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Posted on August 24, 2020

Weekly Update – Week of August 24, 2020 (COVID Week 24)

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Baseball: Sox Abreu 4 straight HRs. Dodgers score 7 HRs in one game. Mets COVID free. Trout’s card breaks record.

Basketball:Kobe’s bday was yesterday. Killer bball day of close games.

Football: 77 False positives. TCU QB heart condition found during COVID testing. NCAA gives fall athletes another year. Miami with fans. Releases/pick ups. Hurts’ winning gesture.

Golf: DJ wins 3rd Northern Trust back to World #1. Scheffler joins the 59 club.

Olympic Sports: London Marathon’s veteran pacemaker. GBR T&F wins. TdF on Saturday! Tennell changes coach. Skiing season to skip US and Canada.

Posted on August 17, 2020

Weekly Update – Week of August 17, 2020 (COVID Week 23)

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Baseball: 2 CLE Indian Ps cause rift. Reds postpone games. LeMahieu IL. Cardinals Ramirez worst debut.

Basketball: Playoffs start this week!

Football: Pac 12 and Big 10 postpone football. NFL Washington hires new prez. Dez Bryant practicing with Ravens. Hurd is hurt.

Golf: Playoffs start this week! Herman wins Wyndham.

Olympic Sports: WWE attempted kidnapped. New Men’s 5k WR! AUS Olympic team = no protests. RUS pays fine. Cyclist crashes. Paris marathon and World Cycling Championships cancelled.

Posted on August 3, 2020

Weekly Update – Week of August 3, 2020 (COVID Week 21)

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Baseball: Cespedes missing before opting out. Phillies COVID free. Cardinals not. Judge 5 straight HRs.

Basketball: Mav clinch playoffs. Spurs postseason? Isaac ACL tear.

Football: the Rock buys XFL. Eagles HC positive COVID test. Pac 12 #WeAreUnited demands. Notre Dame adds ACC. PAC 12 & SEC conference only season. Riley at OU til 2025.

Golf: JT wins 13th. PGA Champ this weekend.

Olympic Sports: Boston Marathon bomber death sentenced overturned. USOPC financials released. NZ Gym problems.

Posted on July 27, 2020

Weekly Update – Week of July 27, 2020 (COVID Week 20)

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Baseball: Marlins have 13 cases of COVID which has led to some postponed games. Verlander out with forearm injury. Ohtani 20 min pitching fail.

Basketball: NBA is back this week! Irving to help pay WNBA players who chose to sit out. Clippers Williams in 10 day quarantine. Missing test = 1 day quarantine punishment.

Football: NFL training camps open this week! Rosas released.

Golf: Thompson wins 2nd tournament: 1st time in 7 years.

Hockey: NHL is back!

Olympic Sports: Ryun awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom. Jipcho dies. Qatar 2032 Olympics? Olympic rings drawing goes for EUR 185k. ASU to redshirt all swimmers/divers.

Posted on July 20, 2020

Weekly Update – Week of July 20, 2020 (COVID Week 19)

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Baseball: Blue Jays looking for a home. 2 players test positive.

Basketball: LeBron rookie card sets record. Nuggets get 2 players back. Exhibition games 10 min quarters.

Football: NFL camp opens next week but with no H&S plan yet. Raiders may not allow fans.

Golf: Rahm wins Memorial and World #1 ranking. Nicklaus and wife both had and recovered from COVID in March.

Motorsports: MotoGP first race craziness. Marquez out. Quartararo wins first MotoGP race.

Olympic Sports: US Olympic Museum to open next week. Japanese sports abusing problem. IOC Pres Bach up for reelection. 2020 Tokyo venues secured for 2021. Bode Miller opens winter sports school.

Soccer: Ballon d’Or canceled for 2020.