Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials announced a lengthy list of health and safety protocols for the August 23rd Indianapolis 500 race. Fans will be required to wear a face covering and will be temperature screened upon entering. Catch live coverage of the Indy 500 again this year on your place for the race Memories 107.9fm.
The Indiana Pacers take on the Portland Trail Blazers in an exhibition Thursday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. Eastern from the NBA’s “bubble” at Walt Disney World in Orlando. Each team will play three exhibition games before the season officially restarts July 30th. The Pacers restart the season August 1st against the Philadelphia 76ers. All-Star post Domantas Sabonis is day-to-day with plantar fasciitis and is not expected to play against the Blazers. Sabonis had an MRI and said he has not touched a basketball in six days.
The NASCAR Cup Series will race at Kansas Speedway Thursday night. Kevin Harvick will start on pole after a random draw. The last two Cup Series races have seen surprise winners, with Cole Custer and Austin Dillon securing spots in the playoffs after being on the outside looking in. The 400-mile, 267-lap race will air on NBCSN at 7:30 p.m. Eastern.
The Major League Baseball regular season begins Thursday night with two games. The defending World Series champion Washington Nationals host the American League favorite New York Yankees at 7 p.m., while the Los Angeles Dodgers take on the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium at 10. The abbreviated 60-game season will begin Friday for the rest of the 26 teams. The Reds open play tomorrow against Detroit. Follow Reds Baseball all season on the General 95.9fm / 101.3fm / AM 1580.
The Division 3 North Coast Athletic Conference announced Wednesday that all sports will be suspended for the remainder of the year. The NCAC includes both Wabash College in Crawfordsville and DePauw University in Greencastle, which means the historic Monon Bell Game will not take place in 2020. The football rivalry has been contested 126 times since 1890 and every year since 1911 and is one of college football’s longest-running rivalries.
