Day 14 without sports 😭: Thought the 2020 Olympics were going to save you? Think again!

Two weeks ago, we woke up in a world where the Ivy League was overreacting for canceling its men’s and women’s basketball conference tournaments. 

By the time we went to bed, Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert received a positive test for COVID-19 and thus began the Great Shutdown of 2020.

The mass wave of postponements claimed the 2020 Olympics, officially, on Tuesday, with the Games scheduled to take place “by the summer of 2021.” So Tokyo 2020 is on, it’ll just be in 2021, and still called and referred to as “Tokyo 2020.” 

It’s a paradoxical time indeed, and that would be true even without typing “Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady.” So much has changed since two Wednesdays ago, all without much actually happening. 

Speaking of Brady, he addressed the media for the first time since joining his new team, and he had little interest in discussing his old one. 

Sports video of the day

One of the best Summer Olympics moments ever. The men’s 4×100 freestyle relay, with anchor Jason Lezak keeping Michael Phelps’ dream of eight gold medals alive in the 2008 Beijing Games. 

Story time! Here are some of our best

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• KATIE LEDECKY:‘There were much bigger things happening than swimming’
• SIMONE BILES:Gymnast will be tough to beat no matter when Tokyo Olympics take place
• PATIENCE, CAM:Left in limbo after his release, Cam Newton must be patient
• RIGHT MOVE?:10 most questionable signings of NFL free agency

What I’m watching tonight 

The O.J. Simpson documentary on ESPN. Caught the first two parts Tuesday night, with Parts 3 and 4 on deck Wednesday.

This day in sports history: March 25

1967: The UCLA Bruins men’s basketball team wins the national title, their first of seven straight championships. Lew Alcindor (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) leads the way. 

1972: UCLA wins its sixth straight NCAA title, with Bill Walton now the big man in charge. 

Notable birthdays: Former professional race driver Danica Patrick (38), former boxing heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (44), former NBA player Bob Sura (47), Basketball Hall of Famer Sheryl Swoopes (48), former MLB catcher Dan Wilson (51), Baseball Hall of Famer Tom Glavine (54), former NBA player and coach Avery Johnson (55), former MLB player and manager Lee Mazzilli (65).

Sports we’re missing

Thursday should be Major League Baseball’s Opening Day. Hold me. 

NBA (nine games) 

• Portland Trail Blazers at Detroit Pistons
• Los Angeles Clippers at Brooklyn Nets
• Phoenix Suns at Washington Wizards
• Indiana Pacers at Orlando Magic
• Denver Nuggets at Miami Heat
• Toronto Raptors at New York Knicks
• Boston Celtics at Memphis Grizzlies
• Houston Rockets at Milwaukee Bucks
• Atlanta Hawks at Golden State Warriors

NHL (six games) 

• Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning 
• Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks
• Anaheim Ducks at Calgary Flames
• Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers
• San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks
• Arizona Coyotes at Vegas Golden Knights

Follow Chris Bumbaca on Twitter @BOOMbaca. 

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