The virus that causes COVID-19 has already disrupted major sporting and pop-culture events, and it now dominates public discourse. Below you’ll find all of The Ringer’s coverage of how the pandemic is affecting the worlds of sports, culture, and beyond.
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May 1, 2020
LeBron Wants the NBA to Resume—but No One Knows When or How to Do That
As the weeks of inactivity pile up, the NBA’s stakeholders are getting antsier for a resolution. While the league continues to preach patience, it’s also acknowledging a harsh reality: It has no idea when basketball will be back.
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April 29, 2020
Previewing the Last Game in the Last Active Basketball League on Earth
The 7-foot-5 Sim Bhullar and the Yulon Luxgen Dinos are about to take on Taiwan Beer in a winner-take-all Game 6. Don’t miss it.
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April 29, 2020
The Coronavirus Is Forcing the Oscars to Accept Streaming (Sort Of)
The Academy, trying to adapt to the closure of theaters and the postponed releases of numerous films, has announced rule changes for the 2021 Oscars
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April 16, 2020
Michigan Protests, Cuomo on Cable, and Listener Mail
And as always, your Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week
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April 14, 2020
Can Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert Salvage Their Relationship—in Public?
A public feud between NBA teammates is nothing new, but the Jazz’s All-Stars don’t have the benefit of trying to reconcile an unprecedented rift behind closed doors
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April 14, 2020
Celebrity Coronavirus Doctors, Trump’s “Total” Authority, and ESPN Pay Cuts
Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week
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April 14, 2020
“Everyone Is So Afraid”: COVID-19’s Impact on the American Restaurant Industry
For Café Rakka in Tennessee and its fellow restaurants nationwide, the coronavirus pandemic has become a crisis unlike any in living memory, and there’s no guidebook for how to move forward
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April 13, 2020
“Zoom: An Ode to Video Conferencing” (Music Video)
ICE2ICE is here with a new song dedicated to the video conferencing platform
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April 7, 2020
The Cost of the Sports World’s Biodome Obsession
From the NBA to MLB to the Premier League, many of the world’s top sports leagues are proposing creative ways to come back. The logistical issues are staggering—and the problems go far beyond that.
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April 7, 2020
MLB’s COVID-19 Plan Doesn’t Consider Everybody’s Safety
The league can’t just think of players and coaches as it dreams up a way to hold a season. Thousands of lower-paid workers are involved too, and MLB’s latest proposal doesn’t seem to account for them.
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April 2, 2020
COVID-19 and Government Power, the ESPN Jordan Doc, and Listener Mail
Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week
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April 1, 2020
The Eight Types of People We Become on Zoom
Are you an Unmuted Multitasker or a Cross-Talk Screamer?
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March 30, 2020
Andrew Cuomo, COVID-19 Content, and Sports Media Layoffs
Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week
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March 30, 2020
With No Baseball, FanGraphs Is in Peril. It Won’t Be the Last Sports Media Operation to Face Hard Times.
Why the next few months are going to be a disastrous professional period for sportswriters
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March 27, 2020
The NBA Goes From Entertaining to Informing
Earlier this week, Steph Curry livestreamed a Q&A with Anthony Fauci to present a younger audience with information about the coronavirus, becoming the latest in a line of figures from the basketball world to spread awareness about the pandemic.
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March 27, 2020
How’s ‘The View’ During Self-Isolation?
The daytime television mainstay is well equipped to handle the challenges of broadcasting without a live studio audience
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March 27, 2020
The Necessary Evils of MLB’s Contingency Plan for a Canceled Season
Thursday’s compromise between the league and the MLBPA could be a disaster for young, amateur, and minor league players
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March 26, 2020
Social Distancing and Inspiring Generations With Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird
Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird join ‘The JJ Redick Podcast’ to discuss what it was like being on hiatus from their respective sports, perfecting at-home workouts, and more
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March 26, 2020
How the Nation’s Top Profile Writers Are Grappling With the Coronavirus
A job that relies on access to subjects will require some creative solutions in the near term
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March 26, 2020
Self-Isolation in a Small Town
The coronavirus has slowed down the pace of human activity in cities. In a small college town, the sudden stillness is not so severe. But the pace of felt change has accelerated, resulting in a similarly disorienting effect.
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March 26, 2020
The Perilous Future of Gambling in the Time of the Coronavirus
Professional sports have halted. Casinos are closed. Social distancing has shut down home games. What’s a gambler to do? Virtual marble racing, anyone?
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March 25, 2020
How Postponement Changes the (now 2021) Tokyo Summer Olympics
From legacies to logistics, there are many unanswered questions after the IOC’s decision to postpone the Summer Games
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March 25, 2020
40 Classic Sports Games and Moments to Revisit While Social Distancing
Consider this your streaming guide to sports nostalgia, from Secretariat winning the Belmont to the Warriors blowing a 3-1 lead
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March 25, 2020
How Social Distancing Has Changed Stand-up Comedy
Coming together to laugh in the wake of tragedy is a long-held American tradition. With the spread of the coronavirus making that practice impossible, comics around the country have been forced to adapt and find alternative avenues.
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March 24, 2020
The Sixers Tried to Cut Staff Pay, Then Had to Do a 180
Philadelphia was the first franchise to try to save money amid the coronavirus-halted season by docking the most vulnerable members of its organization. But even after reversing course after widespread backlash, the team is still restricting working hours.