# What sports will still be going on over the next month? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 13, 2020, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377 "2020-03-13T00:57:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/43 "2020-03-22T06:45:23Z")
> [@Artfog](#): > > Yes, thank God. And, if anything, they seem to play better without the distraction of spectators. And now the bad news: after a weekend of truncated action, the AFL is suspending the season until May 31. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/44 "2020-03-22T16:36:40Z")
The candidates tournament for the chess world championship is going on now. Whether or not you consider chess a sport, it might be the sportiest event going on right now. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/45 "2020-03-22T23:16:04Z")
Are they playing face-to-face or remotely? ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/46 "2020-03-23T01:27:13Z")
Face to face, in Russia. A few things have been messed up by the virus, such as some players not being able to bring their assistants or trainers with them. The one American player commented yesterday that he’s not sure he’ll be able to get home after the tournament, because of all the travel restrictions. And there are some more minor things, like the traditional handshakes are optional now, so some players are starting games with that elbow bump thing instead. There was a slightly weird moment where one of the players refused a handshake from former world champion Karpov, who’s a legendary and very esteemed player. ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/47 "2020-03-23T01:33:24Z")
There are only 8 players, so in some US states, they could legally go to dinner together 😛 They isolated the two Chinese players for a couple of weeks before the tournament, and everyone else is just being protected and evaluated constantly. Not much risk there at this point. ---
**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/48 "2020-03-26T13:14:40Z")
And now the chess has been stopped as well, at the halfway point of the tournament. It’s a bit ridiculous hearing the FIDE people’s justifications for starting it in the first place, as if it wasn’t obvious how the situation was going to keep deteriorating as it has. ---
**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/49 "2020-03-26T16:10:41Z")
> [@jaycat](#): > > Fun to watch the “classic college basketball” games from the 80s and 90s on CBS. It’s interesting how infrequently they show the score on-screen. And never at the same time as the game clock and shot clock. You really have to pay attention. Since there are no motorsports going on, I’ve been following the 1989 Formula 1 season through the magic of the internet. The lack of on-screen graphics is a big adjustment, they only flash the top-6 standings on the screen maybe every few laps. You really have to pay attention to the announcers to know what’s going on. Want to know where your favorite midfield driver is? Hopefully they mention him at some point. I take for granted that today you can glance at the screen and tell what lap they’re on and the position of every driver. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/50 "2020-03-29T11:04:25Z")
Florida Derby was run with no fans on Saturday. That’s a pretty big race in the lead up to the Kentucky Derby which has been postponed. ---
**Author:** ![Luckduck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c89c15/32.png) [@Luckduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luckduck)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/51 "2020-03-29T14:30:52Z")
Not a lot based on what I’ve heard. It sounds like there won’t be NBA playoffs, MLB will be postponed if not cancelled and we may not even get a football season. I did see something on the news about a horse race that just happened. Guess I’ll have to learn to enjoy golf. ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/52 "2020-03-29T23:40:06Z")
Belarus says: Virus? What virus? > **[Belarus ploughs lone furrow over coronavirus as football league plays on](https://sports.yahoo.com/belarus-ploughs-lone-furrow-over-coronavirus-football-league-185531425--sow.html)** > > As the rest of Europe shuts up shop to combat the new coronavirus, Belarus remains resolutely open for business. The Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has dismissed the global health crisis as a "psychosis", and refuses to follow the example of... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/53 "2020-04-01T06:04:13Z")
Economist suggested maybe getting some elite athletes and trainers quarantined, tested and allowed to play in an empty stadium. I know I would watch it. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/54 "2020-04-01T18:35:11Z")
Things on TSN are getting weird. They are showing something from The Ocho - Dodge Juggling. And it is probably exactly what you are thinking ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/55 "2020-04-01T18:56:47Z")
[Wimbledon](https://www.si.com/tennis/2020/04/01/wimbledon-canceled-coronavirus-pandemic-update), which would have taken place in late June and early July, has been cancelled, as has the [Cubs-Cardinals MLB series](https://www.si.com/mlb/2020/04/01/mlb-cancels-cubs-cardinals-london-coronavirus) that was to take place in London on June 13-14. ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/56 "2020-04-02T07:44:04Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > Economist suggested maybe getting some elite athletes and trainers quarantined, tested and allowed to play in an empty stadium. > > I know I would watch it. What sport? Added to this, rumors of which I am reading very suspicious claims the NBA is “considering” a fan-less, quarantined NBA playoffs in either Las Vegas or Atlantic City. At this point I think leagues are sending out trial balloons on SM just to see how the public will react. Just give it up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/57 "2020-04-04T20:27:19Z")
Is the whole country being treated to a re-run of the Celtics’ 131-92 rout of the Lakers in Game 6 of the 2008 NBA finals? Or is it something special for us Boston-area fans? ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/58 "2020-04-05T01:22:19Z")
> [@jaycat](#): > > Is the whole country being treated to a re-run of the Celtics’ 131-92 rout of the Lakers in Game 6 of the 2008 NBA finals? Or is it something special for us Boston-area fans? I saw it , it was an ABC game today so I assume the whole country could watch it. ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2020, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/59 "2020-04-05T01:37:49Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > I saw it , it was an ABC game today so I assume the whole country could watch it. I can’t imagine how that would be of much interest to the rest of the country. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2020, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/60 "2020-04-05T13:52:42Z")
Trump said he thinks little league will start on time! Maybe sports books can take bets on that. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/61 "2020-04-05T15:09:32Z")
> [@jaycat](#): > > Is the whole country being treated to a re-run of the Celtics’ 131-92 rout of the Lakers in Game 6 of the 2008 NBA finals? Or is it something special for us Boston-area fans? Since I’m not a basketball fan, I don’t know if they’re still doing it, but three weeks ago, at what would have been the start of March Madness, CBS ran broadcasts of classic NCAA tourney games of the past; the first one they showed was the 1982 Georgetown-UNC championship, where Michael Jordan hit the game-winning shot. My second cousin was a trainer for the Tar Heels then - which is how I later came to get MJ’s autograph - and my dad’s boss was a huge Carolina fan, so I’d been to a couple of games that year. Was looking forward to seeing the game, but my DirectTV subscription was bunged up, so I missed it. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/62 "2020-04-05T17:15:54Z")
Wrestlemania is on but with no fans they are doing it in TV studios. I guess fake sports are still happening. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377.md?page=4)