Reports say that the NBA and ESPN are working on televising
a H-O-R-S-E competition, with several high-profile players engaging in the
traditional playground game remotely, most likely from their own home gyms, in
proper social-distancing compliance. It’s not exactly March Madness or the
Stanley Cup Finals, but we’ll take it, I guess. What choice do we have?
One of
the worst things about being interminably locked inside of our own domiciles
during the Chinese Virus Pandemic has been the lack of any major sporting
events to relieve the stress and tedium. While several stations have aired
exciting and historic games from the past, sports programmers have
understandably scraped the bottom of the barrel trying to come up with new
events to air, given the ban on large gatherings and the mandatory 6-feet
remove of all contestants from all others.
For
example, here is the schedule from a recent Saturday evening:
*7 PM: ESPN—Midwest Corn-Shucking Championship
*7 PM: ESPN 2— North American Tiddly Winks League (regular
season play)
*7 PM: NBC Sports Network (NBCSN)—NHL Figure Skating
Exhibition
*7 PM: FoxSports—Pro-Am Parchesi Tournament
*9 PM: ESPN—“UNO” Round Robin Card Exhibition
*9 PM: ESPN 2— Organization of American States Geo-Cashing
League (OASGCL) Action
*8 PM: NBC Sports Network—Pokemon Go World Championship
*10 PM: FoxSports—Hacky-Sack Semi-Pro League Action
*10 PM: ESPN—International Rock-Polishing Finals
*10 PM ESPN 2— Radio-Controlled Boat Racing (European
League)
*10 PM: NBC Sports Network—World Paper Football League
(WPFL) Semi-Finals (from Belfast)
*11 PM: FoxSports—Wisconsin Town Team Underwater
Basket-Weaving Invitational
The
first major sports league to begin post-pandemic play will enjoy astronomical
television ratings, if not particularly high attendance figures. For now, bring
on the NFL draft!
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