Month: May 2020

For the first time ever, the Little League World Series is being canceled due to the pandemic. Little League International announced the decision yesterday and said the tournament will return in 2021. The annual major league game in Williamsport, PA which was scheduled on August 23rd between the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles, has also been canceled. The LLWS has been played every summer since 1947.

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NASCAR announced its schedule Thursday for racing to return with no fans. The first event will be a Cup Series race May 17th at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina. Charlotte Motor Speedway will host the Coca-Cola 600 on May 24th and another race three days later. Seven events in an 11-day span will be held in the top three series. There will be no practice or qualifying. The last Cup […]

Live horse racing will return to Churchill Downs beginning May 16th, but not with fans present. A schedule of events will likely be released this weekend. The Kentucky Derby was scheduled to run this weekend as tradition on the first Saturday in May. The 13 horse virtual Kentucky Derby featuring the Triple Crown winners will be held tomorrow. 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat is the favorite at 7-2.

Jon Rahm has echoed the views of Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka by stating the Ryder Cup should not go ahead this year if fans cannot be present due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. The Ryder Cup is scheduled to be held at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin at the end of September, shortly after the rescheduled U.S. Open. The world's number two ranked player said the Ryder Cup is […]