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Sports fans normally flock to chicken wings during the NCAA men's basketball tournament, but the event was canceled this year because of the novel coronavirus.<br>Susan Biddle/The Washington Post

Surplus of chicken wings follows March Madness cancellation

With the country locked down because of the spread of the novel coronavirus, and the NCAA tournament canceled, a whole bunch of wings are lying around, and now they've flooded the market.

Army head coach Jeff Monken watches as his team warms up before the Armed Forces Bowl NCAA college football game, in Fort Worth, Texas, on Dec. 22, 2018.<br>Jim Cowsert/AP Army head coach Jeff Monken watches as his team warms up before the Armed Forces Bowl NCAA college football game, in Fort Worth, Texas, on Dec. 22, 2018.<br>Jim Cowsert/AP
Army football coach Jeff Monken says players adapting to virus disruption
Former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant talks during a news conference in Los Angeles on Dec. 18, 2017 . Bryant and fellow NBA greats Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett headlined a nine-person group announced Saturday, April 4, 2020, as this year's class of enshrinees into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. <br>Chris Carlson/AP Former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant talks during a news conference in Los Angeles on Dec. 18, 2017 . Bryant and fellow NBA greats Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett headlined a nine-person group announced Saturday, April 4, 2020, as this year's class of enshrinees into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. <br>Chris Carlson/AP
Kobe, Duncan, Garnett headline Basketball Hall of Fame class
Commuters stop outside Tokyo Station to check out a clock counting down to the Summer Olympics, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. The display was changed to show the current date, 25-3, following a decision to postpone the event because of the coronavirus.<br>Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
Commuters stop outside Tokyo Station to check out a clock counting down to the Summer Olympics, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. The display was changed to show the current date, 25-3, following a decision to postpone the event because of the coronavirus.<br>Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes

ANALYSIS

How long until sports can return? You might not like the answer

Leagues and players want to get back in action. After all, big money is at stake. But no one has a crystal ball. Public health leaders indicate that fans and leagues should prepare for sports to remain absent not just for the coming months but into next year.

The Olympic Flame burns March 24 during a ceremony in Fukushima City, northern Japan. Tokyo Olympic organizers have rescheduled the Games for the summer of 2021.<br>Jae C. Hong/AP
The Olympic Flame burns March 24 during a ceremony in Fukushima City, northern Japan. Tokyo Olympic organizers have rescheduled the Games for the summer of 2021.<br>Jae C. Hong/AP

How to cancel, change or make new travel plans for the Olympics in 2021

The International Olympic Committee announced March 30 that it has postponed the start of the Tokyo Olympics to July 23, 2021, and of the Paralympic Games to August 24, 2021, because of the coronavirus pandemic. For travelers who had been planning to attend the 2020 Games, there are a lot of factors to juggle when it comes to canceling or changing Tokyo travel reservations.

Ali Shimasaki, a senior, was a placekicker on Guam High School's football team and was one of three returning girls soccer players from last year on a Panthers team that was aiming for its third island championship and a return to Far East Tournament play for the first time since 2013. Guam's private school league announced Friday it was shuttering spring sports season through the rest of the school year.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes
Ali Shimasaki, a senior, was a placekicker on Guam High School's football team and was one of three returning girls soccer players from last year on a Panthers team that was aiming for its third island championship and a return to Far East Tournament play for the first time since 2013. Guam's private school league announced Friday it was shuttering spring sports season through the rest of the school year.<br>Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes

Guam’s private schools sports league cancels spring schedule, affecting some Defense Department students

The decision by the Independent Interscholastic Athletic Association of Guam affects track and field, girls soccer, boys volleyball and paddling for high schools including the Department of Defense Education Activity’s Guam High School.

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Sports Perspectives

The Auburn Tigers mascot greets the crowd during the first half of the SEC Football Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Dec. 2, 2017, in Atlanta.<br>Hyosub Shin, Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS
The Auburn Tigers mascot greets the crowd during the first half of the SEC Football Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Dec. 2, 2017, in Atlanta.<br>Hyosub Shin, Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS

PERSPECTIVE

Disruption of football season would be very bad for all of college sports

In interviews this week, several athletic directors and college sports officials acknowledged a distressing reality: A canceled football season would cost the industry billions, forcing athletic directors to consider layoffs, drastic pay cuts, and potentially canceling so-called Olympic or nonrevenue sports.

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u.s. sports

Sports fans normally flock to chicken wings during the NCAA men's basketball tournament, but the event was canceled this year because of the novel coronavirus.<br>Susan Biddle/The Washington Post
Sports fans normally flock to chicken wings during the NCAA men's basketball tournament, but the event was canceled this year because of the novel coronavirus.<br>Susan Biddle/The Washington Post

Surplus of chicken wings follows March Madness cancellation

With the country locked down because of the spread of the novel coronavirus, and the NCAA tournament canceled, a whole bunch of wings are lying around, and now they've flooded the market.

see more

pacific sports

Senior L.J. Scarver and E.J. King's track and field team won't get the chance to compete in DODEA-Japan competition this spring, as the district announced Thursday it was shuttering its spring sports schedule for the rest of the school year.<br>PHOTO COURTESY OF E.J. KING TRACK
Senior L.J. Scarver and E.J. King's track and field team won't get the chance to compete in DODEA-Japan competition this spring, as the district announced Thursday it was shuttering its spring sports schedule for the rest of the school year.<br>PHOTO COURTESY OF E.J. KING TRACK

DODEA cancels spring sports season in Japan

The announcement came the same day that DODEA-Japan and DODEA-Okinawa officials announced that classroom instruction would be halted from March 20-April 10 due to coronavirus concerns.

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europe sports

Vicenza's Claire Troiano goes in for a lay-up during the DODEA-Europe 2020 Division II Girls Basketball Championship game against Naples at the Wiesbaden High School, Germany, Feb. 22, 2020. Naples won the game 44-35. Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes<br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes
Vicenza's Claire Troiano goes in for a lay-up during the DODEA-Europe 2020 Division II Girls Basketball Championship game against Naples at the Wiesbaden High School, Germany, Feb. 22, 2020. Naples won the game 44-35. Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes<br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes

Champions well represented on All-Europe lists

Standout student-athletes from what proved to be the last season of the 2019-20 DODEA-Europe sports year were recognized this week with the release of the winter All-Europe teams.