Mountain West Postpones All Fall Sports Indefinitely
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Mountain West postpones The Mountain West is the second FBS conference to cancel its fall season, following the Mid-American Conference. all fall sports indefinitely Old Dominion Uni- versity — a Conference USA school in Virginia — disease caused by the new football, which was to not dent-athletes, coaches every possible uncertain- and James Madison Uni- BY RON COUNTS coronavirus. allow games until the and staff had been prepar- ty, but in the end, the versity, one of the top FCS [email protected] “The MW Board of week of Sept. 26, already ing for a 2020 season,” physical and mental well- programs in the country, Directors prioritized the had cost Boise State its Boise State Athletic Direc- being of student-athletes both also opted to cancel The Boise State football mental health and well- opener against Georgia tor Curt Aspey said in a across the conference their seasons Monday. team won’t take the field being of the conference’s Southern, and the ACC’s statement released Mon- necessitated today’s an- Two FCS conferences for regular-season games student-athletes and over- restrictions on where day by the university. nouncement,” Apsey said. postponed their seasons this fall. all campus communities nonconference games can On Thursday, players The sports affected by on Thursday: the Big Sky The Mountain West in its decision — as it has be played canceled the from the Mountain West Monday’s decision in- — home to Idaho and announced Monday that it done throughout the Broncos’ marquee game anonymously sent the clude men’s and women’s Idaho State — and the has indefinitely postponed course of the pandemic,” against Florida State. conference a letter, cross country, football, Pioneer League. the fall season for all a press release from the “Despite everything demanding more women’s soccer and sports because of con- conference read. that has been thrown in protections from the women’s volleyball. Ron Counts: cerns about players con- The Mountain West’s their way over the last virus. The conference is ex- 208-377-6420, tracting COVID-19, the initial decision on fall several months, our stu- “They were ready for ploring rescheduling op- @Ron_BroncoBeat Idaho at bottom in study on air quality BY MICHAEL DEEDS [email protected] Holy smokes, Idaho. Are you stoked to live in KATHERINE JONES [email protected] the Gem State because of its Ceramicist Julia Ballenger made a piece called “Lean on Me” last fall, before the pandemic. pristine rivers and streams? Its gorgeous skies? Its clear mountain air? Then put this new carbon Grants from partnership help local emissions study in your pipe and smoke it. (Wait — maybe that’s not a good idea.) artists reflect pandemic creatively Environmental website Grist recently cooked up an article about U.S. states’ reality into manageable meta- progress to reduce carbon BY KATHERINE JONES phors of artistic expression. dioxide pollution. 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Distributing any au- Democrats in the House since it’s essentially in The NBCUniversal WASHINGTON thorized vaccines effective- and Senate who oversee very, very early stages. streaming platform Pea- After months of re- ly will be crucial to stem- health issues have pres- Thus far, we have been cock said Monday the BRIAN ACH Invision/AP maining vague about its ming the coronavirus pan- sured the Trump adminis- asked to THINK about Grammy-winning artist Grammy-winning artist and plans to distribute a CO- demic. Normal life can’t tration for a plan. how a vaccine distribution and Broadway songwriter Broadway songwriter Sara VID-19 vaccine, the begin to resume in the Nancy Messonnier, the plan might look. Nothing Bareilles will star in Bareilles will star in Trump administration is United States until a large CDC National Center for else has been done at this “Girls5eva,” co-produced “Girls5eva,” co-produced quietly piloting distribu- proportion of residents are Immunization and Respira- point,” Julie Bartkey, a by Tina Fey. by Tina Fey. tion working groups, CQ immune. tory Diseases director, held Minnesota Department of The comedy is about a Roll Call has learned. Public health advocates the first call with state Health spokesperson, said one-hit-wonder girl group The plan, which is not say they’re worried that immunization programs in an email. called “Girls5eva” from ing to Brian LaFlure, fire yet public, was confirmed U.S. immunization could last week and announced “California has been the 1990s whose mem- coordinator for the War- by four state health de- resemble the dysfunction the CDC would begin a selected for a joint plan- bers reunite to give their ren County Office of partments. of state-by-state testing “micro-planning” stage, ning mission and will pop star dreams one more Emergency Services. Federal officials from standards or the chaotic according to a source on work with a multiagency shot. Photos of the house fire the Centers for Disease distribution of personal the call and a Democratic federal team, including Bareilles will play show flames bursting Control and Prevention, protective equipment. congressional aide. staff from the CDC and Dawn, a former member through the roof and long the Pentagon and the A plan is needed to Molly Howell, immuni- the Department of De- of Girls5eva who is now plumes of smoke extend- administration’s Oper- make the vaccine widely zation program manager fense, to plan and prepare managing her family’s ing into the sky. No one in ation Warp Speed initia- available, including to with the North Dakota for COVID-19 vaccination small Italian restaurant in Ray’s household or from tive plan to conduct site people who lack insur- Department of Health, response in California,” New York City. the responding fire- visits and develop “model ance, and convince skep- confirmed that the state is the state health depart- Bareilles’s hits include fighters were injured, approaches” for other tics to trust vaccines test- one of the sites.