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Missouri State athletics will see changes due to the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, but cutting a sport doesn't appear to be one of them at this time.
MSU President Clif Smart told the News-Leader on Tuesday that he doesn't anticipate having to eliminate any sports due to a shortfall in the athletics budget caused in part by the global health crisis.
Smart wrote in a blog posted to MSU's website on Tuesday that athletics will be responsible for managing its unbudgeted revenue losses and expense increases. That will include more than $600,000 in reduced payments due to the cancellation of the Missouri Valley Conference and NCAA basketball tournaments.