Financial fallout from Olympics postponement, plus Steve Ballmer completes purchase of Forum from MSG.

Bill King discusses how the coronavirus has impacted the facilities industry with Venue Solutions Group’s Russ Simons. Now that we’ve learned the importance of social distancing, what will it take to get us back to cheering side by side? And what might a return to “normal” look like?

National OIympic committees press for a decision on the Tokyo Games, while HBSE turns to pay cuts as an alternative to layoffs.

Bill King and Ben Fischer discuss the rapid movement behind the potential postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, including today's comments by IOC member Dick Pound, and what a postponement would actually mean for those involved in the Games.

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Tokyo Games organizers are under quickly escalating pressure to announce something on postponement.

This week, writers Bill King, Adam Stern and John Lombardo discuss how the shake-up in sports is affecting NASCAR and NBA efforts to engage with fans and still compete in some fashion. Also, Publisher and Executive Editor Abe Madkour speaks about the stark realities of the business, and the importance of working together to prepare for the future.

This weekend, millions will wake up with no place to take their kids. No game. No practice. No tournament. Bill King speaks with Tom Farrey, executive director of the Aspen Institute's Sport & Society Program, about the impact of a global pandemic on youth sports on this episode of SBJ Unpacks.

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IOC President Thomas Bach says canceling Tokyo Games is not on the agenda, plus a look at weekend sports programming.

As global sports have ground to a halt, so too have the related activities of sports sponsors. No games mean no assets – at least as they’ve traditionally been viewed. Bill King examines the impact of a global pandemic on sports sponsorship with AJ Maestas, founder and CEO of Chicago-based Navigate Research.

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ESPN gets to work on replacement programming, while MLS could delay its title game.