Sports fans saw a huge sports coverage hole in their television programming The impact of the coronavirus on television was so strong that ESPN decided to air the old Lesslmania on Sunday nights However, fans who want to fix this problem have a new option

The NFL and NBA are making their streaming services available at attractive free prices in response to the COVID-19 craze that has shut down not only the NBA but other sports in the United States But before you scoff, understand that just because the sports season is paused doesn't mean you can't watch the epic games

The NFL season just ended in February, but football fans who want to enjoy retro games can take advantage of NFL Game Pass for free Hopefully things will have changed by then, but you never know; sign up for NFL Game Pass

It wouldn't surprise me to see New England Patriots fans watching Tom Brady's many Super Bowl wins again and reminiscing about how great they once were Personally, I'm more interested in seeing former great Eli Manning stop Brady from winning two big games

The interruption of the 2019-2020 NBA season was one of the first major signs that the Corona virus would change everything around us, but now we can go back in time to a point when the only social distance was how much space the referees gave LeBron James can be; the NBA and Turner Sports have teamed up to offer just under a month of free league passes

Signing up for the NBA League Pass will allow you to relive not only the playoff games and contests of old, but also the most electrifying games in sports, like the night Reggie Miller burned MSG with a three and drove Spike Lee up the wall

With all these games available, it's not hard to watch the next move, and with your own use of Zoom versus Google Hangouts and a group of sports-loving friends, you can all watch these games at the same time While not a Netflix party, the NFL and NBA would not be surprised if they find a way for group watching

Major League Baseball has not opened up its service, but it does offer games for free on YouTube Tonight (March 31) at 7 pm ET, you can relive Roy Halladay's postseason no-hitter in a replay of Game 1 of the 2010 NLD; MLB has a "#MLBAtHome," which includes a World Series decider, the 2019 Home Run Derby, and other season-opening games, including the famous The playlist of content is extensive

The National Hockey League also has a playlist of the top 10 plays from multiple teams' "so far" seasons, "Watch This!" and a series of 8-17 minute clip shows of great games, "Retro Recaps " to relive the dormant season

Speaking of free action, those not put off by ESPN's reruns of old wrestling shows may be curious enough to start a trial subscription to the WWE Network, which is airing this year's Lesson Mania on both Saturday and Sunday nights