The potential spread of coronavirus is now, partly, a sports story. As of late afternoon March 16, there were 3,487 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the United States and its territories, according to the . There have also been 68 confirmed coronavirus-related deaths in the U.S. The Malik Fitts Jersey potential spread of coronavirus and COVID-19has prompted several leagues, teams and individual players to weigh in on the infectious disease as it has made its way to the United States. Several teams have taken preemptive measures to limit the coronavirus spread, including limiting media acce s and spectators and canceling events and competitions altogether. Below are all the U.S. sporting events that have been canceled or otherwise affected due to coronavirus: MORE NCAA president Mark Emmert released a statement on Thursday announcing the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament for both men's and women's basketball. It is also canceling all other winter and spring NCAA championships. NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships: NCAA (@NCAA) Prior to Thursday's statement, the NCAA said it would merely limit attendance at the tournament. NCAA President Mark Emmert statement on limiting attendance at NCAA events: NCAA (@NCAA) The NCAA COVID-19 advisory panel, made up of leading public health and infectious disease experts in America, advised that the NCAA hold games without fans. BREAKING - COVID-19 panel recommends having games WITHOUT fans. kelly cohen (@ByKellyCohen) The NHL has joined MLB, MLS and the NBA in suspending its season, beginning with 10 games initially scheduled for Thursday. The pauses 2019-20 season. NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) The NHL Players' A sociation approved the announcement in its own statement shortly thereafter. The decision to temporarily suspend play due to the COVID-19 pandemic is an appropriate course of action at this time. NHLPA (@NHLPA) MLB has canceled spring games (as of 4 p.m. ET on Thursday), postponed World Baseball Cla sic qualifier games and delayed the start of the regular season "by at least two weeks," according to a statement from the league: Statement from Major League Baseball: MLB (@MLB) MLB columnist Joel Sherman of the New York Post later reported that MLB is expected to delay Opening Day as well. The expectation now is that the start of the regular season will be delayed as well. MLB will be making a statement today on this. Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) The league announced March 11 after a player, reportedly the Jazz's Rudy Gobert, tested positive for COVID-19. The move came after the Jazz's game against the Thunder in Oklahoma City was postponed on March 11 after medical personnel consulted with game officials on the court. Players reportedly were quarantined inside Chesapeake Energy Arena after the game was called off. Later on the 11th, the nationally televised game between the Pelicans and Kings in Sacramento, Calif., . Sam Amick of The Athletic, citing a Pelicans source, reported that after learning that referee Courtney Kirkland had worked a Jazz game on March 9. Jazz player Donovan Mitchell on Thursday. NBA G League suspends season The NBA's developmental league is also shutting down in response to coronavirus concerns, it announced . The league announced March 12 that it would end play after five weeks, the halfway point of its 10-week inaugural season, and look to play a full schedule in 2021. It also announced its planregarding player compensation. XFL statement XFL (@xfl2020) The statement came out a day after the Seattle Dragons announced they would play their March 15 home against the LA. Wildcats without spectators at CenturyLink Field: XFL statement regarding LA-Seattle game XFL (@xfl2020) A source told Pro Football Talk that the league in the coming weeks. The title game was initially scheduled for April 26. Statement from Chairman Ridley: "Considering the latest information and expert analysis, we have decided at this time to postpone , and National Finals." Full details at The Masters (@TheMasters) PGA Championship postponed The PGA of America that the season's second major, scheduled for mid-May in San Francisco, will be pushed back. "Throughout our evaluation proce s, we have been committed to following the guidance of public health authorities and given the coronavirus shelter-in-place order in effect in San Francisco, postponement is the best decision for all involved," Seth Waugh, CEO of thePGA of America, said in a statement. Boston Marathon postponed The 2020 Boston Marathon will be postponed until Monday, September 14th of this year due to coronavirus concerns, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announces CBS News (@CBSNews) NASCAR events postponed NASCAR (@NASCAR) Indy 500 postponed to Aug. 23 Month of May update from and : The Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge has been rescheduled for Sunday, Aug. 23 and the GMR Grand Prix will move to Saturday, July 4. Full details: NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) ECHL cancels remainder of season; will AHL follow suit? "Our game and our product are based on our Fans and their ability to cheer on their favorite ECHL team and Players at one of our many facilities around the continent. Without that social environment and game atmosphere, the ECHL simply isnt the same," Ryan Crelin, commi sioner of the minor pro hockey league, . The AHL suspended play on March 12. Sportsnet's Chris Johnston tweeted on March 14 that it would be more difficult for the AHL to resume than it would the NHL. In addition to report on ECHL cancelling its season, word around the American Hockey League is that a potential return won't mirror what happens with the NHL. Too many different variables, including travel and revenue. They're facing a big challenge. Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) No, I'm not saying that. I'm saying it'll tougher for them to resume than the NHL, but everyone is waiting to see where things go with COVID-19. Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) UFC events postponed Three fight cards have been pushed back: London, Columbus and Portland, Ore. UFC president Dana White announced the postponements March 16. He said UFC 249, which is scheduled for April 18 is still on, but it will be moved from Brooklyn, N.Y., to likely somewhere outside the United States. Bellator event postponed Tonights Bellator event at Mohegan Sun in CT has been postponed due to the threat of the coronavirus, per sources. The fights will be rescheduled at a future time. The promotion will make an announcement shortly, Im told. First reported by . Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) MLS suspends season MLS, which initially scheduled for March 21 in Seattle and San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, suspended its season on March 12 for at least 30 days. Major League Soccer Suspends Season for 30 Days Major League Soccer (@MLS) Conference basketball tournaments canceled Several Division I men's and women's basketball tournaments were canceled prior to the start of Thursday's scheduled games, bringing into question how the NCAA would respond with its 2020 NCAA Tournament (the Big East canceled at halftime of the St. John's-Creighton game). Prior to Thursday's announcements, most conferences elected to run their tournaments with limited fan acce s. Below are the canceled conference tournaments, their respective conferences' statements and the regular-season champions (and presumed automatic berth winners) in parentheses. ( ) (Vermont) (Cincinnati) (Dayton) (Kansas) (Creighton) (Eastern Washington) (Wisconsin) (North Texas) (Akron) (North Carolina Central) (Oregon) (Kentucky) (New Mexico State) Kansas, Duke cancel athletic events Kansas and Duke college basketball blue bloods announced that their respective institutions would cancel all athletic travel and events. "In light of the rapidly developing circumstances with regard to COVID-19, Duke University is immediately suspending all athletic competition for the foreseeable future, President Vincent E. Price announced on Thursday," . "This suspension covers all sports, all competition and all practices." "Our highest priority at Kansas Athletics is to ensure the safety and well-being of our student-athletes, coaches and staff. Based on the recommendations of our medical profe sionals, we have canceled all athletic travel indefinitely. In addition, all home and away athletics events have been suspended indefinitely. We will continue to monitor the situation and determine the next appropriate steps based on advice from our medical team." NIT canceled along with NCAAs The second-tier National Invitation Tournament, which the NCAA also operates, has been wiped out for 2020 as part of the NCAA's decision to cancel all winter and spring championships. The NIT initially was tobe played without fans, . The first three rounds of the 32-team tournament werescheduled to be played at campus sites beginning March 17, whilethe semifinals and final were to be played at Madison Square Garden in New York on March 31 and April 2. CBI tournament canceled The CBI a college basketball postseason tournament composed of teams that didn't make March Madne s or the NIT announced on March 11 that it has canceled its postseason tournament. Statement regarding the 2020 CBI College BBall Invit. (@CBITourney) Ivy League basketball tournaments, spring sports canceled As it stands now, March Madne s will continue as planned but the potential spread of coronavirus has already affected an NCAA-member conference. The Ivy League on Tuesday became the first conference to announce it would , awarding automatic berths to Yale men's basketball and Princeton women's basketball to the NCAA Tournament. On Wednesday, the announced it would cancel all spring athletics practice and competitions. "Individual institutions will decide whether or not winter teams and student-athletes who have qualified for postseason play will participate," according to the release from the Ivy League. Yale a sociate athletic director Mike Gambardella said the university had no comment yet as to whether or not the men's basketball team, which was declared the Ivy League champion after the conference tournament was canceled, would play in the NCAA Tournament. The conference will likely ask for a blanket waiver/extra year for all spring sport athletes, per Dana O'Neill of The Athletic. Ivy League personnel just told me it will likely request a blanket waiver/extra year for all spring sport athletes whose seasons were just canceled. Dana O'Neil (@DanaONeilWriter) MORE: Big East to limit attendance at MSG event The conference will play its remaining tournament games at Madison Square Garden in front of a handful of people, it said on March 11. "Attendees will be limited to student-athletes, coaches, event staff, e sential team and conference staff, television personnel, credentialed media and immediate family members of the participating teams. Schools will be limited to 200 tickets per institution," . MAC basketball tournament to be played without spectators The MAC announced Tuesday night that it would hold its conference tournament in Cleveland behind closed doors this week. Official statement regarding upcoming MAC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament #MACtion (@MACSports) Big West basketball tournament to be played without spectators The Big West Tournament, scheduled to take place from Thursday through Saturday, will be played without spectators, the conference announced in a pre s release. The Big West Board of Directors, comprised of the chief executive officers of the nine member universities, strongly feel that this is a prudent way to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus while being sensitive to our student-athletes who have pointed towards playing in the tournament all season, wrote Big West Commi sioner Dennis Farrell. Many of our institutions are developing plans to minimize the interaction of individuals on their campuses that could include the downsizing of events." Games from the tournament will still be televised by ESPN. Chicago State, UMKC cancel basketball games Division I team Chicago State announced on March 3 that it would cancel the remainder of its men's and women's regular-season basketball games . The men's team (4-25, 0-14 in WAC play) and women's team (1-26, 1-13) were scheduled to play at Seattle and Utah Valley on Thursday and Saturday, respectively. The University of Mi souri-Kansas City followed suit on March 4, canceling the men's basketball meeting with Seattle on Saturday. The Roos are 16-14 and 8-7 in league play. Division III basketball tournament games played without spectators John Hopkins University which hosted the first and second rounds of the Division III men's basketball tournament on Friday and Saturday announced on Thursday that its host games would be played without an audience. "Johns Hopkins University is pleased to be hosting the first two rounds of the NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament this weekend. However, in light of Maryland's recently confirmed cases of COVID-19, and based on CDC guidance for large gatherings, we have determined that it is prudent to hold this tournament without spectators," . "We are not making any determination about other JHU events at this time; while we await further guidance from public health authorities, we will be a se sing large events on a case-by-case basis. We regret any inconvenience to the families and fans of the players." Ohio State cancels spring football game The university announced March 11 that the game, scheduled for April 11, . Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is set to announce a prohibition of ma s gatherings in the state. OSU is also closing all spring events to the public. Coach Ryan Day that the football program will suspend unofficial and official visits through April 20. He also said that coaches will not recruit off campus during the spring, citing the university's revised travel guidelines. NBA, NHL, MLB and MLS close locker rooms to media The NBA, NHL, MLB and MLS released a joint statement on Monday announcing they would limit locker room acce s following games and practices. Those leagues which typically allow media to enter locker rooms to conduct player interviews will restrict locker room acce s to players, e sential team staff and facilities personnel until further notice. MLS Communications (@MLS_PR) "After consultation with infectious disease and public health experts, and given the i sues that can be a sociated with close contact in pre- and post-game, all team locker rooms and clubhouses will be open only to players and e sential employees of teams and team facilities until further notice," the joint statement read. "Media acce s will be maintained in designated locations outside of the locker room and clubhouse setting. These changes will be effective beginning with tomorrow's games and practices. We will continue to closely monitor this situation and take any further steps nece sary to maintain a safe and welcoming environment." MORE: PGA Tour cancels fourtournaments Tour officials that theRBC Heritage (April 13-19),Zurich Cla sic of New Orleans (April 20-26),Wells Fargo Championship (April 27-May 3)and AT&T Byron Nelson (May 4-10) will not be played."We will continue to work with the tournaments and partners affected by the schedule changes to make a positive impact in their respective communities and allow those events to come back at full strength in 2021," they said in a statement. PGA Tour cancels Players Championship, all other events before Masters Tour officials reversed course on March 12 after going through with the first round of the TPCin Florida. They not only canceled the unofficial "fifth major" of men's golf, they also canceled their next four tournaments, through the Valero Texas Open from April 2-5. It is with regret that we are announcing the cancellation of THE PLAYERS Championship and all events through the Valero Texas Open. PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) The Texas Open is one week before the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Ga. Golf Digest reported March 12 that for the tournament, including banning patrons from the course. (UPDATE: The Masters has been postponed, too.) Indian Wells tennis tournament canceled, Miami Open in doubt ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi the cancellation of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, Calif., located between Los Angeles and San Diego. She did, however, say the remainder of the ATP Tour would remain "status quo." "While we regret that the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells will not take place, the ATP Tour calendar beyond Indian Wells remains as status quo. We continue to monitor the situation daily, working closely with our player and tournament members with the understanding that direction must be taken from local public health authorities. "We are committed to exploring all options for the operation of upcoming tournaments as the health and safety of our players and all other stakeholders remain our top priority. Any further updates will be communicated on ATP platforms." Marc Stein of The New York Times said it's likely that the Miami Open will also likely be canceled this month. Latest from the tennis world: I'm told that the Miami Open, like Indian Wells before it, is poised to formally announce cancellation of this month's event as early as today Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) Oakland Athletics to relocate for early series The MLB club announced March 11 that it will comply with orders by the city of Oakland, Calif., and Alameda County regarding public gatherings through March. In our support of public health, and ensuring the safety of our community, we have released the following statement. Oakland A's (@Athletics) The A's are scheduled to open their season with a seven-game homestand vs. the Minnesota Twins and Houston Astros from March 26-April 1. They could wind up playing those games in Arizona. Seattle Mariners home games banned Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday banned large group events through the end of March, including six Seattle Mariners home games at T-Mobile Park in Seattle against the Texas Rangers and Minnesota Twins. The Mariners in a statement said the organization is working with MLB to find alternative plans for those six games: Statement from the Seattle Mariners on Governor Jay Inslee's community strategies to combat the spread of COVID19. Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) Golden State Warriors to play without spectators San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed on Wednesday on gatherings of more than 1,000 people in the city of San Francisco, including Golden State Warriors games. The Warriors, in order to comply with the city's mandate, will play its Thursday game against the Brooklyn Nets. Due to escalating concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, and in consultation with the City and County of San Francisco, tomorrow nights game vs. the Nets at Chase Center will be played without fans. Fans with tickets to this game will receive a refund in the amount paid. Golden State Warriors (@warriors) Giants cancel exhibition game against A's The San Francisco Giants, also in compliance with the city's ban on large events, canceled its exhibition game against the Oakland A's, which was to be held on March 24 at Oracle Park in San Francisco. OFFICIAL statement: SFGiants (@SFGiants) The Giants' first home game is not until April 3, against the Los Angeles Dodgers. World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal canceled The World Figure Skating Championships, originally set to start March 16 in Montreal, was canceled on Wednesday. Next week's world figure skating championships in Montreal have been canceled. Story upcoming. Lori Ewing (@Ewingsports) ATP announces six-week suspension to men's tour The A sociation of Tennis Profe sionals on Thursday announced a six-week suspension to its men's tour, which include the Miami Open, Men's Clay Court Championship, Grand Prix Ha san II, Rolex-Monte Carlo Masters and Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. The ATP has announced a six-week suspension of the mens profe sional tennis tour due to public health & safety concerns over COVID-19. ATP Tour (@atptour) "This is not a decision we have taken lightly and it represents a great lo s for our tournaments, players and fans worldwide," the ATP said in its statement. U.S. soccer reportedly cancels friendlies According to , both the men's and women's national soccer teams will cancel upcoming friendlies. The U.S. men will not travel for friendlies against the Netherlands and Wales. The womens games against Australia and Brazil, scheduled for mid-April, are also going to be called off. NFL reportedly tells employees to work from home Per CBS' Jason La Canfora, the NFL has reportedly told the majority of its employees to starting on Friday. Additional reports note that the Washington Redskins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have pulled coaches and scouts off the road. Washington and Tampa Bay become the first teams to pull scouts and coaches off the road; well see how many other teams follow suit, but it stands to reason the number will be quite a bit higher in the coming days. Ben Goe sling (@Goe slingStrib) WNBA still preparing for upcoming April, May events The WNBA on Thursday announced it is still preparing for upcoming events in the months of April and May, including the 2020 WNBA Draft (April 17), the start of training camp (April 26) and the tip of the 2020 season (May 15). WNBA Statement Regarding COVID-19 WNBA (@WNBA) UEFA cancels matches The UEFA on Thursday announced the cancellation of two matches (Manchester City vs. Real Madrid, Juventus vs. Olympique Lyonnais) due to coronavirus: Following the quarantine imposed on players of Juventus and Real Madrid, the following matches will not take place as scheduled. Manchester City Real Madrid Juventus Olympique Lyonnais Further decisions on the matches will be communicated in due course. UEFA (@UEFA) SEC, ACC, Pac-12 suspend athletics The SEC, ACC and Pac-12 on Thursday announced the suspension of regular-season and championship events. From the : "Based on the latest developments and the continued spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Southeastern Conference today announced the suspension of regular season competition for teams in all sports on SEC campuses, as well SEC championship events, until March 30." From the : The Atlantic Coast Conference has suspended all athletic related activities including all competition, formal and organized practice, recruiting and participation in NCAA championships until further notice." From the : "The Pac-12 Conference has made the decision to cancel the remainder of the Pac-12 Mens Basketball Tournament and all Pac-12 sport competitions and Pac-12 championship events, effective immediately, until further notice. This decision has been made in consultation with our member universities in an effort to limit the spread of the virus and in the interest of the health and safety of our student-athletes, campus personnel, working and event personnel, and all those who attend Pac-12 events. The announced the cancellation of all championships until April 15. The Big Ten has only mentioned the cancellation of its conference basketball tournaments. NFL cancels spring meeting The NFL's annual spring meeting held this year from March 29 through April 1 has been canceled, per of the NFL Network. NJCAA to cancel/expedite championship events The National Junior College Athletic A sociation on Thursday that it will cancel national championship events for Divisions I and II men's and women's sports while expediting already-occurring events for Division III to conclude on Friday. "Due to the concerns surrounding the safety and security of our student-athletes and those involved with Division I and Division II NJCAA championships, we are postponing the tournaments and maintaining a fluid mentality to see these tournaments take place with a tentative start date," NCJAA president Christopher Parker said in a statement. "We have two main objectives in this situation first and foremost is to protect the health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches, college personnel, and fans. Second is to make sure our student-athletes receive the national championship experience that they have worked so hard for." World Women's Curling Championship canceled The World Curling Federation on Thursday . The event, originally to be held in Prince George, B.C., from March 14-22, was not only a world title eventbut also worth qualification points for the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing. The World Curling Federation said it would consider the implications on Olympic qualification and discu s any potential changes that would need to be considered. Said World Curling Federation president Kate Caithne s: "It's with regret we're announcing it is no longer po sible to run this world championship. However, the safety of our athletes, officials, staff and supporters is paramount which we cannot guarantee with the fast-evolving nature of this worldwide situation." WWE moves WrestleMania fromTampa to Performance Center The company announced March 16 that its premier event will at its studio in Orlando, Fla., rather than two hours west at Raymond James Stadium, home of the NFL's Buccaneers. The pay-per-view event is still scheduled for Sunday, April 5. 'Smackdown Live' will have no live audience WWE announced on Thursday ( ) that it is moving its "Smackdown Live" event from Detroit to the WWEs training facility in Orlando, Fla., with e sential personnel only. Kentucky Derby to postpone Run for the Roses Louisville, Ky., television station WDRBreported March 16 that Churchill Downs . The track will hold anews conference March 17 to discu s the race, WDRB reported. The (Louisville, Ky.) reported March 12that Churchill Downs would wait until closer to May 2 the date of the Kentucky Derby to make a decision on whether to postpone the event. Race organizersthen that it would have a decision "in the coming week." "(W)e have been working carefully and diligently with relevant health experts and authorities to ensure we make the most responsible decision regarding the timing of the 146th Kentucky Derby this year," the organizers said on the Derby website. Bob Baffert, one of the top trainers in thoroughbred racing, said March 14 at Santa Anita Park in California ( ) that he was hearing the race might be moved to "June or September." A move to June might affect the Belmont Stakes in New York, the third jewelof racing's Triple Crown. That race is run in mid-June. McDonald's All-American games canceled Organizers of the annualevent for elite high school basketball players was taken "to protect the health and safety of the players, coaches, fans and event staff." The games were scheduled for April 1 in Houston. Mfiondu Kabengele Jersey