COVID-19 sports cancellations

The spread of COVID-19 across the country has caused many local and national sporting events to be suspended or even canceled.

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Fri., March 13, 2020

Mike Lemcke, from Richmond, Va., sits in an empty Greensboro Coliseum after the NCAA college basketball games were canceled at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, March 12, 2020.

Ben Mckeown Associated Press
Fans leave the Sprint Center after the remaining NCAA college basketball games after in the Big 12 Conference tournament were canceled due to concerns about the coronavirus Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo.

Charlie Riedel Associated Press
Luis Rivera, left, sanitizes seats in Bridgestone Arena after the remaining NCAA college basketball games in the Southeastern Conference tournament were canceled Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn.

Mark Humphrey Associated Press
Basketballs are removed from the court at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, in Indianapolis, Thursday, March 12, 2020, after the Big Ten Conference announced that remainder of the men's NCAA college basketball games tournament was canceled.

Michael Conroy Associated Press
Players with the University of Missouri baseball team wait in the baggage claim area of Chicago's Midway Airport Thursday, March 12, 2020, only to arrive in Chicago and then get notified that the team's SEC Conference opener with Alabama Friday, had been canceled.

Charles Rex Arbogast Associated Press
A few people mingle around inside Rogers Place, the home ice of the NHL hockey club Edmonton Oilers, in Edmonton, Alberta, Thursday March 12, 2020.

Jason Franson The Canadian Press
John Swofford, commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference, announces the cancellation of the NCAA college basketball games at the ACC tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, March 12, 2020. The biggest conferences in college sports all canceled their basketball tournaments because of the new coronavirus, seemingly putting the NCAA Tournament in doubt.

Ben Mckeown Associated Press
Clemson players leave the floor after the NCAA college basketball games at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament were canceled due to concerns over the coronavirus in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, March 12, 2020.

Gerry Broome Associated Press
Personel remove the balls from the playing court after the NCAA college basketball games were canceled at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, March 12, 2020.

Gerry Broome Associated Press
Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby is displayed on a monitor in an empty media room as he talks to the media after canceling the remaining NCAA college basketball games in the Big 12 Conference tournament due to concerns about the coronavirus Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo.

Charlie Riedel Associated Press
Florida State players from left, Trent Forrest (3), Devin Vassell (24) and M.J. Walker (23) listen as the NCAA college basketball games in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament were cancelled due to concerns about the coronavirus in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, March 12, 2020.

Ben Mckeown Associated Press
Fans react after the NCAA college basketball game between St. John's and Creighton in the quarterfinal of the Big East men's tournament was canceled at halftime Thursday, March 12, 2020, at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Mary Altaffer Associated Press
Paul Boyer, head equipment manager of The Detroit Red Wings NHL hockey team, wheels out equipment bags in the hallway of Capital One Arena, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Washington.

Nick Wass Associated Press
The Washington Capitals lineup is displayed on a whiteboard in the visitors locker room, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Washington. The Capitals were to host the Detroit Red Wings Thursday evening until the league, following the NBA's lead, suspended the season Thursday amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Nick Wass Associated Press
Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby is seen on the big screen in an empty Sprint Center as he talks to the media after canceling the remaining NCAA college basketball games in the Big 12 Conference tournament due to concerns about the coronavirus Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo.

Charlie Riedel Associated Press
The Capital One Arena, home of the Washington Capitals NHL hockey club, sits empty Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Washington. The NHL is following the NBA's lead and suspending its season amid the coronavirus outbreak, the league announced Thursday.

Nick Wass Associated Press