• As more people and professional athletes test positive for coronavirus, sports leagues across the world are choosing to suspend or cancel their seasons.
  • The NBA has suspended its season indefinitely as two Utah Jazz players have been diagnosed with the virus.
  • The NHL, MLB, ATP, MLS, La Liga, Champions League, Serie A, and Europa League have followed suit for the forseeable future.
  • The WNBA will “continue to plan” for its upcoming season with consideration of the outbreak, while the NFL announced it has no plans to push its season back.
  • USMNT and USWNT games have been canceled for March and April.
  • March Madness and all remaining winter and spring NCAA championships have been canceled after all six major college basketball conferences canceled their postseason tournaments Thursday.
  • Check out the full list of coronavirus updates from sports leagues and events across the globe here.
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The NBA suspended play indefinitely Wednesday night after Utah Jazz stars Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell tested positive for coronavirus.

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The NHL followed suit on Thursday, immediately pausing its 2019-2020 season with a goal to “resume play as soon as it is appropriate and prudent.”

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The MLB has ceased its operations and will delay opening day by at least two weeks.

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Sll six major college basketball conferences — the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Big East, SEC, and Pac-12 — canceled their postseason tournaments on Thursday.

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And later in the day, the NCAA announcement it was canceling March Madness and all other winter and spring NCAA championships.

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The WNBA has not canceled any of its events, but the league announced Thursday that it will “continue to plan” while considering the outbreak.

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The MLS season is suspended as well.

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La Liga, Champions League, Serie A, and Europa League have also suspended their seasons.

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The USWNT and USMNT games for March and April are canceled, while the NWSL has yet to announce any updates.

Foto: USWNT captain Megan Rapinoe. Source: Getty Images/Molly Darlington

Source: US Soccer/Twitter


The ATP has canceled men's tennis events for the next six weeks.

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As of now, the NFL has no plans to delay its upcoming season.

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Source: Adam Schefter/Twitter


Now check out how other leagues and sports have responded:

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NBA suspended, March Madness without fans, and the Olympics in limbo - how the sports world has been affected by the coronavirus