The Latest: UMass-Marshall football game set for Nov. 7

The Latest: UMass-Marshall football game set for Nov. 7

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No. 22 Marshall has scheduled a Nov. 7 home football game against Massachusetts, athletic director Mike Hamrick said Monday.

Marshall (4-0, 2-0 Conference USA) had three other games called off this season due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“With so much uncertainty this season, we’re just trying to give our fan base as many opportunities as possible to see the Thundering Herd,” Hamrick said.

UMass, an FBS independent, lost its season opener 41-0 Saturday at Georgia Southern.

The Minutemen announced the cancellation of their 2020 football season on Aug. 11 due to concerns surrounding the pandemic but later reversed course. On Sept. 21, the school said it would play a limited number of games to be announced as they are scheduled.

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The National Football Foundation’s annual awards dinner in New York on Dec. 8 has been postponed because of the coronavirus.

“The coronavirus has impacted every aspect of life in our country, creating an unprecedented level of uncertainty,” foundation chairman Archie Manning said.

He said the dinner in midtown Manhattan requires an “enormous amount of planning, which simply cannot be undertaken in the current environment.”

Plans for honoring the 2020 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be announced at a later date.

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A second event in the Grand Prix of Figure Skating — the Internationaux de France in Grenoble — has been canceled.

After the French government last week enacted a curfew in the area because of the pandemic, the French federation decided on Monday the event scheduled for Nov. 13-15 was no longer viable.

Skate Canada, scheduled next week in Ottawa, Ontario, also has been...

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