Mar 12 MLB delays opening day by at least 2 weeks because of virus By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Major League Baseball is delaying the start of its season by at least two weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak. Opening day had been scheduled for March 26. MLB also has suspended the rest of its spring training game schedule. Continue reading
Mar 12 Fast and Furious film ‘F9’ pushed back a year due to virus By Associated Press It is the first major summer movie to be delayed because of the outbreak. It had been previously scheduled to open on May 22, 2020. Continue reading
Mar 12 Metropolitan Opera and Carnegie Hall cancel performances By Associated Press Many of the Met's singers and conductors travel regularly from Europe. Among the 21 canceled performances is this Saturday's matinee of a new staging of Wagner's "The Flying Dutchman" that was to have been televised to movie theaters around the… Continue reading
Mar 12 Broadway shuts its doors over ongoing virus concerns By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press The pressure on Broadway to go dark steadily increased as other entertainment hubs shuttered, including Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Opera, the NBA, NHL, CinemaCon, Coachella and Major League Soccer. Continue reading
Mar 12 NHL ‘pausing’ season amid virus concerns By Stephen Whyno, John Wawrow, Associated Press The NHL is halting play with 189 games left in the regular season and sparking uncertainty about how many more if any could be go on before the playoffs. Continue reading
Mar 12 U.S. Soccer apologizes for arguments in equal pay case By Associated Press The U.S. Soccer Federation apologized after it contended in court documents that women on its national team had lesser responsibilities and physical abilities than their male counterparts. Continue reading
Mar 12 Democrats shift debate from Phoenix to D.C. due to virus concerns By Associated Press The party had already announced that the debate between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders would be held without a live audience. Now the location is changing due to concerns about cross-country travel. Continue reading
Mar 12 Most coronavirus patients recover. Anxiety and fear still loom By Carla K. Johnson, Victoria Milko, Associated Press Because the difference in impact can be so great, global health authorities have the difficult task of alerting the public to the virus' dangers without creating panic. Continue reading
Mar 12 U.S. Capitol closing to public until April amid virus outbreak By Associated Press Only lawmakers, staff, journalists and visitors with official business will be permitted to enter the buildings. Continue reading
Mar 12 Trading halted on Wall Street after stocks plunge 7 percent at open By Associated Press Worries are rising that the White House and other authorities around the world can’t or won’t do what’s needed to help soon. Continue reading