Shutdown to comeback: How the sports world was affected by COVID

The COVID-19 pandemic affected all corners of humanity in the United States, touching everything from myriad industries to patterns of social interaction to politics and methods for healthcare. Sports might not have the societal importance of many of the other areas, but it did serve as a significant public bellwether for both the abrupt screeching halt of the world as we knew it as well as for the gradual return to normalcy.