The fears over the coronavirus have resulted in the cancellation of the NCAA Men’s and Women’s basketball tournament. No March Madness and no College World Series or Women’s College World Series. The decision to cancel the College World Series caught many people in the college baseball world by surprise.

The SEC and many other leagues have already canceled all sporting events through March 30th, leaving open the possibility that spring sports can still be played. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey held a press conference in Nashville, where the SEC Tournament was supposed to be played. He was asked if games could be played after March 30th, but he doesn’t know…
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Of course the NBA season has been suspended. The league owners have asked Commissioner Adam Silver to reevaluate the league’s suspension of play in 30 days. The Pelicans say they will provide updates to our fans, ticketholders and team partners as they become available.

The Major League Baseball has halted spring training and Opening Day which was scheduled for March 26th has been halted for at least two weeks.

There are games being played in the state today and that’s the high school basketball state championships. In Lake Charles yesterday, five teams advanced to state title games on Saturday. In One-A top seeded, North Central crushed Tensas 68-48. The Hurricanes will play Lincoln Prep after the Panthers defeated Grand Lake 61-55. In 3-A top-seeded Bossier beat Brusly 53-51. And the Four-A semifinals were played last night as Peabody and Breaux both advanced and they’ll play each other Saturday night at 8 PM.