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East Coast Conference Suspends All Intercollegiate Competition During the Fall

The East Coast Conference has decided to suspend all intercollegiate competition during the fall 2020 semester due to health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The events affected by the cancellation are men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball. Women’s tennis has already been moved to the spring […]

MIAA To Delay the Start of All Sports Practices, Competition

The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association, or MIAA, said it will delay the start of all intercollegiate athletic practices until the week of Aug. 31, with the start of competition delayed until the week of Sept. 28, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. “This plan allows our student-athletes to get back on campus and get acclimated […]

Colonial Athletic Association Cancels Fall Football Amid Pandemic

The Colonial Athletic Association has decided to cancel football this coming fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference’s 12 members though will be allowed to pursue their own schedules, said ESPN. “The institutions of the Colonial Athletic Association recognize that we compete in a Conference made up of ten distinctive institutions that are located […]

Big East Cancels Non-Conference Sports Competitions in the Fall

The Big East has canceled all non-conference sports competitions in the fall “due to the unprecedented and continuing impact” of the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision affects men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, volleyball and field hockey. No decision has been made about fall’s conference competition and championships. The conference said it will continue monitoring […]

Mid-American Conference Delays Start of Fall Olympic Sports Season

The Mid-American Conference announced it will postpone the start of field hockey, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, women’s volleyball as well as men’s and women’s cross country competition until Sept. 3 “with all due caution for the health and well-being of the student-athletes, coaches and others involved.” The conference said the decision will provide additional time […]

Horizon League Delays Start of Fall Sports Competitions

The Horizon League has decided to delay the start of fall competition for all sports, championship and non-championship, “with the understanding that if competition occurs, it will not begin before October 1.” The league said that the decision is “guided by its core value of student-athlete well-being” during the COVID-19 pandemic. It will allow each […]

MIAC, Midwest Conference Cancel Fall Non-Conference Sports Contests

The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Midwest Conference have canceled all non-conference sports contests in the fall. The Midwest Conference said it will continue to move forward with planning for a fall season and the first games for most of its member colleges will begin in late September. “The [Midwest Conference] COVID-19 Working Group will […]

Northeast-10 Suspends All Conference Sports Competition Through December 31

The Northeast-10 Conference has suspended all conference-sponsored competition and championships through Dec. 31 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Northeast-10 Conference Council of Presidents is united in its commitment to supporting local and state efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19,” said the conference’s Council of Presidents in a statement. “Aiding our member campuses in […]

NCAA President: We Need a Much Better Handle on Pandemic to Have Fall Sports

The NCAA president Mark Emmert said on Thursday “we need to get a much better handle on the pandemic” to have college sports in the fall. He further said the latest and emerging COVID-19 data are not encouraging. Emmert’s comments were part of a statement issued along with the NCAA’s latest return-to-sport guidelines. “When we […]

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New England Collegiate Conference Suspends Fall Sports

The New England Collegiate Conference will suspend sports during the upcoming fall semester due to the health and safety concerns surrounding COVID-19. Conference play will resume during the spring semester if the spread of the virus is contained and safety can be assured, the group said. “The decision to suspend athletic competition this fall is […]

Western Athletic Conference Postpones Start of Fall Sports

The Western Athletic Conference has postponed the start of the fall season competition to no earlier than Sept. 10 for women’s soccer and Sept. 16 for volleyball and men’s soccer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference said the delay is designed to allow all teams to “safely re-acclimate” to training and competition following the […]

MEAC Suspends Fall Sports Season Due to COVID-19

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference said the league will suspend all sports competitions, championship and non-championship segments, for the 2020 fall season, because of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. For now, the conference plans to proceed with winter sports competitions as scheduled, unless health professionals advise otherwise. “The health and safety of our student-athletes continue to be […]

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