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The rapid spread of the coronavirus is causing cancellations and postponements of sporting events around the globe. As of Tuesday afternoon, there have been at least 116,000 coronavirus cases worldwide, according to CBS News. While 64,000 people have recovered, more than 4,000 have died. In America, multiple states are under a state of emergency and some politicians and public health officials are recommending large gatherings of people -- including sporting events -- in coronavirus hotspots be canceled or closed to the public.

As college basketball's postseason, MLB Opening Day and the NBA and NHL stretch runs approach, the coronavirus is set to have a serious effect on American sports. Abroad, soccer games in Europe are already being played in empty arenas without fans in certain countries. Here's a breakdown of cancellations and postponements of sporting events so far:

NBA

• The NBA has suspended the 2019-20 season after a Utah Jazz player, reportedly Rudy Gobert, tested positive for COVID-19. Games in progress on the night of March 11 will be completed.
• The league postpone Wednesday's game between the Thunder and the Jazz. Players and officials were told to walk off the floor while awaiting a decision from the league, and then the announcement was made to a jeering Oklahoma City crowd. Prior to the game on Wednesday, the team announced that Gobert and Emmanuel Mudiay were both out for the game due to an illness.  
• The Warriors announced the team would play home games without fans in attendance, in accordance with the San Francisco Health Office's order prohibiting groups of 1,000 people at events.
  
• The league has advised the players on how to avoid the potential spread of the coronavirus while playing a contact-friendly sport. Among the suggestions was for players to avoid the postgame handshake and instead stick with fist bumps.
• The NBA announced on Monday it was limiting locker room access over coronavirus concerns.

College basketball

• Nebraska head coach Fred Hoiberg was reportedly taken to the hospital after the Huskers' Big 10 Tournament game against Indiana. The team later announced that he was discharged and does not have COVID-19.
• NCAA president Mark Emmert has announced that all Division I men's and women's basketball tournament games will be played in arenas without fans. According to Emmert's statement, only "essential staff and limited family" will be allowed to attend.
• The First Four NCAA Tournament games slated for Dayton, Ohio and the first and second round tournament games scheduled for Cleveland will be played without any fans in attendance. This comes after Ohio governor Mike DeWine announced that mass gatherings will be prohibited in the state.
• The Big East tournament will limit locker room access to student athletes, coaches, and essential team personnel. Media will only have access in the postgame media interview
  
• The Ivy League canceled its conference tournament on Tuesday. Regular-season champions Yale (men's) and Princeton (women's) will earn NCAA Tournament bids. All practices and games through the remainder of the academic calendar will also be canceled.
• The College Basketball Invitational Tournament has been canceled.
  
• The Atlantic 10 conference is suspending handshakes for its conference tournament.
• Chicago State basketball announced last week that it will not travel for its final two regular-season games.
• In Baltimore, a Division III men's basketball NCAA Tournament game between Yeshiva University and Worcester Polytechnic Institute was held without a crowd due to coronavirus-related fears and is believed to be the first U.S. sporting event where fans were not allowed because of virus concerns. The only people allowed to attend were players, coaches, referees, employees and media members, so the official attendance was zero.

Summer Olympics

• The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo is the biggest global sporting event of the year, and organizers have already voiced concerns that the disease could cause problems.
• The status of the games could be up in the air as late as May.
• Japan's Olympic minister Seiko Hashimoto later clarified that the contract the IOC has with the country states the organization "has the right to cancel the games only if they are not held during 2020," with no specific dates mentioned.
• The IOC has reiterated that there is "full commitment to the success of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, taking place from July 24 to Aug. 9, 2020."
• The flame lighting ceremony this week in Greece is happening with no fans in attendance.

MLB

• The Seattle Mariners and Major League Baseball are reportedly looking into moving the Mariners' season opening home series vs. the Texas Rangers from Seattle, because of its proximity to the epicenter of the outbreak in the U.S. 
• The regular season has not started yet, but in spring training and for the foreseeable future, locker rooms will be closed to the media in an effort to limit the amount of contact between players and media members.

NHL

• The Maple Leafs halted air travel for their European-based scouts, amateur scouts and professional scouts that have territory throughout North America. Team scouts that need to travel will do so by car.
  
• The NHL regular season is set to continue as scheduled with the final day on April 6 and the Stanley Cup playoffs beginning shortly after.
• The league closed locker room access to media members, beginning Monday.
• The San Jose Sharks in particular are feeling the brunt of the coronavirus outbreak. Santa Clara County health officials announced a temporary ban on all events that would draw large gatherings and possibly spread the virus. That ban, which prohibits crowds of more than 1,000 people, will carry through at least the end of March and could affect multiple San Jose Sharks games scheduled at SAP Center in the coming weeks.
• The Columbus Blue Jackets will play their remaining home schedule without fans at Nationwide Arena, as long as a state-wide ban on large gatherings is in effect.

College Football

XFL

• The Seattle Dragons will host Los Angeles Wildcats on Sunday without fans in attendance
  

Soccer

• La Liga is postponing matches for at least the next 48 hours, starting on Thursday
• Juventus announced on Wednesday that defender Daniele Rugani has tested positive for coronavirus, the first notable case of a professional athlete contracting the disease.
• The Seattle Sounders have postponed their March 21 match against Dallas.

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