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Mike Lemcke, from Richmond, Va., sits in an empty Greensboro Coliseum after the games were canceled at the Atlantic Coast Conference basketball tournament in Greensboro, N.C. (BEN McKEOWN/Associated Press)

Mike Lemcke, from Richmond, Va., sits in an empty Greensboro Coliseum after the games were canceled at the Atlantic Coast Conference basketball tournament in Greensboro, N.C. (BEN McKEOWN/Associated Press)

CORONAVIRUS: March Madness leads long list of canceled sports

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, March 12, 2020
The world's sports schedule cratered at warp speed Thursday, with one of the biggest events on the U.S. calendar, the fun-filled and colorful college basketball tournament known as March Madness, becoming the first mega-event to be scrubbed due to fear of the spread of the coronavirus.
Columbia’s Marlon Pollock performs the clean and jerk during Wednesday’s tri-meet against Fleming Island and Baker County. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia’s Marlon Pollock performs the clean and jerk during Wednesday’s tri-meet against Fleming Island and Baker County. (JORDAN KROEGER/Lake City Reporter)

PREP ROUNDUP: CHS finishes last in tri-meet; FW baseball run-rules Hilliard

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Despite victories from Marlon Pollock and Kylen Callum, Columbia came up short in Wednesday’s tri-meet. The Tigers finished last with 23 points as Fleming Island edged Baker County 51-34 for victory behind winners in five weight classes.
Amway Center is lit up as fans cheer before the start of the Orlando Magic's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers earlier this season. The NBA has suspended play after an athlete tested positive for COVID-19. (STEPHEN M.DOWELL/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

Amway Center is lit up as fans cheer before the start of the Orlando Magic's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers earlier this season. The NBA has suspended play after an athlete tested positive for COVID-19. (STEPHEN M.DOWELL/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

NBA: Season suspended until further notice after player tests positive for coronavirus

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
MIAMI — The NBA has suspended its season “until further notice" after a Utah Jazz player tested positive Wednesday for the coronavirus, a move that came only hours after the majority of the league's owners were leaning toward playing games without fans in arenas.
Columbia third baseman Morgan Hoyle rounds second base and heads to third on one of her two triples in Tuesday’s game against Chiefland. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

Columbia third baseman Morgan Hoyle rounds second base and heads to third on one of her two triples in Tuesday’s game against Chiefland. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

PREP SOFTBALL: Columbia battles back to run-rule Chiefland in 5 innings

JORDAN KROEGER
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Chiefland took the lead twice but Columbia battled back each time Tuesday night. There wouldn’t be a third either. The Class 5A No. 9 Lady Tigers exploded for seven runs in the third inning to run-rule the Lady Indians 15-5 in five innings at home.