2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Feature Race
Into the closing stages and Ilott had failed to muster a serious challenge for victory, for Schumacher had been able to maintain a one-second buffer to the #4 Virtuosi and hence deny Ilott the aid of DRS. Indeed, Schumacher's title ambitions would be further enhanced by the slow decline of teammate Shwartzman, who slipped from eighth to eleventh in the final laps after moves from Mazepin, Marcus Armstrong and Dan Ticktum. Indeed, since his stop Shwartzman's race had largely fallen apart, with the Russian racer's bid to keep Ticktum at bay through turn three ending with the #21 Prema getting elbowed out onto the dust and marbles.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Feature Race
Back with Ilott and his pace would collapse with three laps to go, allowing Tsunoda to move back onto his tail as they started the final tour. Ilott duly defended Tsunoda's lunge around the outside of turn two, and would get a strong enough exit to deny the #7 Carlin the cut-back on the exit. However, Tsunoda was not so easily resisted, with the Japanese racer completing a breath-taking manoeuvre around the outside of the #4 Virtuosi through turn three to claim second, with Ilott lacking the grip to respond.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Feature Race
That move settled the race order, with Schumacher having escaped by six seconds in the final laps to secure victory, a win the ballooned out his Championship lead to eighteen points. Tsunoda and Ilott then completed the podium ahead of Ghiotto, while Daruvala claimed fifth ahead of a charging Aitken. Mazepin was next up ahead of Zhou, who registered reverse-grid pole for the feature race, while Armstrong and Ticktum rounded out the scorers.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Post-Race
After the race there would be several investigations facing Prema Racing, after an irregularity was found on Schumacher's car in post-race scrutineering on top of an investigation into Rosin's actions during their pitstops. Schumacher's car was found to be using a superseded crank in its DRS system, which had been replaced on safety grounds after the 2019 Bahrain Sprint Race, with the modified part introduced and mandated from the 2019 Baku Feature Race. Prema defended their position by stating that the part on Schumacher's car had been installed after his qualifying crash at Monza, and hence passed scrutineering for two full events, and the fact that the part was very similar to the one that had replaced it.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Post-Race
After a two hour investigation the FIA ruled in favour of Prema, declaring that there had been 'no sporting advantage' from the part. Their investigation highlighted the visual similarity of the two cranks, so much so that it was decided that all teams would be given technical drawings of the new part to ensure that they were all installed on the 22 cars for the Sprint Race. Furthermore, Dallara were instructed to design a new part for the 2021 season to avoid further confusion.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Post-Race
There would be more external pressure surrounding the FIA's investigation into Rene Rosin, which was investigated under Article 21.5 of the sporting regulations. That Article was designed to restrict the number of operational personnel allowed to work on an F2 car to twelve during a race meeting, and Rosin's attempts to communicate with the pitcrew were investigated under that ruling. Fortunately for Prema it was ruled that Rosin had had no impact on the pitstop itself due to the ambient noise in the pitlane, although he was fined €10,000 for his actions as they could be 'misconstrued'.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Post-Race
Upon the publication of this ruling four teams, noted as ART Grand Prix, Carlin, DAMS and UNI-Virtuosi, would declare their intent to appeal, with a four day window to do so, although none would officially lodge a protest before the Sochi Sprint.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Sprint Race
Zhou duly aced the start to secure the lead at the start, with Jack Aitken likewise making an excellent start from third to claim second. Nikita Mazepin, meanwhile, would find himself under instant attack from Jehan Daruvala and Luca Ghiotto after dropping to third after starting on the dirtier side of the grid. Behind it was a similar story, with those on the racing line getting far better starts than those on the dirty side of the grid.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Sprint Race
Into turn two for the first time and Zhou would fend off a half-hearted look from Aitken on the brakes, while Mazepin held the inside line from Daruvala and Ghiotto to hold third. Indeed, that fight would also see Ghiotto forced wide, and hence lose fifth to Mick Schumacher on the exit, the German racer having been the exception to the start rule in leaping from eighth to sixth. Behind, however, there would be chaos on the exit, as Guilherme Samaia and Jake Hughes clashed after the Brazilian racer clattered the outside kerb and had a half spin into the side of the #17 BWT HWA Racelab.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Sprint Race
Samaia and Hughes were out as a result, although both were able to drive to safe places to be dragged away from the circuit. Yellow flags were thrown in order to cover their cars' removal from the circuit, which was withdrawn before the end of the opening tour. That meant that fighting could resume with only a brief intervention, with Callum Ilott coming under attack from Yuki Tsunoda into turn two.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Sprint Race
While Ilott kept Tsunoda at bay through turn three, Mazepin was working to make up for his miserable start, firing down the inside of Aitken into turn five to reclaim second. With that the Russian racer was off to chase Zhou, although the #3 UNI-Virtuosi had established a two second lead. Aitken, meanwhile, was left under attack from Schumacher, before a Virtual Safety Car was thrown due to issues removing Samaia's car.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Sprint Race
The race resumed as the leaders came through turn four on lap three, with Zhou and Mazepin now well clear of Aitken. Indeed, the Anglo-Korean racer was having to defend hard from Schumacher at the restart, with the #20 Prema trying a lunge down the inside of turn thirteen on the brakes, although Aitken held on. However, the German youth was not deterred, and duly threw his car down the inside of Aitken of the penultimate corner.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Sprint Race
Schumacher hence established third and powered away, while Aitken was compromised on the exit and was powerless to prevent Daruvala firing past into the final corner. Aitken was, however, able to respond to Daruvala's move down the start/finish straight with the slipstream, and claimed the inside line into turn two as they hit the brakes. Daruvala tried to resist on the outside of the #9 Campos, but slid wide and had to take the escape road, allowing Ghiotto to close right onto his tail.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Sprint Race
As that fight concluded Ilott would lose seventh to Tsunoda, who quickly pulled clear of the Brit, while Ilott drifted back into the sights of Dan Ticktum. Out front, meanwhile, Zhou was holding a small margin over Mazepin, while Schumacher appeared to have settled for third, unable to match the lead duo's pace. Aitken, meanwhile, would hold onto fourth, after Daruvala tried another lunge around the outside of turn two, only to lock his rear wheels and bounce across the kerbs, handing fifth to Ghiotto.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Sprint Race
A lap later and Ghiotto was on the back of Aitken and lining up a move into turn two, and duly fired the #25 Hitech down the inside of the #9 Campos to secure fourth. However, Aikten had a better line through the corner and hence got a better exit, allowing him to draw back alongside the Italian racer, crucially with the inside line for turn three. That, however, would be a huge factor a few moments later, as a puncture caused a race ending accident between the two a few moments later.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Sprint Race
Indeed, as Aitken held off Ghiotto through the flat out left hander, the Anglo-Korean racer would have a sudden deflation of his right rear tyre, which kicked the car into a small slide. That slide resulted in the #9 Campos slapping the side of the #25 Hitech mid-corner, and hence sending both skating into the outside wall at high speed. Their mutual impacts shredded the tec-pro barriers as both cars ended up buried and with heavy damage, although both Ghiotto and Aitken would escape unaided and without injury.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Sprint Race
The extensive barrier damage caused the race to be red flagged, with no time on when the race would restart given. Indeed, the fate of the race was ultimately sealed when Ghiotto's car caught fire while buried in the barriers, resulting in the race being abandoned on lap seven. The final classification was hence based on the finishing order of lap five, with half points awarded due to the fact that the race had not reached 75% of its scheduled distance.


2020 Sochi Formula 2 round, Report, Sprint Race
Zhou was hence classified as the winner, claiming 7.5 points, while Mazepin claimed just half a point less for finishing second with the bonus point for fastest lap. Schumacher then completed the podium in third to extend his Championship lead, while Aitken and Ghiotto were still classified in fourth and fifth despite causing the red flag. Tsunoda was next up ahead of Ilott, while Dan Ticktum claimed the final point in eighth.


2020 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season
The 2020 season was the 106th in Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras' existence. This season Palmeiras participated in the Campeonato Paulista, Copa Libertadores, Copa do Brasil and the Série A and also the FIFA Club World Cup.


2020 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Competitions, Campeonato Paulista, First stage
Palmeiras were drawn into Group B. On 16 March 2020, it was announced that the tournament had been postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic. On 16 July, the return of the competition was announced by the Federação Paulista de Futebol.


2020 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Competitions, Copa Libertadores, Group stage
The draw for the qualifying stages and group stage was held on 17 December 2019, 20:30 PYST (UTC−3), at the CONMEBOL Convention Centre in Luque, Paraguay.


2020 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Competitions, Copa Libertadores, Group stage
On 12 March 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be temporarily suspended after matchday 2 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with matches on matchday 3, originally scheduled for 17–19 March 2020, postponed to a later date to be confirmed. On 18 March 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be suspended until 5 May 2020. On 17 April 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be suspended indefinitely, and no date had been set for its resumption. On 10 July 2020, CONMEBOL announced the new schedule for the remainder of the competition.


2020 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Competitions, Copa Libertadores, Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 October 2020, 12:00 PYT (UTC−3).


2020 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Competitions, Série A, Matches
The schedule was released on 27 February 2020. Due to COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil the tournament was rescheduled, starting on 8 August 2020 and concluding on 25 February 2021.


2020 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Competitions, Copa do Brasil, Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 1 October 2020.


2020 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Competitions, Copa do Brasil, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 6 November 2020.


2020 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Competitions, Copa do Brasil, Semi-finals
The draw to determine the home and away teams for both legs was held at CBF headquarters on 24 November 2020.


2020 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Competitions, Copa do Brasil, Finals
The draw to determine the home and away teams for both legs was held at CBF headquarters on 14 January 2021.


2020 Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras season, Competitions, FIFA Club World Cup
Palmeiras qualified for the Club World Cup by winning the Copa Libertadores.


2020 Sofia Open
The 2020 Sofia Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 5th edition of the Sofia Open as part of the ATP Tour 250 series of the 2020 ATP Tour. Originally scheduled for 28 September to 4 October at the Arena Armeec in Sofia, Bulgaria, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was rescheduled to 8-14 November.


2020 Sofia Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2020 Sofia Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2020 Sofia Open – Doubles
Nikola Mektić and Jürgen Melzer were the defending champions, but Mektić chose not to participate.


2020 Sofia Open – Doubles
Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski won the title, defeating Melzer and Édouard Roger-Vasselin in the final via walkover.


2020 Sofia Open – Singles
Daniil Medvedev was the defending champion, but chose not to defend his title.


2020 Sofia Open – Singles
Jannik Sinner won his first ATP Tour title, defeating Vasek Pospisil in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–3).


2020 Sofia Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2020 Solingen killings
The 2020 Solingen killings occurred on 3 September 2020 at 11:45 am, police found five children dead in Solingen, a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The children were siblings aged eight, six, three, two and one. They were discovered in a flat in a tower block in Hasseldelle. The victims' 11-year-old brother survived. The children's 27-year-old mother was seriously injured when she threw herself in front of a train in Düsseldorf. She is being treated in hospital under police guard.


2020 Soul Train Music Awards
The 2020 Soul Train Music Awards took place on November 29, 2020, to recognize the best in soul, R&B and Hip-Hop music. The ceremony aired on BET, BET Her, VH1 and MTV2, with actors Tisha Campbell & Tichina Arnold hosting the ceremony for the third time. The nominations were announced on November 11, 2020, with H.E.R. leading with eight nominations, followed by Chris Brown with seven. American singer and songwriter Monica was honored with the Lady of Soul Award for her contributions to the music industry.


2020 Soul Train Music Awards, Winners and Nominees
Nominees are as listed below. The winners by each categories are in bold characters.


2020 South Alabama Jaguars baseball team
The 2020 South Alabama Jaguars baseball team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Jaguars played their home games at Eddie Stanky Field and were led by ninth year head coach Mark Calvi.


2020 South Alabama Jaguars baseball team
On March 12, the Sun Belt Conference announced the indefinite suspension of all spring athletics, including baseball, due to the increasing risk of the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 South Alabama Jaguars baseball team, Preseason, Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll
The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released sometime on January 30, 2020 and the Jaguars were picked to finish first in the East Division and first overall in the Sun Belt.


2020 South Alabama Jaguars baseball team, Schedule and results
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.


2020 South Alabama Jaguars football team
The 2020 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jaguars played their home games at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Steve Campbell.


2020 South Alabama Jaguars football team
This was the team's first season at Hancock Whitney Stadium, after competing for 10 years at Ladd–Peebles Stadium. After the team completed their season with a 4–7 record (3–5 in conference play), Campbell was fired on December 6, 2020.


2020 South Alabama Jaguars football team, Schedule
South Alabama had games scheduled against Florida and Grambling State, but were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 South Alabama Jaguars softball team
The 2020 South Alabama Jaguars softball team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Jaguars played their home games at Jaguar Field. The Jaguars were led by fourteenth year head coach Becky Clark and were members of the Sun Belt Conference.


2020 South Alabama Jaguars softball team
On March 12, the Sun Belt Conference announced the indefinite suspension of all spring athletics, including softball, due to the increasing risk of the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 16, the Sun Belt formally announced the cancelation of all spring sports, thus ending their season definitely.


2020 South Alabama Jaguars softball team, Preseason, Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll
The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 29, 2020. South Alabama was picked to finish eighth in the Sun Belt Conference with 31 votes.


2020 South Alabama Jaguars softball team, Schedule and results
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/ USA Softball poll.


2020 South American Indoor Championships in Athletics
2020 South American Indoor Championships in Athletics was the inaugural edition of the biennial indoor athletics competition between South American nations. The event was held in Cochabamba, Bolivia, on 1 and 2 February at the Estadio de Atletismo del Gobierno Autónomo Municipal de Cochabamba.


2020 South American Indoor Championships in Athletics – Results
These are the full results of the 2020 South American Indoor Championships in Athletics which took place in Cochabamba, Bolivia, on 1 to 2 February at the Estadio de Atletismo del Gobierno Autónomo Municipal de Cochabamba.


2020 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship
The 2020 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship was originally going be the 7th edition of the South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship (Spanish: CONMEBOL Sudamericano Femenino Sub-17), the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONMEBOL for the women's under-17 national teams of South America. It was scheduled to be held in Uruguay between 15 April and 3 May 2020 before its suspension and subsequent cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship
The tournament was originally to be held in Venezuela from 15 April to 3 May 2020. However, CONMEBOL announced on 10 March 2020 that it would instead be held in Uruguay on the same dates.


2020 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship
CONMEBOL announced on 19 March 2020 that the tournament would be postponed to late August and early September due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in South America. On 1 June 2020, after FIFA postponed the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup until February/March 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be further postponed to November. On 6 August 2020, CONMEBOL confirmed that the tournament would be played between 30 November – 19 December 2020. On 30 October 2020, CONMEBOL further postponed the tournament to January 2021.


2020 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship
In November 2020 FIFA decides to cancel the 2021 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup due to health and safety reasons related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, on 25 november, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be held in the second half of 2021 in order to complete the teams preparation cycle. Eventually, CONMEBOL decided to cancel the tournament during a meeting of its council held on 3 August 2021.


2020 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship
As the 2021 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was cancelled this tournament would not have served as qualifier for any FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Originally the top three teams would have qualified as the CONMEBOL representatives.


2020 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship, Teams
All ten CONMEBOL member national teams are eligible to enter the tournament.


2020 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship, Venues
The matches will be played in two venues in two cities.


2020 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship, Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 2003 are eligible to compete in the tournament.


2020 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship, First stage
The top two teams of each group advance to the final stage.


2020 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship, Final stage
The top three teams would have qualified for the 2021 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.


2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship
The 2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship was the 9th edition of the South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship (Spanish: CONMEBOL Sudamericano Femenino Sub-20), the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONMEBOL for the women's under-20 national teams of South America. It was partially held in Argentina between 4–14 March 2020 until it was suspended and later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held between 4–22 March 2020. However, on 12 March 2020, CONMEBOL announced that the tournament would be suspended once the first stage ends and that the final stage (originally scheduled to be played from 16 to 22 March) would be postponed for dates and venue to be confirmed, due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in South America.


2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship
CONMEBOL announced on 19 March 2020 that the tournament would be resumed in early July. On 1 June 2020, after FIFA postponed the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup until January/February 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CONMEBOL announced that the final stage would be played in October. On 6 August 2020, CONMEBOL confirmed that the final stage would be played between 16 and 22 November 2020. On 30 October 2020, CONMEBOL further postponed the final stage to January 2021.


2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship
In November 2020 FIFA decides to cancel the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup due to health and safety reasons related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Consequently, on 25 november, CONMEBOL announced that the final stage would be held in the second half of 2021 in order to complete the tournament. Eventually, CONMEBOL decided to cancel the final stage of the tournament during a meeting of its council held on 3 August 2021.


2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship
As the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was cancelled this tournament would not have served as qualifier for any FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Originally the top two teams would have qualified as the CONMEBOL representatives.


2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship, Teams
All ten CONMEBOL member national teams are eligible to enter the tournament.


2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship, Venues
The matches will be played in two venues in two cities.


2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship, Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on 11 January 2020, 10:00 ART (UTC−3), at the headquarters of the Argentine Football Association in Buenos Aires. The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five teams. The hosts Argentina and the defending champions Brazil were seeded into Groups A and B respectively, while the other eight teams were divided into four pots based on their results in the 2018 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship, and were drawn to the remaining group positions.


2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship, Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 2000 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Each team could register a maximum of 22 players.


2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship, Match officials
A total of 10 referees, 20 assistant referees, and two support referees were selected for the tournament.


2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship, First stage
The top two teams of each group advance to the final stage.


2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship, First stage
The ranking of teams in the first stage is determined as follows (Regulations Article 8):


2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship, Final stage
The ranking of teams in the final stage is determined using the same tiebreakers as in the first stage, taking into account only matches in the final stage (Regulations Article 8).


2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship, Final stage
The top two teams would have qualified for the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.


2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship, Goalscorers
There have been 67 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.35 goals per match (as of 14 March 2019).


2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship squads
The following is a list of squads for all 10 national teams that competed at the 2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship. Each national team had to submit a final squad of 22 players, 3 of whom had to be goalkeepers.


2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary
The 2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary took place in South Carolina, United States, on February 29, 2020, and was the fourth nominating contest in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2020 presidential election. This open primary awarded 63 delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, of which 54 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.


2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders were the only candidates to earn statewide delegates based on the results of the primary. Biden won 48.7% of the popular vote and notably placed first in every county in the state. Sanders came in second place and won 19.8% of the popular vote. Other candidates on the ballot did not receive a high enough vote share to receive any delegates.


2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary
The primary was widely interpreted as a turning point for the 2020 primaries, with Joe Biden gaining momentum going into the pivotal Super Tuesday races three days later. Following the primary, candidates Tom Steyer, Pete Buttigieg, and Amy Klobuchar suspended their campaigns. With Buttigieg and Klobuchar dropping out, Biden and Michael Bloomberg were left as the only moderates in the race, and the majority coalesced around Biden.


2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary
Primary elections for statewide offices took place on June 9, 2020.


2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
Primary elections were held on Saturday, February 29, 2020. In the open primary, candidates must meet a viability threshold of 15 percent at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 54 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary.


2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
Of these 54 pledged delegates, 35 are allocated on the basis of the results within each congressional district, between four and eight are allocated to each of the state's seven congressional districts and another seven are allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 12 at-large pledged delegates. These delegate totals do not account for pledged delegate bonuses or penalties from timing or clustering.


2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
The precinct reorganization meetings will subsequently be held on Saturday, March 14, 2020, to choose delegates for the county conventions, followed by county conventions between Wednesday, March 25, and Tuesday, April 7, to elect delegates to the state Democratic convention. On March 30, 2020, the state Democratic convention will meet in Columbia to vote on the unpledged delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention. The 54 pledged delegates South Carolina sends to the national convention will be joined by nine unpledged PLEO delegates (seven members of the Democratic National Committee and two members of Congress, of which both are U.S. Representatives).


2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
Voting is done by each voter selecting choices on a screen, so the machine prints a ballot with chosen names and a bar code. Voters can check the printed names before putting the ballot in the ballot box, though few do. A scanner counts the bar codes, not the names, and no audit is required to check if the machines worked correctly.


2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
Voters could absentee vote in-person until February 28, 2020, at 5:00 pm local time (EST). Voters can also submit absentee votes by mail. Election officials recommended applying to absentee vote by-mail a week in advance so that voters have time to receive their absentee ballot and mail it in by election day. Polling places closed at 7:00 pm; however, anyone standing in line at 7:00 pm were still allowed to vote.


2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, Candidates
There is a $20,000 filing fee to get on the ballot, the largest in the nation. Along with the filing fee, an application was required to be submitted to the South Carolina State committee by December 4, 2019.


2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, Candidates
Additionally, Julián Castro and Marianne Williamson were both accepted onto the ballot, but withdrew soon enough that they did not appear on the ballot. Write-in votes are not permitted in South Carolina party primaries.


2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, Results
Official results show that Joe Biden won the Democratic primary with 48.65% of the vote, with Bernie Sanders coming in second with 19.77%. Delegate totals are estimates from the Associated Press.


2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, Aftermath
Joe Biden's overwhelming victory, his first-ever primary win in his three presidential runs, gave his campaign new momentum going into Super Tuesday after lackluster performances in Iowa and New Hampshire and a distant second-place finish in Nevada. The Biden campaign claimed that the outcome proved he had the most diverse coalition of any Democratic candidate, as Iowa's and New Hampshire's Democratic electorates are over 90% white, while South Carolina's Democratic electorate is nearly 60% black, ignoring Nevada for some strange reason. Biden's success in the primary helped him overtake the lead in the then-popular vote from front-runner Bernie Sanders, who came in second.


2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, Aftermath
Despite Pete Buttigieg's initial claims that he would stay in the race following the primary, he suspended his presidential campaign the next day. In his concession speech, Buttigieg claimed he would have a negative effect on the race if he stayed in, which many took as Buttigieg not wanting to split the moderate vote in order to assist Biden. However, while Buttigieg called Biden before making his announcement, he did not immediately endorse him. One day later, on the day before Super Tuesday, Buttigieg publicly endorsed Biden while speaking at Biden's rally in Dallas, Texas.


2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, Aftermath
Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar both had lackluster performances in South Carolina. However, both candidates stated that they expected the outcome and still had a strong chance of doing well on Super Tuesday. Nonetheless, on March 2, two days after the primary and the day before Super Tuesday, Klobuchar dropped out of the race and endorsed Biden.


2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, Aftermath
Billionaire Tom Steyer, whose campaign was reliant on getting the black vote, dropped out after a lackluster performance in the state. Steyer's campaign had concentrated its advertising efforts on South Carolina, spending more money on television commercials in the state than all the other Democratic candidates combined. Steyer stated in his concession speech that he did not see a path to winning the presidency based on the results.


2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, Aftermath
On February 28, 2020, former Governor of Virginia Terry McAuliffe stated that he would consider endorsing Biden if he performed well in the South Carolina primary. Shortly after it was announced that Biden would win the South Carolina primary, McAuliffe announced his endorsement on CNN. In the following days, Biden received a slew of endorsements, including Virginia Congressman Robert C. Scott, U.S. senator from Illinois Tammy Duckworth (who held the Senate seat once occupied by Barack Obama), former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and former 2020 candidates Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, and Beto O'Rourke.


2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
Participation in the 2020 South Carolina presidential primary was significantly higher than it was in the 2016 presidential primary. Official election results indicate that 539,263 votes were cast. This total represented a marked increase over 2016's 370,904 votes and even a slightly higher amount than 2008's 532,468 votes.


2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
Biden's win was deemed a major victory, as he won all 46 counties in the state. The win was largely attributed to his support from 61% of African-American voters (African-American voters make up approximately 60% of the Democratic electorate in South Carolina). Before the primary on February 26, Jim Clyburn endorsed Biden. Many cited Clyburn's endorsement as a reason for Biden's wide margin of victory, as Clyburn's endorsement is a deciding factor for many African American voters in South Carolina. Thirty-six percent of all primary voters said that they made their decision after Clyburn's endorsement; of that total, 70% voted for Biden. According to FiveThirtyEight, the outcome significantly boosted Biden's chance of winning multiple Super Tuesday states (especially southern states like North Carolina, Texas, and Virginia).


2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
Sanders came in second place in the primary. He received an estimated 14% of the African-American vote, down from 16% in 2016. Even in the Upstate region of the state, which was seen as friendly towards Sanders, Biden won every county, although his margin of victory was smaller in that region than it was in other parts of South Carolina.


2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
Following the South Carolina primary, pollsters and analysts claimed that Buttigieg, Warren, and Klobuchar were losing momentum at a critical time in the race. Exit polls showed that Buttigieg, who won Iowa and did well in New Hampshire, received only 2% of the black vote despite receiving endorsements from many prominent African Americans. Klobuchar and Warren received little support in South Carolina, possibly because of black voters' lack of familiarity with them.


2020 South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, Analysis
Following their poor performances, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, and Tom Steyer ended their presidential campaigns before Super Tuesday. This meant that moderate voters coalesced instead of splitting their votes between multiple candidates, giving Joe Biden multiple comeback wins on Super Tuesday.


2020 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team
The 2020 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Gamecocks played their home games at Founders Park.


2020 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team, Previous season
The Gamecocks finished 28–28 overall, and 8–22 in the conference.


2020 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team, Schedule and results
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.


2020 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
The 2020 South Carolina Gamecocks football team (variously South Carolina, USC, SC, or The Gamecocks) represented the University of South Carolina in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season marked the Gamecocks' 127th overall season, and 29th as a member of the SEC East Division. The Gamecocks played their home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina, and were led by head coach Will Muschamp until his firing on November 15. Mike Bobo (offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach) was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.


2020 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
After compiling a 2–8 record, all in conference play, the team accepted a bid to the Gasparilla Bowl, as the NCAA had waived bowl eligibility requirements for the season. The Gamecocks were slated to play UAB, but had to withdraw on December 22 due to COVID-19 issues within the program.


2020 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Preseason, SEC Media Days
In the preseason media poll, South Carolina was predicted to finish in fifth place in the East Division.


2020 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Schedule
South Carolina had games scheduled against Clemson, Coastal Carolina, East Carolina, and Wofford, which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This will be the first season since 1908 that the Gamecocks do not play Clemson.


2020 South Carolina Gamecocks softball team
The 2020 South Carolina Gamecocks softball team represents the University of South Carolina in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Gamecocks play their home games at Carolina Softball Stadium.


2020 South Carolina Gamecocks softball team, Previous season
The Gamecocks finished the 2019 season 38–19 overall, and 9–14 in the SEC to finish eleventh in the conference. The Gamecocks went 2–2 in the Tallahassee Regional during the 2019 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament.


2020 South Carolina Gamecocks softball team, Preseason, SEC preseason poll
The SEC preseason poll was released on January 15, 2020.


2020 South Carolina Gamecocks softball team, Schedule and results
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA poll.


2020 South Carolina House of Representatives election
The 2020 South Carolina House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. South Carolina voters have elected state representatives in all 123 of the state house's districts.


2020 South Carolina Senate election
The 2020 South Carolina State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. South Carolina voters elected state senators in all of the state's 46 senate districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the South Carolina Senate, with all of the seats up for election each cycle. The primary elections on June 9, 2020, determined which candidates appeared on the November 3, 2020, general election ballot.


2020 South Carolina Senate election
Following the previous election in 2016, Republicans had control of the South Carolina Senate with 27 seats to Democrats' 19 seats.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Outgoing incumbents, Retiring
Three incumbent senators are not seeking re-election in 2020, leaving three open seats.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Outgoing incumbents, Defeated
No incumbents were defeated in their primaries. Luke A. Rankin (R–Horry), who has represented District 33 since 1992, was the only incumbent whose primary was forced to go to a runoff, after he failed to obtain 50% of the vote in his primary. The runoff took place on June 23, 2020, between Rankin and challenger John Gallman, and was won by Rankin.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 1
Incumbent Thomas C. Alexander ran unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 2
Incumbent Rex Rice ran unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 3
Incumbent Richard Cash faced opposition in the Republican primary. Judith Polson ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 4
Incumbent Michael Gambrell ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Jose Villa ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 5
Incumbent Tom Corbin faced opposition in the Republican primary. Michael McCord ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 6
Incumbent Dwight Loftis ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Hao Wu ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 7
Incumbent Karl B. Allen faced opposition in the Democratic primary. Jack Logan ran unopposed in the Republican primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 8
Incumbent Ross Turner faced opposition in the Republican primary, but ran unopposed in the general election.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 9
Incumbent Danny Verdin ran unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 10
Incumbent Floyd Nicholson ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Two candidates ran in the Republican primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 11
Incumbent Glenn Reese ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Josh Kimbrell ran unopposed in the Republican primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 12
Incumbent Scott Talley faced opposition in the Republican primary. Dawn Bingham ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 13
Incumbent Shane Martin ran unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 14
Incumbent Harvey S. Peeler Jr. ran unopposed in the Republican primary, but faced opposition from a third-party candidate in the general election.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 15
Incumbent Wes Climer ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Vickie Holt ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 16
This seat was one of three open seats in this election cycle. Four candidates ran in the Republican primary, with two advancing to a runoff. Ramin Mammadov ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 17
Incumbent Mike Fanning faced opposition in the Democratic primary. Erin Mosley ran unopposed in the Republican primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 18
Incumbent Ronnie Cromer faced opposition in the Republican primary. Christopher Thibault ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 19
Incumbent John L. Scott Jr. ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and the general election.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 20
Incumbent Dick Harpootlian ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Two candidates ran in the Republican primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 21
Incumbent Darrell Jackson ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and the general election.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 22
Incumbent Mia McLeod ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Two candidates ran in the Republican primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 23
Incumbent Katrina Shealy ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Bill Brown ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 24
Incumbent Tom Young Jr. ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Lisa Williams was set to run unopposed in the Democratic primary, but withdrew before it took place.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 25
Incumbent A. Shane Massey faced opposition in the Republican primary. Shirley Green Fayson ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 26
Incumbent Nikki G. Setzler ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Two candidates ran in the Republican primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 27
Incumbent Vincent Sheheen ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Penry Gustafson ran unopposed in the Republican primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 28
Incumbent Greg Hembree ran unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 29
Incumbent Gerald Malloy ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Two candidates ran in the Republican primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 30
Incumbent Kent M. Williams faced opposition in the Democratic primary, but ran unopposed in the general election.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 31
Incumbent Hugh Leatherman ran unopposed in the Republican primary and the general election.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 32
Incumbent Ronnie A. Sabb faced opposition in the Democratic primary. David Ellison ran unopposed in the Republican primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 33
Incumbent Luke A. Rankin faced opposition in the Republican primary, but ran unopposed in the general election.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 34
Incumbent Stephen Goldfinch ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Emily Cegledy ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 35
Incumbent Thomas McElveen ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and the general election.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 36
Incumbent Kevin L. Johnson faced opposition in the Democratic primary. Leon Winn ran unopposed in the Republican primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 37
Incumbent Larry Grooms ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Kathryn Whitaker ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. A third-party candidate also contested the general election.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 38
Incumbent Sean Bennett ran unopposed in the Republican primary. John Lowe ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 39
This seat was one of three open seats in this election cycle. Four candidates ran in the Democratic primary, with two advancing to a runoff. Tom Connor ran unopposed in the Republican primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 40
Incumbent Brad Hutto faced opposition in the Democratic primary, but ran unopposed in the general election.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 41
Incumbent Sandy Senn faced no opposition in the Republican primary. Two candidates ran in the Democratic primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 42
Incumbent Marlon Kimpson ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and the general election.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 43
Incumbent Chip Campsen ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Richard Hricik ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 44
This seat was one of three open seats in this election cycle. Two candidates ran in the Democratic primary, and two candidates ran in the Republican primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 45
Incumbent Margie Bright Matthews ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Rodney Buncom ran unopposed in the Republican primary.


2020 South Carolina Senate election, Detailed results, District 46
Incumbent Tom Davis ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Nathan Campbell ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.


2020 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team
The 2020 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represents South Carolina State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by 19th-year head coach Oliver Pough. The Bulldogs play their home games at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).


2020 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team
On July 16, 2020, the MEAC announced that it would cancel its fall sports seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league did not rule out the possibility of playing in the spring, and later released its spring schedule on December 14, 2020.


2020 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team, Schedule
South Carolina State's away and home games scheduled against Howard on March 6 and April 10, respectively, were canceled on March 2 due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.


2020 South Carolina elections
A general election will be held in the U.S. state of South Carolina on November 3, 2020.


2020 South Carolina elections
To vote by mail, registered South Carolina voters must request a ballot by October 30, 2020. As of early October some 481,602 voters have requested mail ballots.


2020 South Daha attack
On 1 June 2020, 02:15 Central Indonesia Time, a man carrying a gasoline torched a police car parked on South Daha, South Hulu Sungai Regency regional police office and attacked police stationed there with a katana sword. During this attack, there are three policemen guarding the office at early morning. One police, named Brigadir Leo Nardo Latupapua killed by the attacker. After attacker killed Leo, other two polices trying to flee & locked themselves in another room asking for help using phonecall. The attacker, refused to surrender shot to death by the police that arrived in the area. While no organization claimed responsibility about the attack, police find that the attacker carried an ISIS flag and a paper containing an ultimatum about Islamic state & jihad. Later two suspected terrorists belong to Jamaah Ansharut Daulah were arrested by police.


2020 South Dakota Amendment A
South Dakota Constitutional Amendment A, the Marijuana Legalization Initiative, was a cannabis legalization initiative that appeared on the November 3, 2020 South Dakota general election ballot. Passing with 54% of the vote, the measure would have legalized recreational marijuana in South Dakota effective July 1, 2021. Additionally, Amendment A required the South Dakota State Legislature to establish a medical marijuana program and legal hemp sales by April 1, 2022.


2020 South Dakota Amendment A
On February 8, 2021, Amendment A was struck down as unconstitutional by Judge Christina Klinger on the grounds that it violated the state's single-subject rule for ballot initiatives. However the case is currently being appealed to the state supreme court; oral arguments were heard on April 28, 2021.


2020 South Dakota Amendment A
With the passage of South Dakota Initiated Measure 26 on the same ballot, South Dakota would have become the first state in US history to legalize recreational and medical cannabis simultaneously. Along with Arizona, Montana, and New Jersey, South Dakota was one of four states that voted to legalize cannabis via ballot measures in the November 2020 election.


2020 South Dakota Amendment A, Legal challenge
On November 20, 2020, a lawsuit was filed by Pennington County Sheriff Kevin Thom and South Dakota Highway Patrol Superintendent Rick Miller seeking to have Amendment A invalidated. The plaintiffs argued that the initiative violated the state's single-subject ballot measure provision and was a "revision" (which would require a constitutional convention) rather than an amendment. Public reaction to the lawsuit was negative and the Pennington County Sheriff Office's Facebook page was review bombed shortly after it was filed.


2020 South Dakota Amendment A, Legal challenge
On January 8, 2021, South Dakota governor Kristi Noem issued an executive order which revealed she had directed Miller to file the lawsuit in her capacity as governor. Noem was strongly opposed to Amendment A and an active participant in the campaign against it prior to the election.


2020 South Dakota Amendment A, Legal challenge
Oral arguments were heard in the case on January 27, 2021. The presiding judge was Christina Klinger, who was appointed as a Circuit Court judge by Governor Noem in 2019.


2020 South Dakota Amendment A, Legal challenge
The amendment was struck down as unconstitutional by Judge Klinger on February 8, 2021, who ruled that it violated the single-subject provision. The case is currently being appealed to the state supreme court.


2020 South Dakota Amendment A, Legal challenge
Attorneys defending Amendment A submitted their arguments to the state supreme court on March 10, 2021. Oral arguments were heard on April 28.


2020 South Dakota Coyotes football team
The 2020 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Bob Nielson and played their home games in the DakotaDome. They played as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.


2020 South Dakota Coyotes football team, Previous season
The Coyotes finished the 2019 season 5–7, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in sixth place.


2020 South Dakota Democratic presidential primary
The 2020 South Dakota Democratic presidential primary took place on June 2, 2020, as part of the Democratic Party presidential primaries for the 2020 presidential election. The South Dakota primary is a semi-closed primary, with the state awarding 21 delegates, of whom 16 are pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the primary results. Joe Biden won the primary with 77.5% of the vote. Bernie Sanders, who had suspended his campaign two months earlier, received 22.5%.


2020 South Dakota Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
South Dakota is one of eight contests occurring on June 2, 2020 in the Democratic primaries, along with Rhode Island, Montana, New Mexico, Maryland, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia.


2020 South Dakota Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
Voting took place throughout the state from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. In the semi-closed primary, candidates must meet a threshold of 15% statewide (coterminous with the state's sole congressional district) to be considered viable. The 16 pledged delegates to the 2020 Democratic National Convention will be allocated proportionally on the basis of the primary results. Of the 16 pledged delegates, 9 are district-level delegates and another 2 are allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 3 at-large pledged delegates. These delegate totals do not account for pledged delegate bonuses or penalties from timing or clustering.


2020 South Dakota Democratic presidential primary, Procedure
Regional and legislative district caucuses met on March 14 to elect congressional district caucus delegates. On March 21, the congressional district caucus convened in Pierre to designate national convention district-level delegates to be listed on the ballot. The state party central committee will then meet on June 20 to vote on the 3 pledged at-large and 2 PLEO delegates to send to the Democratic National Convention. The 16 pledged delegates South Dakota sends to the national convention will be joined by 5 unpledged PLEO delegates (4 members of the Democratic National Committee and Tom Daschle, former majority leader of the U.S. Senate).


2020 South Dakota House of Representatives election
Elections to the South Dakota House of Representatives were held on November 3, 2020, as a part of the biennial elections in the U.S. state of South Dakota. All 70 seats were up for re-election. Each of the 70 seats are subdivded in two single-member districts.


2020 South Dakota Measure 26
South Dakota Initiated Measure 26 was a 2020 voter initiative to legalize medical cannabis in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The initiative was certified by the South Dakota Secretary of State for the 2020 ballot on December 19, 2019. The sponsor of the initiative was New Approach South Dakota, a volunteer group headed by Melissa Mentele. The group had unsuccessfully tried to get an initiative on the 2018 ballot. Polling in September 2020 indicated 70% voter support for the initiative.


2020 South Dakota Measure 26
On November 3, 2020, the initiative passed with 70% approval. With the passage of Constitutional Amendment A on the same ballot, South Dakota would have become the first state in US history to legalize recreational and medical cannabis simultaneously, but Amendment A was struck down as unconstitutional the following February, pending a higher court's ruling.


2020 South Dakota Measure 26
After the election, South Dakota governor Kristi Noem requested the state legislature delay the implementation of IM 26 from July 2021 until 2022, ostensibly to give the state more time to prepare due to complications stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. State House members agreed to reduce the proposed delay from July 2022 until January 2022 and subsequently passed Noem's legislation, but disagreements with the Senate over an amendment to the bill legalizing personal possession of cannabis resulted in the collapse of legislative negotiations on medical marijuana. IM 26 is therefore scheduled to go into effect on July 1, 2021 as originally planned.


2020 South Dakota Senate election
Elections to the South Dakota Senate were held on November 3, 2020 as a part of the biennial elections in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Voters in 35 single-member constituencies elected members to the 93rd Senate. Elections were also held in the state for U.S. president, the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House, and the South Dakota House of Representatives.


2020 South Dakota Senate election, Background
The Republican Party has been in majority control of the Senate since 1995, and hasn't come close to losing it since then. Although the Democratic Party holds some support from urban areas and districts with a large Native American population, they have been losing seats over time; the last time Democrats held a number of seats in the double-digits was 2010.


2020 South Dakota Senate election, Results, Close races
Red denotes races won by Republicans. Blue denotes races won by Democrats.


2020 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
The 2020 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 24th-year head coach John Stiegelmeier and played their home games at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference.


2020 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team, Previous season
The Jackrabbits finished the 2019 season 8–5, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where, after a first round bye, they lost in the second round to Northern Iowa.


2020 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team, Preseason
On May 27, 2020 HERO Sports ranked the Jackrabbits 2nd in their Top 25 poll for the 2020 season. This is SDSU's highest ranking in a preseason poll.


2020 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team, Schedule
South Dakota State had games scheduled against Butler, Nebraska, and Tarleton State, which were later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.


2020 South Dakota elections
South Dakota state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Its primary elections were held on June 2, 2020 (with runoffs on August 11, 2020).


2020 South Dakota elections
In addition to the U.S. presidential race, South Dakota voters will elect the Class II U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1 of 3 seats on the state's Public Utilities Commission, its at-large seat to the House of Representatives, 1 of 5 seats on the South Dakota Supreme Court, all of the seats of the South Dakota House of Representatives and all of the seats in the South Dakota State Senate. There are also three ballot measures which will be voted on.


2020 South Dakota elections, Federal offices, President of the United States
South Dakota has 3 electoral votes in the Electoral College.


2020 South Dakota elections, State Judiciary
Incumbent Steven Jensen is up for re-election to an 8-year term in the state Supreme Court. He was appointed by Governor Mike Rounds.


2020 South Dakota elections, State Legislature
All 70 seats of the South Dakota House of Representatives and all 35 seats of the South Dakota State Senate were up for election. Before the election the composition of the South Dakota State Legislature was:


2020 South Dakota elections, State Legislature, House of Representatives
After the election the composition of the South Dakota State Legislature was:


2020 South Dakota elections, Ballot Measures
South Dakota Initiated Measure 26, Medical Marijuana Initiative would mandate a program for access to medicinal cannabis for adults with certain pre-existing conditions.


2020 South Dakota elections, Ballot Measures
South Dakota Constitutional Amendment A, Marijuana Legalization Initiative would adults at least 21 years old to recreationally consume marijuana by requiring the state legislature to pass laws providing for the sale of hemp in addition to the use of medical marijuana by April 1, 2022.


2020 South Dakota elections, Ballot Measures, Polling
A poll by Public Opinion Strategies taken from June 27–30, 2020 and sponsored by the No Way On A Committee (which opposes both measures) showed that support for Amendment A was around 60% and support for Initiated Measure 26 was at 70%.


2020 South East Stars season
The 2020 season was South East Stars' first season, in which they competed in the 50 over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy following reforms to the structure of women's domestic cricket in England. The side finished third in the South Group of the competition, winning two of their six matches.


2020 South East Stars season
After the ending of the Women's Cricket Super League in 2019, the ECB announced the beginning of a new "women's elite domestic structure". Eight teams were included in this new structure, with South East Stars being one of the new teams, replacing Surrey Stars and representing London and South East England. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, only the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy was able to take place. South East Stars were captained by Tash Farrant and coached by Jonathan Batty. They played two of their home matches at the County Ground, Beckenham and one at The Oval.


2020 South East Stars season, Squad
South East Stars named their squad for the season on 18 August 2020. Age given is at the start of South East Stars' first match of the season (29 August 2020).


2020 South Florida Bulls football team
The 2020 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls were led by first-year head coach Jeff Scott and played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. They competed as members of the American Athletic Conference.


2020 South Florida Bulls football team, Previous season
The Bulls finished the 2019 season 4–8, 2–6 in AAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. Head coach Charlie Strong was fired December 2, compiling a 21–16 record during his tenure. On December 9, 2019, the university announced the hiring of Clemson co-offensive coordinator and Broyles Award finalist Jeff Scott.


2020 South Florida Bulls football team, Schedule
The 2020 South Florida Schedule was initially released on February 24, 2020.


2020 South Florida Bulls football team, Schedule
The Bulls had games scheduled against Texas, Bethune–Cookman. and Nevada all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 South Florida Bulls women's soccer team
The 2020 South Florida Bulls women's soccer team represents the University of South Florida during the 2020 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The regular season began on February 7, 2021 (due to delay brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic) and concluded on April 11. It is the program's 26th season fielding a women's soccer team, and their 8th season in the American Athletic Conference. The 2020 season is Denise Schilte-Brown's 14th year as head coach for the program.


2020 South Florida Bulls women's soccer team
The Bulls completed the regular season unbeaten for the first time in program history, with seven wins, zero losses, and two ties. They won the American Athletic Conference regular season title for the third time overall and second time in three years, then won the conference tournament for the second season in a row to clinch the AAC's autobid to the NCAA Tournament. They were eliminated in the second round of the tournament by Texas A&M.


2020 South Florida Bulls women's soccer team, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2020 South Korean Athletics Championships
The 2020 South Korean Athletics Championships (Korean: 제74회 전국육상경기선수권대회) was the 74th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for athletes in South Korea. It was held between 25–28 June in Jeongseon County.


2020 South Korean Figure Skating Championships
The 2020 South Korean Figure Skating Championships were held from January 3–5, 2020 at the Uijeongbu Indoor Ice Rink in Uijeongbu. It was the 74th edition of the event. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dance on the senior and junior levels. The results were part of the Korean selection criteria for the 2020 World Junior Championships and the 2020 World Championships.


2020 South Korean Figure Skating Championships
Seoul was originally announced as the host, before the location was changed to Uijeongbu in November 2019.


2020 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, World Championships
The 2020 World Figure Skating Championships will be held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from March 16–22, 2020.


2020 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, Four Continents Championships
The 2020 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships will be held in Seoul, South Korea from February 4–9, 2020. The team was announced following an internal ranking competition in December 2019. Lee Hae-in placed second in the ladies' singles competition, but was age-ineligible to be chosen for the team.


2020 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, World Junior Championships
Commonly referred to as "Junior Worlds", the 2020 World Junior Figure Skating Championships will take place in Tallinn, Estonia from March 2–8, 2020.


2020 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, Winter Youth Olympics
The 2020 Winter Youth Olympics will be held in Lausanne, Switzerland from January 10–15, 2020. The team was announced on October 13, 2019.


2020 South Korean legislative election
South Korea's 21st legislative elections were held on 15 April 2020. All 300 members of the National Assembly were elected, 253 from first-past-the-post constituencies and 47 from proportional party lists. They were the first elections held under a new electoral system. The two largest parties, the liberal Democratic Party and the conservative United Future Party, set up new satellite parties (also known as bloc parties) to take advantage of the revised electoral system. The reforms also lowered the voting age from 19 to 18.


2020 South Korean legislative election
The Democratic Party and its satellite, the Platform Party, won a landslide victory, taking 180 of the 300 seats (60%) between them. The Democratic Party alone won 163 seats — the highest number by any party since 1960. This guarantees the ruling liberal alliance an absolute majority in the legislative chamber, and the three-fifths super-majority required to fast-track its procedures. The conservative alliance between the United Future Party and its satellite Future Korea Party won only 103 seats, the worst conservative result since 1960.


2020 South Korean legislative election, Electoral system, Previous system
300 members of the National Assembly were elected in the 2016 elections, of whom 253 (84%) were elected from single-member constituencies on a first-past-the-post basis, and 47 (16%) from closed party lists through proportional representation (PR) by the Hare quota largest remainder method. To win seats through proportional representation, parties needed to pass an election threshold of either 5 single-member districts or 3% of the total list vote.


2020 South Korean legislative election, Electoral system, Electoral reform process
An election reform bill was introduced in February 2019, which would change the allocation of part of PR seats with an additional member system.


2020 South Korean legislative election, Electoral system, Electoral reform process
The legislative process utilised the 85th Article of the National Assembly law, called the 'Fasttrack' system, which does not require agreement between all parties. This was opposed by the main opposition Liberty Korea Party and Bareunmirae Party member Yoo Seong-min. The decision by Sohn Hak-kyu, leader of the Bareunmirae, to approve the Fasttrack, and his dismissal of his fellow standing committee member Oh Shin-hwan, stirred legal controversy. The Prosecution Service declared that Sohn's actions did not merit criminal charges.


2020 South Korean legislative election, Electoral system, Electoral reform process
The Liberty Korea Party physically disrupted the National Assembly Secretariat in April 2019, to interrupt the Fastrack legal maneuver. The Prosecution Service then opened an investigation into the violence in the National Assembly, and possible violation of the National Assembly law. Several leading members of the LKP were indicted, including leader Hwang Kyo-ahn and then-floor leader Na Kyung-won. The criminal charges included violence and violation of order. Several Democratic Party members were also charged.


2020 South Korean legislative election, Electoral system, Electoral reform process
The bill was passed on 27 December 2019, despite physical obstruction in the Assembly voting area by the Liberty Korea Party.


2020 South Korean legislative election, Electoral system, New system
The National Assembly continues to have 300 seats, with 253 constituency seats and 47 proportional representation seats, as in previous elections. However, 30 of the PR seats were assigned on additional member system, while 17 PR seats continue to use the old parallel voting method. The voting age was also lowered from 19 to 18 years old, expanding the electorate by over half a million voters.


2020 South Korean legislative election, Electoral system, New system
In response to the new system, the main opposition Liberty Korea Party set up a satellite party (called the Future Korea Party) to maximise the number of PR seats it would gain. The Democratic Party responded by setting up their own satellite party, the Platform Party. In both cases, the main party stood candidates only in the constituency seats, whilst the satellite party stood only in the PR lists. This meant that the satellite party would receive the maximum number of compensatory seats, regardless of how over-represented the parent parties were in the constituencies. Smaller parties did not set up satellites, because the advantage only appears if the party is over-represented in the constituencies.


2020 South Korean legislative election, Electoral system, Date and electorate
The 2020 election for the National Assembly was held on 15 April, in accordance with Article 34 of the Public Official Election Act, which specifies that Election Day for legislative elections is on "the first Wednesday from the 50th day before the expiration of the National Assembly members term of office". Eligible voters were required to be registered and at least 18 years old on the day of the election, and to show an approved form of identification at the polling place. Polls on Election Day were open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Korea Standard Time.


2020 South Korean legislative election, Electoral system, Date and electorate
Since 2009, voters have been entitled to vote from overseas. However, due to COVID-19 quarantine measures, voting from over 50 foreign countries was restricted or cancelled. Voters could also cast early votes at any polling stations in Korea without prior notice.


2020 South Korean legislative election, Parties and candidates
Both major parties split to take advantage of the new electoral system, with the main party only running in the constituencies, and the satellite party only running for the proportional seats. They are listed together in the table below, which is sorted by the number of seats prior to the election.


2020 South Korean legislative election, Parties and candidates
In the run-up to the election, the Liberty Korea Party absorbed the New Conservative Party and several smaller parties, forming the United Future Party.


2020 South Korean legislative election, Parties and candidates
Parties not represented in the 2016 National Assembly but that planned to run candidates include:


2020 South Korean legislative election, Impact of COVID-19 pandemic
The election was held during the COVID-19 pandemic, which had both practical impacts on the conduct of the poll, and political impacts on voters' choice of parties to support. In February 2020, South Korea had the second-most cases of any country, after China. By election day, South Korea had recorded over 10,000 cases and 200 deaths. The country had introduced one of the world's most comprehensive programmes of COVID-19 testing, contact tracing and quarantine of suspected cases.


2020 South Korean legislative election, Impact of COVID-19 pandemic
As a result, the case fatality rate in South Korea was 1.95%, lower than the global average of 4.34%, and the country avoided widespread lockdowns that were implemented elsewhere. Electoral officials declined to postpone the election; South Korea has never postponed any election, even the 1952 election which was held during the Korean War.


2020 South Korean legislative election, Impact of COVID-19 pandemic
Special arrangements were required to ensure social distancing during the election and prevent further infection. Voters were required to wear face masks and stay at least 1 metre (3 ft) apart when queueing or casting their votes. Before entering the polling station, each voter was checked for fever using a thermometer, required to use hand sanitiser, and issued with disposable plastic gloves. Any voter with a body temperature greater than 37.5 °C (99.5 °F) was taken to a segregated polling booth, which was disinfected after each use.


2020 South Korean legislative election, Impact of COVID-19 pandemic
The thousands of voters who had been placed in self isolation due to potential infections were allowed to vote, but only after the polling stations had been closed to all other voters, and provided they were asymptomatic. About 26% of votes were cast in advance, either by post or in special quarantine polling stations which operated on 10 & 11 April.


2020 South Korean legislative election, Impact of COVID-19 pandemic
Before the outbreak of the pandemic, the Democratic Party had been expected to struggle in the election: opinion polls in 2019 had predicted it would win 37-41% of the constituency votes. The government's response to the outbreak was praised by the World Health Organization and received widespread support in South Korea. The President of South Korea, Moon Jae-in of the Democratic Party, was not up for re-election, but his response to the pandemic was popular and benefited his party in the legislative election.


2020 South Korean legislative election, Impact of COVID-19 pandemic
After the election people were concerned over new normal of COVID restrictions that government called "everyday quarantine".


2020 South Korean legislative election, Results
The Democratic Party won 163 constituency seats, while their satellite Platform party won 17 proportional representation seats, giving the alliance a total of 180 seats in the 300-seat assembly, enough to reach the three-fifths super-majority required to fast-track assembly procedures and "do everything but revising the Constitution at the parliament." This was the largest majority for any party since democracy was restored in 1987. The United Future Party and their satellite Future Korea Party won 84 constituency and 19 proportional seats respectively; their total of 103 seats (34.3%) was the worst conservative result since the 1960 legislative elections. Commentaries have reported this result as a realigning election for South Korea.


2020 South Korean legislative election, Results
A constituency of Gangnam District in Seoul was won by United Future Party candidate Thae Ku-min, an ex-North Korean diplomat formerly known as Thae Yong-ho. While the seat was considered a safe conservative seat, it nevertheless marks the first time in history a North Korean defector had won a constituency seat in the assembly. United Future Party Hwang Kyo-ahn, who served as prime minister from 2015 to 2017 and acting president during Park Geun-hye's suspension from 2016 to 2017, was defeated by the Democratic Party candidate Lee Nak-yeon, who served as prime minister from 2017 to 2020.


2020 South Korean legislative election, Results
Voter turnout was 66.2%, the highest level since 1992, despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 South Korean legislative election, Results
In addition to the voter turnout, the number of women elected also reached its highest number, 59 composing 19% of the whole assembly.


2020 South Korean legislative election, Results
Moreover, the number of people serving as the parliamentarian for the first time composed more than half of the whole assembly - the first to do so in 16 years. Also, there is no seven-term parliamentarian and only one six-term parliamentarian who assumed the Speaker of the National Assembly. Number of parliamentarians elected who served more than 3 terms also significantly reduced from 51 in the previous election to 33.


2020 South Korean legislative election, Results
Following the elections, the newly formed proportional parties Platform Party and Future Korea Party started the process of being absorbed into The Democratic Party of Korea and the United Future Party respectively. There were calls to revise the new electoral law prior to integration, which the reverse effect from its intent of increasing small party representation as more seats were won by the big parties.


2020 South Korean legislative election, Aftermath
Following the elections, some defeated United Future Party candidates claimed that the election had been fraudulent due to the fact that leads held early in the count were wiped out when the early and postal votes (which favoured the Democratic Party) were counted. However, other UFP members criticised the accusations, saying that there was no proof. Although the claims were widely regarded to be conspiracy theories, they led to protests labelled  the Black Umbrella Protests, where the protesters used umbrellas to mirror the Hong Kong protests.


2020 South Korean legislative election, Aftermath
A large protest went ahead on 15 August despite a government ban on protests due to COVID-19. The protest organizers claimed there were more than a million participants. The August protest resulted in a sharp rise of COVID-19 infection in South Korea over the August to September period, which caused the Democratic Party to call for the arrest of Jeon Kwang-hoon who had been its organizer. He was arrested without bail on 7 September, under the charge of violating the government ban on protest. There were also 120 election lawsuits filed at the South Korean Supreme Court, some of which are ongoing as of 2021.


2020 South Point 400
The 2020 South Point 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 27, 2020 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. Contested over 268 laps -- extended from 267 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the 30th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, the fourth race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 12.


2020 South Point 400, Report, Background
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.


2020 South Point 400, Qualifying
Kevin Harvick was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.


2020 South Point 400, Media, Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the action from the booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Brad Daugherty called the action on site. Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast handled the pit road duties on site, and Dave Burns handled pit road duties from Charlotte Motor Speedway during the race.


2020 South Point 400, Media, Radio
PRN had the radio call for the race, which will also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2 & Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie and Brett McMillan handled the duties on pit lane.


2020 South Sydney Rabbitohs season
The 2021season is the 113th in the history of the South Sydney Rabbitohs. Coached by Wayne Bennett and captained by Adam Reynolds, they compete in the National Rugby League's 2020 Telstra Premiership.


2020 South West Aviation Antonov An-26 crash
On 22 August 2020, a South West Aviation An-26 turboprop aircraft crashed upon taking off from Juba Airport in Juba, South Sudan, for a domestic cargo charter flight to Aweil and to Wau, South Sudan.


2020 South West Aviation Antonov An-26 crash, Background
South West Aviation Co. Ltd., founded in 2017, is a passenger and cargo airline based in Juba, South Sudan. The airline was responsible for the fatal crash of an L-410 Turbolet in Juba in 2018. In the aftermath of that accident, President Salva Kiir banned aircraft greater than 20 years of age from operating passenger flights.


2020 South West Aviation Antonov An-26 crash, Accident
Eyewitnesses report that the aircraft suddenly lost power and crashed in the Hai Referendum residential area. Weather is not believed to be a factor. 8 people in the aircraft, (3 South Sudanese, and 5 Russians) and 9 (South Sudanese) people on the ground were reported killed. There was one reported survivor who was taken to a hospital in critical condition. According to South Sudanese Transport Minister Madut Biar Yol there were five crew members, all Russian nationals.


2020 South West Aviation Antonov An-26 crash, Accident
According to early reports, the plane crashed into a residential area. It burned as residents approached it.


2020 South West Aviation Antonov An-26 crash, Accident
Some reports indicated the aircraft was on a charter flight for the World Food Programme (WFP) when it crashed, and was carrying spare parts, motorbikes, food, as well as NGO staff salaries, though the WFP subsequently clarified that the aircraft had in fact been chartered by Galaxy Star International, a local company that provides services to the WFP and other UN agencies.


2020 South West Aviation Antonov An-26 crash, Reactions
South Sudanese president Salva Kiir called upon the Ministry of Transportation to "adhere to international standards" when assessing the airworthiness of aircraft adding "I know that it is hard to cope with the tragedy of this nature, but let us work hard to find the cause of this accident and use the lessons learned from it to prevent the occurrence of similar tragedies in the future".


2020 South and Central American Handball Last Chance Qualification Tournament
The 2020 South and Central American Handball Last Chance Qualification Tournament would have been contested by four teams, including nations from the 2020 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship in Florida, Uruguay. The winner would have qualified for the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship.


2020 South and Central American Handball Last Chance Qualification Tournament
The tournament was scheduled to take place from 15 to 21 June, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was rescheduled to 4 to 7 November 2020, but it was cancelled on 29 October 2020. On 10 November 2020, the tournament was cancelled and Chile were nominated for the 2021 World Championship.


2020 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship
The 2020 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship was the first edition of the South and Central American Men's Handball Championship, held from 21 to 25 January 2020 in Brazil. It acted as the South and Central American qualifying tournament for the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship in Egypt.


2020 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship
The competition consisted in a round-robin of 6 national teams playing against them in a five days row. Argentina won the tournament.


2020 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship, All-star team
The all-star team was announced on 7 February 2020. Ignacio Pizarro was the tournament top-scorer with 35 goals.


2020 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team
The 2020 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team represents Southeast Missouri State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by seventh-year head coach Tom Matukewicz and play their home games at Houck Stadium. They are a member of the Ohio Valley Conference.


2020 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team, Previous season
The Redhawks finished the 2019 season 9–4, 7–1 in OVC play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost to Illinois State in the first round.


2020 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team, Schedule
Southeast Missouri State released their full schedule on February 24, 2020. The Readhawks football team had games scheduled against Dayton and Ole Miss, which were canceled before the start of the 2020 season.


2020 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2020 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament was scheduled to be held from May 19 through May 24 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. The annual tournament determines the tournament champion of the Division I Southeastern Conference in college baseball. The tournament champion would have earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament


2020 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament
The tournament has been held every year since 1977, with LSU claiming twelve championships, the most of any school. Original members Georgia and Kentucky along with 1993 addition Arkansas have never won the tournament. This is the twenty-first consecutive year and twenty-third overall that the event has been held at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, known from 2007 through 2012 as Regions Park. Texas A&M joined in 2013, and won its first title in 2016. Missouri, which also joined in 2013, has yet to win the event.


2020 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament
Missouri would have been ineligible to participate in this year's tournament due to a postseason ban. On March 17, 2020, the SEC cancelled all remaining spring competitions and championships due to the coronavirus pandemic.


2020 Southeastern Conference football season
The 2020 Southeastern Conference football season was the 88th season of SEC football taking place during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season was scheduled to begin on September 3, 2020 and end with the 2020 SEC Championship Game on December 5, 2020. The SEC is a Power Five conference under the College Football Playoff. The entire schedule was originally released on August 7, 2019. However, the 2020 season had to be shortened due to complications from the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in the season beginning September 26 and ending with the 2020 SEC Championship Game on December 19.


2020 Southeastern Conference football season, Previous season
To conclude the 2019 Southeastern Conference football season, the LSU Tigers defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 37–10 in the 2019 SEC Championship Game, held in Atlanta.


2020 Southeastern Conference football season, Preseason, SEC media days
The 2020 SEC Media days were scheduled to take place at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia in July 2020. The event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic


2020 Southeastern Conference football season, Head coaches
Arkansas Head Coach Chad Morris was fired after almost two seasons at the school on November 10, 2019. Barry Lunney Jr. was named interim head coach for the final two games of the season and was replaced by Georgia Offensive Line Coach and associate Head Coach Sam Pittman on December 7, 2019.


2020 Southeastern Conference football season, Head coaches
On November 30, 2019, Missouri Head Coach Barry Odom was fired and Replaced by Appalachian State Head Coach Eliah Drinkwitz on December 8, 2019.


2020 Southeastern Conference football season, Head coaches
On December 1, 2019, Ole Miss Coach Matt Luke was fired and replaced by former FAU Head Coach Lane Kiffin.


2020 Southeastern Conference football season, Head coaches
On December 7, 2019, Mississippi State Head Coach Joe Moorhead was fired. On January 3, 2020, he was replaced by former Washington State head coach Mike Leach.


2020 Southeastern Conference football season, Schedule, Regular season
The Schedule was released on August 7, 2019. The season was scheduled to begin on September 3, 2020 and end on December 5, 2020. The SEC Championship Game was scheduled for December 12, 2020. The regular-season schedule was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 10, 2020, the Pac-12 announced it was going to compete in a conference-only season, thus cancelling the non-conference games of Alabama vs. USC and Texas A&M vs. Colorado. On July 30, 2020, The SEC announced that it would play a 10-game, conference only schedule beginning on September 26, and the SEC Championship game to be played on December 19. The revised 2020 SEC schedule was released on August 17, 2020


2020 Southeastern Conference football season, Awards and Honors, SEC Individual awards
The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Southeastern Conference football coaches at the end of the season


2020 Southeastern Conference football season, Awards and Honors, All-Americans
The 2020 College Football All-America Teams are composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo! ).


2020 Southeastern Conference football season, Awards and Honors, All-Americans
Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.


2020 Southeastern Conference football season, NFL Draft
A total of 65 SEC players were drafted in the 2021 NFL Draft, the most of any conference that year.


2020 Southeastern Conference football season, NFL Draft
The following list includes all SEC players drafted in the 2021 NFL Draft


2020 Southeastern Conference softball season
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2020 Southeastern Conference softball season
The 2020 SEC softball season began with practices in January 2020, followed by the start of the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season in February. Conference will start in March 2020 and will conclude in May, followed by the 2020 Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament at Rhoads Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in May. Vanderbilt University is the only full member of the Southeastern Conference to not sponsor a softball program.


2020 Southeastern Conference softball season, Preseason, SEC preseason poll
The SEC preseason poll was released on January 15, 2020.


2020 Southeastern Conference softball season, Head coaches
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and SEC records are from time at current school.


2020 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
The 2020 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team will represent Southeastern Louisiana University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions will be led by third-year head coach Frank Scelfo and play their home games at Strawberry Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference. Although Southland institutions may choose to participate in limited fall competition, Southeastern Louisiana announced on August 13, that they will not compete in any athletic competitions in the fall.


2020 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team, Previous season
The Lions finished the 2019 season 8–5, 6–3 in Southland play to finish in a tie for third place. The Lions were invited to the NCAA Division I Tournament where they were ultimately defeated in the second round after defeating No. 8 Villanova 45-44 and then lost to No. 7 Montana 73–28.


2020 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team, Preseason, Preseason poll
The Southland Conference released their spring preseason poll in January 2021. The Lions were picked to finish third in the conference. In addition, six Lions were chosen to the Preseason All-Southland Team


2020 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament
The 2020 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament was scheduled to be held from May 19 through May 24 at Fluor Field at the West End in Greenville, South Carolina. The annual event was to determine the conference champion of the Division I Southern Conference in college baseball. The tournament winner was to earn the league's bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


2020 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament
The tournament was originally held from 1950 to 1953, when the Southern Conference was a large conference composed of several small schools and several large schools, the latter of which would form the Atlantic Coast Conference after the 1953 season. The event was re-established in 1984 and has been held every year since. Western Carolina has claimed ten championships, the most of any school, with The Citadel close behind at eight tournament wins. Furman, Samford, and defending champion Mercer are the only other current schools with multiple championships, having each won two. East Tennessee State and VMI have never won a title, although they both returned to the conference in 2015 after over ten years in other conferences.


2020 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament
The tournament was scheduled to be played in Greenville, which has hosted seven of the past eleven events. On March 12, 2020, the NCAA cancelled all winter and spring sports competitions due to the coronavirus pandemic, thus cancelling the tournament.


2020 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2020 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southern Conference for the 2019–20 season. All tournament games were played at the Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina, from March 6 through 9, 2020. They winner of the tournament will receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.


2020 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Seeds
All ten teams in the Southern Conference are eligible to compete in the conference tournament. Teams will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top six teams received first-round byes.


2020 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament
The 2020 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament was the 33rd edition of the Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament determined the Southern Conference champion as well as the conference's automatic berth into the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.


2020 Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournament, Effects of the Covie-19 pandemic
The tournament was originally set to be played in November 2020, however, the Southern Conference postponed all fall sports with the hope to play in the spring.