SEE NEW POSTS

U.S. coronavirus cases top 1,000 More than 1,000 cases of the coronavirus have now been diagnosed in the U.S. The states with the greatest number of cases are Washington (271), New York (173), California (159) and Massachusetts (92). The numbers are sure to continue to rise before the outbreak is brought under control, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said during a news conference Tuesday. The first U.S. case was announced Jan. 21. Share this -







MGM Resorts temporarily closing Vegas buffets Las Vegas casino and hotel company MGM Resorts said Tuesday that it was temporarily closing buffets at seven properties on the Las Vegas Strip. The buffets will be closed at ARIA, Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, Luxor and Excalibur starting Sunday, a spokesman said in a statement. "These changes are temporary and will be evaluated on a weekly basis," Brian Ahern, director of media relations for MGM Resorts International said. The statement does not explicitly say whether the move was prompted by the novel coronavirus, but it comes amid a growing number of cases in the U.S. The company last week said in a statement that it was closely monitoring the coronavirus and has "taken measures to combat the potential impacts on our resorts and facilities," which includes enhanced cleaning procedures and the placement of hand sanitizing stations in high-traffic areas. Wynn Las Vegas has said that effective Wednesday its buffet "will have stationed culinary staff at each food station to serve our guests, which eliminates the need for guests to touch serving utensils," and that its staff is routinely cleaning all surfaces and has hand sanitizing stations at the entrance, the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper reported. Share this -







'Dr. Phil' and 'Wendy Williams' are latest shows to cancel live audiences "Dr. Phil" and "The Wendy Williams Show" on Tuesday became the latest television shows to announce they would not have live audiences because of the spread of novel coronavirus. Both shows will remain on air, but without live audiences. "The health of our audience members, staff and crew are the priority," Carla Pennington, executive producer of the "Dr. Phil" show, said. On Monday, "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune" made a similar move. Warner Bros., which tapes the "The Ellen Degeneres Show," said it is "asking all guests to confirm that neither they nor any member of their household have traveled within the past three weeks to or through a location that has been deemed 'Level 3' by the CDC." pic.twitter.com/pM3yZEitZU — Wendy Williams (@WendyWilliams) March 10, 2020 Share this -







No fans allowed inside college basketball tournaments for Big West, MAC conferences The Big West Conference will play its postseason college basketball tournaments with no fans in the stands, league officials announced Tuesday. The women's tournament is set to start in California on Tuesday night at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach before ending at the Honda Center in Anaheim. The men's competition begins on Thursday at Honda Center and all of these games "will be played without spectators," the conference announced. The men's title game is scheduled to be televised by ESPN2 on Saturday 11:30 p.m. ET. 🚨The Big West Conference has announced that the league's basketball tournaments will be played without spectators as a precaution for preventing the spread of the COVID-19 virus.



📰 » https://t.co/I0PtYUIqTP pic.twitter.com/Wkh8esQhzg — Big West Conference (@BigWestSports) March 10, 2020 And the Mid-American Conference, or MAC, will ban almost all fans from its tournaments at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. Only family members of athletes will be allowed in, the MAC said. Official statement regarding upcoming MAC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament pic.twitter.com/reCRnnd0ML — #MACtion (@MACSports) March 10, 2020 The Big West and MAC are both NCAA conferences. The NCAA and other college conferences are still weighing spectator bans as the March Madness tournament approaches. Share this -





