Author: Christine Brennan, USA TODAY

As news of the 2020 Olympics being postponed came out, American athletes from the 1980 boycotted Summer Games shared their stories.

By setting dates for three of golf’s men’s majors, the powers that be have given us a hopeful diversion, but the timing of the news leaves questions.

The International Olympic Committee has displayed how utterly tone deaf it can be as it announces the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will begin July 23, 2021.

Swimmer Katie Ledecky, who was forced to train in backyard pools, will reset after Tokyo Olympics postponement and gear up for 2021.

Veteran IOC member Dick Pound told USA TODAY Sports that “postponement has been decided” for the 2020 Olympics, and that it won’t start July 24.

With athlete concern growing, IOC president Thomas Bach finally takes action, saying the fate of the Tokyo Games will be decided within four weeks.

USA Swimming CEO tells USOPC leader he has “watched our athletes’ worlds be turned upside down” by coronavirus pandemic.

After cancelling The Players and postponing the Masters, men’s golf has finally joined the rest of sports in shutting itself down for good of us all.

If anyone questioned the power of sports, doubt no more. Coronavirus became real to many Americans when we lost March Madness, NBA, MLB and others.