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New Marist poll: 49% of Americans don't want fans at Super Bowl, and even more don't think indoor sports should be happening

Even the sports fans are preaching caution on how the games are played as the pandemic trudges into the new year.

Nearly half of Americans think the Super Bowl should be played without fans. And almost as many think fans shouldn’t be allowed at indoor sporting events.

A majority of Americans doesn’t think indoor sports such as basketball should be played right now. A majority also worries that such indoor sports are perpetuating the pandemic by helping to spread the virus.

Meanwhile, about a third of Americans don’t think indoor college sports or college football ought to be proceeding as they have.