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The Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences mdash; home to several marquee programs, including the Ohio State Buckeyes, Michigan Wolverines, USC Trojans and Oregon Ducks mdash; have voted to postpone the upcoming fall season amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The conferences are the first of the Power Five to postpone their seasons. As time progressed and after hours of discussion with our Big Ten Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Big Ten Sports Medicine Committee, it became abundantly clear that there was too much uncertainty regarding potential medical risks to allow our student-athletes to compete this fall, Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren said in a statement. The health, safety and well-being of our student-athletes a stanley cup nd all those connected to Pac-12 sports has been our number one priority since the start of this current crisis, Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said in a separate statement. Our student-athletes, fans, staff and all those who love college sports would like to have seen the season played this calendar year as originally planned, and we know how disappointing this is. stanley cup The Big Ten s decision stanley cup covers men s and women s cross country, field hockey, football, men s and women s soccer, and women s volleyball. The Pac-12 emphasized that students impacted by the postponement would still have their scholarships guaranteed.Both conferences said they would continue to consider options for eventually playing Gzvq Nationwide search for mother of San Jose boy, John Little Zion Doe, found dead near Las Vegas
In our series, A More Perfect Union, we aim to show that what unites us is far greater than what divides us. In this installment, we hoka have the inspiring story of one woman s grueling quest to complete 100 marathons in 100 days. Australian native Mina Guli wants people to know she didn t set out to run 2,620 miles just for the exercise. When I tell people I m running 100 marathons, instantly they think I m running 100 marathons because I like running, the 48-year-old told CBS News correspondent Nikki Battiste. Do you like running Battiste asked. No, Guli said, laughing. Are you kidding It s like 100 marathons, 100 days of painhellip; It s been running in some of the most extreme places on the planet from the Aral Sea in Uzbekistan ... to Australia, which was incredibly hot. The 100 marathon challenge was born out of what Guli calls necessity. She is the founder and CEO of Thirst, a non-profit created to help battle wa stanley cup ter scarcity around the globe. By the year 2050, the United Nations says as many as 5.7 billion people could be living in areas without easy access to one of li skechers fe s most essential resources. Most people have no idea. So I wanted to run because I wanted to make saving water famous, Guli said. Guli s journey began at the New York City Marathon this past November. She continued to log her miles in some of the most iconic and remote locations on earth mdash; including Paris, Jordan, and India mdash; winding her w |
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