The classic story of the veteran star vs the new talent on the track ends this weekend with a battle for the championship…. The last race of the season will determine who is the world champion. Both Mercedes’ driver Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen are tied on points going into the Abu Dhabi GP this weekend (369.5). The last time 2 drivers were tied on points going into the final round was in 1974.Read More
Weekly Update – Week of January 25, 2021
Baseball/ Basketball/ Football/ Golf/ Motor Sports/ Olympic Sports/ Weekly UpdateBaseball: RIP Hank Aaron. MLBPA rejects DH and expanded playoff. Springer to Blue Jays. MLB Combine. Cactus League wants delay. Hand to Nats. Yankees and Red Sox trade. Taillon to Yankees.
Basketball-NBA: Wizards play first game and lose. Grizzlies postpone 5 games. Heat using COVID sniffing dogs. 1 year since Kobe.
Basketball-NCAAM: Kansas drops 3. Michigan pauses athletics. ASU HC reprimanded. Pac 12 commish to leave in June.
Football-NFL: Super Bowl LV set Bucs vs Chiefs. Eagles hire HC. Pro Bowl goes virtual.
Golf: Si Woo Kim wins 3rd. JT not dropped by Citi.
Olympic Sports: New shot put WR. Goggia wins 4th downhill. UK team makes Americas Cup final. Loch wins Luge World Cup season. RUS banned 2 Olympics – no appeal. Men’s downhill canceled.
UFC: McGregor loses first TKO fight.
Weekly Update – Week of December 7, 2020 (COVID Week 39)
Baseball/ Basketball/ Football/ Golf/ Motor Sports/ Olympic Sports/ Weekly UpdateBaseball: RIP Dick Allen. Roberto Clemente Award. Bids ready in JPN for Sugano.
Basketball-NBA: Preseason Begins! James and Davis stay in LA. Westbrook goes to Washington. Harden holding out. Each team gets $30MM. Bam gives his mom a house.
Basketball-NCAAM: #1 Gonzaga shut down activities. Carter left Washington to go pro.
Case of the Mondays: 2 refs with balls to the face. F1 tire mix up.
Football-NCAAF: 6 Losses in Top 25. BYU ‘any team, any time, any place’. Indiana proves new QB can hang. Hirings/Firings. 11 bowl games cancelled.
Football-NFL: Steelers undefeated play tonight. Best Browns? Pats shut out Chargers. Jets’ DC costly mistake. Homeless man breaks into Brady home.
Golf: Hovland wins Mayakoba for 2nd PGA Tour title. DJ joined GameDay as guest picker.
Motorsports: F1 Screw up. Daytona hosted triathlon.
Olympic Sports: Breakdancing=Olympic sport. US criminalizes doping. RIP USA Dec champ Rafer. BLR Marina banned 4 yrs. Bach goes unopposed. Queensland bids 2032. SUI Marco wins GS. Speedskating and curling done for a while.
Weekly Update – Week of November 30, 2020 (COVID Week 38)
Baseball/ Basketball/ Football/ Motor Sports/ Olympic Sports/ Weekly UpdateBaseball: New wood-bat league! MLB new deal tea. Arozarena custody problems. Phillies lost $145MM in COVID season.
Basketball: NCAAM is back! NBA trade tea. New season protocols. HoF delayed. 2021 preseason released.
Case of the Monday’s: F1 Grosjean’s escape – Bon Retablissement!
Football-NCAAF: 5 losses in Top 25 lead to CFP implications. GameDay still TBD. ICYMI Kick like a girl Sarah Fuller style. 3rd FSU game canceled. Opt outs.
Football-NFL: COVID problems in the NFL. 49ers homeless.
Olympic Sports: Tokyo delay cost $1.9Bn. Test events begin in March. Gisin retires. Vlhova wins 3rd WC straight. RUS T7F gets new pres.
Weekly Update – Week of November 23, 2020 (COVID Week 37)
Baseball/ Basketball/ Football/ Golf/ Motor Sports/ Olympic SportsBaseball: Cano suspended again. McWilliams one year deal with Mets. Chapman’s downgraded suspension downgraded.
Basketball: All the deals. 5 NBA reps (3 players) had a meeting with the Pope. Edwards goes #1.
New category: Case of the Mondays!
Football-NCAAF: 2 losses in Top 10. GameDay at Iron Bowl. CFP rankings on Tuesday!
Football-NFL: 9 games were within 7 points. Bengals QB Burrow tore ACL. Brees broke 11 ribs. Broncos send game ball to Little.
Golf: Streb wins 2nd RSM title.
Motorsports: Last MotoGP race of the year.
Olympic Sports: Lolo back in the sled. Vlhova won slalom over Shiffrin. USA TJ Craddock suspended.