- UFC: Been going about a month now. Minimal, if any, problems. UFC 251 in Abu Dhabi at the new "Fight Island", featuring 3 title bouts, July 11. Weekly Fight Nights to lead up.
- Boxing: Two major Top Rank ESPN cards last week welcomed that back. Seven more cards, five fanless in Vegas, lined up to help the restart this month.
- PGA: First tournament back this weekend. Secondary Korn Ferry Tour also began this weekend, Seattle's Luke List won by one stroke.
- Aussie Rules: Restarted this weekend, as did the Aus/NZ Super League of Rugby. 20,000 saw a match in New Zealand, a country with no cases in three weeks.
- Wrestling: Still no plans to return to large-scale fan cards yet -- New Japan starts up again tonight and will have a rescheduled (and domestic-talent revamped) New Japan Cup starting this week. Plan is to start at 1/3 capacity for the finals of that tournament and the Dominion card in Osaka in about four weeks.
- NFL: Still planning to start on schedule. There is quite pessimism on that end, though.
- NHL: Training camps to open July 10, pending an agreement to actually return to play for the playoffs in August. One Phoenix Coyotes staffer has tested positive for the coronavirus.
- NBA: Players beginning returns to home markets -- trip to Orlando bubble July 7, first games July 30 of the last eight games of the season for the 22 relevant teams.
- MLS: Draw for the MLS Is Back Tournament held this weekend. Teams head to THEIR Orlando bubble June 24, group stage begins July 8 -- group stage counts in the season standings.
- MLB: Who knows? If there's a season, it will be Commissioner-imposed. I found out the players CANNOT strike due to the current CBA. I do, however, think a lockout is very possible, and is my current prediction.
The truth is not what actually happened. It's what you can ENFORCE happened. It's ALL enforcement.
Sunday, June 14, 2020
So when does the counting stop? The Current Reality, end of June 14th edition.
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