Questions tagged [covid-19]
For questions about the affects of Covid-19 pandemic on sports.
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Why do they have fake crowd noises in the NFL?
Because of COVID-19, the NFL stands are empty. They are stimulating the crowd with audio. It reminds me of a laugh track on TV, which I find to be very annoying.
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Has the NBA introduced any advantage for the home teams playing in the bubble playoffs?
The 2019-20 NBA season was restarted in a bubble in Orlando in July after it was shutdown due to COVID-19 in March. After the teams invited back played a few games, the playoffs started with the usual ...
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Why is MLS having 9AM matches?
The Toronto FC and DC United were scheduled for a match at 9AM on July 12, 2020 during MLS is back tournament. The match was however postponed due to potential COVID-19 positive tests.
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What are the sports facilities at the Orlando Disney World?
I've been both a little amazed and confused the past couple of weeks as the NBA and MLS plan to resume play in Orlando after COVID-19 related shutdowns halted the leagues' seasons.
Both leagues are to ...
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What's the most number of players substituted at once in a soccer game?
On June 24th 2020, Ole Gunnar Solskjær the manager of Manchester United made a quintuple substitution against Sheffield United. Manchester were leading 3 - 0 in the second half, and with the game in ...
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Players in snooker, now having to use separate rests
Why are the players in snooker now using separate rests? They are both touching the wood all around the sides of the table, where they rest their hand to play a shot, so what difference does touching ...
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