Waiting For A Vaccine? The Uncertain Return Of Sports Fans

A photo illustration show a syringe. Argentina was selected to test a vaccine against COVID-19, it is estimated that the clinical phases will begin in August.

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Karen Given

The XFL filed for bankruptcy this week, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the suspension of play just five games into the league’s much-anticipated return.

For more on that, we spoke with Dan Rascher, Professor and Director of Academic Programs for the Sport Management Program at the University of San Francisco and Kenneth Shropshire, CEO of Arizona State University's Global Sport Institute.

 

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