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<b>From:</b> Joni James Lehmann <Joni@Big12Sports.com><br>
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<div dir="ltr"><b>Date:</b> March 13, 2020 at 6:01:18 PM CDT<br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>Big 12 Statement on Athletics Activities</b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"News Gothic MT Std",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Big 12 Statement on Athletics Activities<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"News Gothic MT Std",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Due to the on-going developments related to COVID-19 t</span><span style="font-family:"News Gothic MT Std",sans-serif">he Big 12 Conference announces
that all organized team activities whether organized or voluntary, including team and individual practices, meetings, and other organized gatherings, have been suspended until March 29 and will be re-evaluated at that time. In addition, all conference and
non-conference competitions are cancelled through the end of the academic year, including spring sports that compete beyond the academic year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"News Gothic MT Std",sans-serif">Bob Burda<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"News Gothic MT Std",sans-serif;color:#6C6E70">Senior Associate Commissioner - Communications<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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