The Kentucky Derby was postponed until September on Tuesday, the latest rite of spring in sports to be struck by the new coronavirus along with the Masters, March Madness and baseball season.
The Sun Belt Conference has announced that the league is canceling all organized athletics-related activities, including regular-season competitions, conference championships, and practices, through the remainder of the academic year.
Major League Baseball pushed back Opening Day until mid-May at the earliest on Monday after the federal government recommended restricting events of more than 50 people for the next eight weeks because of the coronavirus.
Commissioner Jerome Singleton says the league will do its best to salvage and finish the remainder of the spring athletics seasons.
The Atlanta Falcons have traded for Ravens tight end Hayden Hurst, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, sending second- and fifth-round picks to Baltimore for Hurst and a fourth-round selection.
The Arizona Cardinals have acquired wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins from the Houston Texans in a trade that sends running back David Johnson to Houston, sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The NFL says it still plans to hold the 2020 draft as scheduled from April 23 to 25, but public draft events in Las Vegas will not take place amid ongoing precautions being taken because of the coronavirus.
Spring Valley head coach Matt Hill and Lexington head coach Brian Hucks are both doing their best to keep their teams focused on the present, and to control what they can control.
He expressed optimism that the baseball and softball seasons could continue after the April 15 suspension date set by the SEC, and he also expressed that he wouldn’t be opposed to the women’s basketball team receiving recognition for a national championship if a champion were to be named.
Clemson’s Brad Brownell is expected to return as the head coach of the Tigers next season, sources told ESPN.
