SNY's The Warm-up: MLB suspended — NHL, NBA, NCAA, MLS, XFL suspended or canceled

Get Today’s New York Sports Here Tweet of the Day --------------------------------------------------------------- Good morning, 👋 and welcome to The Warm-Up! Need a pick-me-up? SNY re-aired Johan Santana's no-hitter last night. Watch the last out [here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Today's word count: 560 words (about five minutes) --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The latest on every league and organization Rick Scuteri/USA Today MLB: - Effective at 4 p.m. Thursday, [spring training games were suspended and the regular season was pushed back]( at least two weeks, MLB announced. - You can read MLB's full statement [here](. - According to SNY's Andy Martino, the Mets [will keep]( their spring training complex open to players for now. The NHL: - The league paused its season Thursday, [saying it hopes to continue]( playing at a time that was "appropriate and prudent." The NBA: - After being the first commissioner to suspend his league's season, Adam Silver [added some context]( last night to the league's shutdown, noting that the NBA not returning at all this season is on the table: - "Of course it's possible. I just don't know more at this point. There's another factor that may go to the seasonality of this virus. - "Again, I've talked to a lot of experts … some have a theory that just as with the common flu that as the weather changes, we may see it begin to peter out a little bit. Again, we just don't know. At this point we're just waiting." The NCAA: - The men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments are canceled -- [not suspended, but canceled](. After announcing all tournament games would be played in front of virtually empty arenas on Wednesday, the decision was made Thursday to cancel them entirely. That means the NCAA won't have a men's basketball champion for the first time since 1937. - In addition to basketball, all other NCAA spring sports seasons are canceled. - Side note: For teams like Rutgers, Seton Hall, Dayton and San Diego State who are having unusually good seasons, the news Thursday was especially heartbreaking. The MLS: - The MLS [tweeted a statement]( on Thursday morning saying it has suspended its season 30 days. - "At the appropriate time, the league and clubs will communicate plans for the continuation of the 2020 season." The XFL: - On Thursday night, the XFL announced the suspension of its season. The league is allowing players to sign immediately with NFL teams, and remains committed to playing in 2021. - XFL commissioner Oliver Luck also said all players will be paid their 2020 base salaries. - The Guardians were 3-2 through five games. On SNY.tv: [Mets exec Donovan Mitchell Sr. is being tested for coronavirus following son's positive test]( --------------------------------------------------------------- THURSDAY'S SCORE Yankees 6, Nationals 3 | [Takeaways]( 2. The last bucket of the men's NCAA basketball season @CBBonFox/Twitter While every other conference in college basketball was announcing the cancellation of its tournaments, the Big East Tournament briefly continued, with St. John's and Creighton tipping at Madison Square Garden at 12 p.m. and playing up through halftime. The game -- and the tournament -- was called at the half, with St. John's leading Creighton at the time, 38-35, which created [this strange]( photo-op. LJ Figueroa's dime to David Caraher was the game's, the tournament's, and the season's final bucket. Rutgers, Seton Hall and UConn were all scheduled to play in their respective tournaments Thursday. --------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Wednesday's spring training links Sam Navarro/USA Today - The Yankees actually played yesterday. Read about the game [here](. - Pete Alonso [tweeted out]( a measured response to the news. - Aaron Boone, Gerrit Cole and other Yankees [reacted earlier in the day]( to the NBA suspension. --------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Eight YouTube links to get you through your sports-less weekend MLB/YouTube We might all be looking at a lot of time without sports. Time to go down the YouTube rabbit hole. - [Game 4 of the 2015 NLCS]( - [Game 6 of the 2009 World Series]( - [Game 7 of the 1994 NBA Eastern Conference Finals]( - [Game 2 of the 2003 NBA Finals]( - [Game 7 of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals]( - [Game 4 of the 1983 Stanley Cup Finals]( - [The 2012 Super Bowl]( - [Jets vs. Patriots in the in the 2010-11 playoffs]( --------------------------------------------------------------- That's the buzzer, folks. Enjoy your weekend and stay safe. This email was sent by: SportsNet New York (SNY) 150 Greenwich st 50th floor New York, NY 10007 US [Unsubscribe]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Facebook](