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Is the handshake in sports going, going, gone?
 

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci’s recommendation is to never shake hands again

 
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University of Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway shakes hands with a University of Connecticut coach after his Tigers beat the Huskies 78-71 Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
 

University of Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway shakes hands with a University of Connecticut coach after his Tigers beat the Huskies 78-71 Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)

The handshake is a time-honored tradition in sports (mostly), but Dr. Anthony Fauci's suggestion that we never shake hands again could change this ritual of sportsmanship at every level and, in turn, the way competitors view the games and one another. 

 
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