Hometown Broadcasting Sports Thursday 3/12/20
12 March 2020 Sports
The Coronavirus is starting to have a major impact on the sports world. The NBA Wednesday announced it is suspending the season until further notice. Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. Officials say the test result was reported shortly before the tip-off of Wednesday night’s game between the Jazz and the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Meanwhile NCAA President Mark Emmert announced Wednesday the decision to play the 2020 NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournament in front of a limited audience. Emmert wrote in a statement that the upcoming championship events, including the Division 1 men’s and women’s tournament, will only have staff and limited family attendance.
WIAA says Wisconsin high school basketball tournaments will still go on as planned this weekend. That includes the girl’s state basketball championship tourney at the Resch Center in Green Bay and boys sectional rounds across the state. The University of Wisconsin is continuing talks about whether to host the WIAA Boys Basketball Tournament March 19th through the 21st. It is usually played on campus at the Kohl Center.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported yesterday that the Green Bay Packers are expected to release tight end Jimmy Graham today. The move would create $8 million in salary cap space for the team. In his two seasons with Green Bay the 33-year-old Graham has caught 93 passes, but just 5 touchdowns. Graham acknowledged his pending release on Twitter.
The Milwaukee Brewers lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers Wednesday 4 to 1. The Crew goes split squad today with games against the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks. First pitches are at 3:05 and 3:10 pm respectively.
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