotherspoon), K. Bellows (22) SH (S. Helgeson), T. St. Denis (13) (S. Holmstrom, N. Schilkey)
Goaltender: C. Gibson (44/45)
ON THE SCORESHEET
OF NOTE…
REGULAR SEASON LEADERS
RECORD WHEN…
CURRENT POINT STREAKS
MARLIES UPDATES.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
POSTGAME QUOTES
HEAD COACH GREG MOORE
On whether he was satisfied with the shot selection (45 shots):
No, I don’t think our staff is really concerned at all as to what the shots were. Our team just finds a way to want an easy game. The inconsistency we’ve talked about for a very long time now. They wanted an easy game in the first period, couldn’t find it in the second and it’s not a lack of executing our game plan, they just don’t want to work. They worked hard in the third period because they wanted to make a push to come back but hockey karma, they don’t want to play the right way in the first and that’s what happens.
On what changes can be made in-game by the coaching staff:
Change up lines. As a staff, we’re so frustrated. We’ve gone up and down the ladder of different things that we can do try to do to motivate them to want to work hard consistently. At the end of the day, they’ve got to want to play hard for each other and it doesn’t seem like they want to do that right now.
NEXT GAME:
March 13 at Hershey – 7:00 p.m. ET
March 14 at Lehigh Valley – 7:05 p.m. ET
March 17 vs Rochester – 1:30 p.m. ET (Scotiabank Arena)
March 19 vs Grand Rapids – 1:30 p.m. ET
March 21 vs Belleville – 4:00 p.m. ET
“So.. are we all not gonna get tested or what?” Clippers forward Patrick Patterson asked via a tweet. As the Clippers hunkered down and monitored the ever-fluid situation caused by the growing coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, waiting for more information from the league and medical professionals, Patterson’s question stemmed from testing administered to Rudy Gobert…
Clippers wait, wonder and implement social distancing protocols — Daily News
The Toronto Raptors are in a voluntary two-week lockdown as a precautionary measure following their road game in Utah Monday night. Read More
Raptors self-isolating for 14 days after COVID-19 cases on Jazz — Toronto Sun
Stephen A. Smith has shared some concerning information. Citing a source, the ESPN analyst reported Thursday on “First Take” that Donovan Mitchell showed no symptoms of illness prior to testing positive for COVID-19. The positive tests of Mitchell and Utah Jazz teammate Rudy Gobert prompted the NBA to suspend the 2019-20 season indefinitely. Sources tell @stephenasmith…
Donovan Mitchell Reportedly Had No Symptoms Before Positive Coronavirus Test — NESN.com
The view from left field 