Lamentation for sports in 2020: A year of living virally

FILE - In this March 12, 2020, file photo, fans sit in a mostly empty Greensboro Coliseum after the NCAA college basketball games were cancelled at the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C. Scrubbing last year's March Madness due to coronavirus concerns cost the NCAA some $375 million, and another loss like that would have ripple effects throughout college sports. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

File-This Nov. 15, 2020, file photo shows the helmet of Washington Football Team offensive guard Wes Martin (67) on the field against the Detroit Lions during an NFL football game in Detroit. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski, File)

Players take a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement before the English Premier League soccer match between Southampton and Sheffield United, at St. Mary's stadium in Southampton, England, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2020. (Adam Davy/Pool via AP, File)

File-This Dec. 13, 2020, file photo shows Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain kneeling in support of the Black Lives Matter campaign on the grid before the Formula One at the Yas Marina racetrack in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Hamad Mohammed, Pool via AP, File)

FILE - In this this June 10, 2020, file photo, driver Bubba Wallace wears a Black Lives Matter shirt as he prepares for a NASCAR Cup Series auto race in Martinsville, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

File-This Jan. 28, 2020, file photo shows a remembrance board at a memorial for Kobe Bryant near Staples Center in Los Angeles. Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

File-This Dec. 13, 2020, file photo shows Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta touching his face during an English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Burnley at the Emirates stadium in London, England, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. (Laurence Griffiths/Pool via AP, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2020, file photo, Rudy Bermudez with a tattoo of the late Kobe Bryant on his back looks at a memorial for Bryant near Staples Center in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2020, file photo, New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, right, and Colorado Rockies outfielder Larry Walker pose after receiving their Baseball Hall of Fame jerseys during a news conference in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2020, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes, left, and Tyrann Mathieu celebrate after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)