It’s been even weirder than we could have imagined.
What to Read This Weekend |
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100 days ago, the N.B.A. became the first major league to suspend its season. You may remember Mark Cuban’s reaction — a bewildered shock that ricocheted around the world. |
It wasn’t long before the dominoes began to fall. The N.C.A.A.’s primary source of revenue, the men’s basketball tournament, was canceled a day later along with its women’s tournament. Major League Baseball suspended play, major marathons were postponed, and even the National Spelling Bee was canceled. On March 24, the Tokyo Summer Olympics, a multibillion-dollar event with thousands of moving parts, was postponed by a year. |
No one could have predicted the months to follow. Cherry spitting on ESPN. Roger Federer hitting a tennis balls against a wall — during a snowstorm. The N.F.L. draft, live from Roger Goodell’s basement. Fans replaced by robots, mannequins, and cardboard cutouts. Disney World being named the new center of the American sports world. |
Here’s our collection of some of the most dramatic, and bizarre, moments of the past 100 days in the sports world. |
What to Watch This Weekend |
 | | Tiz the Law training on Tuesday. He is the favorite for Saturday’s Belmont Stakes.Victor J. Blue for The New York Times |
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The Premier League is back, and Saturday brings a televised triple-header for American-based fans: Watford-Leicester, 7:30 a.m., NBCSN; Brighton-Arsenal, 10 a.m., NBCSN; and West Ham-Wolves, 12:30 p.m., NBC. Sunday’s marquee matchup is the fierce Merseyside derby between Everton and champions-in-waiting Liverpool, (2 p.m., NBC). |
This year’s Belmont Stakes is the first leg of the Triple Crown instead of the third, is being run at a mile and an eighth instead of a mile and a half, and will have no fans in attendance. The big favorite is Tiz the Law, winner of the Florida Derby. (Saturday, 5:42 p.m., NBC) |
After a two and a half month break, Supercross motorcycle racing returned with seven consecutive races at Salt Lake City’s Rice-Eccles Stadium, home to University of Utah football and the opening ceremony for the 2002 Winter Olympics. (Sunday, 4 p.m., NBC). |
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Go behind the N.B.A.’s curtain with Marc Stein, and follow chief soccer correspondent Rory Smith in his newsletter, “On Soccer.” |
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