Olympic Sports

Posted on January 18, 2021

Weekly Update – Week of January 18, 2020

Baseball/ Basketball/ Football/ Golf/ Olympic Sports/ Soccer/ Weekly Update

Baseball: Red Sox deals. Many 1-year deals. ValleyCats sue Astros and MLB. Stewart buys half Coliseum.

Basketball-NBA: Hawke’s jersey blessed by Pope. Harden to Nets. Irving Questionable. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says get the vaccine!

Basketball-NCAAM: Michigan lost leaving 2 undefeated teams. Duke AD stepping down. Iowa St COVID issues. Pitt F Hugley suspended. UNLV out indefinitely with stress fracture.

Football-NCAAF: Bama wins natty. Tennessee fired HC.

Football-NFL: Championship Sunday this weekend. Brees retires? New coaching hires. Texans in trouble.

Golf: Na wins Sony. JT dropped by Ralph Lauren.

Olympic Sports: US Figure Skating Championships. Skating pays $1.45MM in sexual abuse settlement. US yacht capsized. 3 Dutch cyclists injured in car crash. World hockey championships moved to Latvia.

Soccer: Men’s qualifying tournament is set.

Posted on January 11, 2021

Weekly Update – Week of January 11, 2020

Baseball/ Basketball/ Football/ Golf/ Hockey/ Olympic Sports/ Weekly Update

Baseball: Lindor to Mets. Schwarber to Nationals. Lasorda dies. Allen to Yankees. Cole in Harkins text claims.

Basketball-NBA: Leonard hits 10k. Cousins and Morris ejected. Warriors win despite Curry being 2-of-16. Westbrook out for a week. KD back but Irving out.

Basketball-NCAAM: 3 undefeated teams left. UConn loses Rowe. Jones’ big day. Coach K returns. Tshiebwe to KT.

Football-NCAAF: National Championship tonight: Buckeyes or Bama? DeVonta Smith wins Heisman. 2021 HoF class. Harbaugh and Michigan til 2025. Boise St gets new HC and it’s fitting.

Football-NFL: Wild card weekend indeed. Pederson out.

Golf: English wins Sentry. Thomas says anti-gay slur. Tournaments leaving Trump courses.

Hockey: The NHL is back! Milbury is out of NBC.

Olympic Sports: US Figure Skating Championships this weekend. Friedrich wins #46. Goggia wins downhill. USATF Indoors canceled. Belarus host hockey champs still on.

Posted on January 4, 2021

1st Weekly Update of 2021 – Week of January 4, 2021

Baseball/ Basketball/ Football/ Golf/ Olympic Sports/ Weekly Update

Baseball:Yu to Padres. Sciambi TV announcer for Subs. Robles to Twins. Smoak to JPN. Hughes retires.

Basketball-NBA: Curry’s best day. First Female coach. Battle for TX tonight. 2 technicals. Paul Westphal dies. 7 Clippers staff quarantined.

Basketball-NCAAM: KT wins! Coach K in quarantine. ND gets Atkinson. N. Illinois HC out. Houston Mills out for season. All the ranked losses.

Football-NCAAF: National Championship set. Bowl mania. Firings & Hirings.

Football-NFL: Wild Card weekend! Many firings. Eagles vs Giants controversy. Browns in playoffs since 2002!

Golf: PGA Tour is back. Norman in hospital. Westwood wins ET POY.

Olympic Sports: USOPC revamp committee being selected. Vonn/Subban breakup. Ginsin ruins win Vlhova/Shiffrin win streak. Team USA in Semis for world junior hockey championships.

Posted on December 28, 2020

Last Weekly Update of 2020 – Week of December 28, 2020 (COVID Week 42)

Baseball/ Basketball/ Football/ Olympic Sports/ Weekly Update

Baseball: Snell to the Padres? Niekro dies. Polanco’s broken wrist. Bell to Nats. Arihara to Rangers. Urena to Tigers.

Basketball-NBA: Mavs>Clippers. Anthony not playing. Young/Grayson feud feuled.

Basketball-NCAAM: Kentucky 1-6. Pitt loses another starter after HC.

Case of the Mondays: Chicago St bball 0-9 season.

Football-NCAAF: Bowls have begun. King back to Miami. Ty Jordan.

Football-NFL: Close games and some not close games. Jags secured #1 draft pick. Browns playoff hopes dwindle. Chiefs #1 seed.

Olympic Sports: Yang 8-year ban overturned? WC GS canceled due to wind. JPN sponsors extend $. World Jr Hockey Championships. Weir into HoF.

Posted on December 21, 2020

Weekly Update – Week of December 21, 2020 (COVID Week 41)

Baseball/ Basketball/ Football/ Golf/ Hockey/ Olympic Sports/ Soccer/ Weekly Update

Baseball: MLB payroll to $1.75Bn. White Sox vs Angels open Sunday Night Baseball. Rays sign Wacha 1 year deal.

Basketball-NBA: NBA Season begins Tues! Lakers extend Kuzma. Jazz extend Gobert. BLM pressure NBA to kick Pistons GM out.

Basketball-NCAAM: Kentucky 1-5. FL Johnson is ok! Memphis extends contract with HC. Syracuse and Buffalo paused.

Case of the Monday’s: Army has no bowl game after going 9-2! Lets fix this!

Football-NCAAF: CFP Final Four is set. Bowls are set. Championship week did not disappoint.

Football-NFL: Jets win first game – fans pissed. Loins shuffle coaching staff. Panthers GM fired. Edwards-Helaire out for reg season.

Golf: Team Thomas won PNC but Team Woods won our hearts.

Hockey: NHL season to start 1/13!

Olympic Sports: BRA Judo champ Silva banned and will miss Tokyo. CC Skier Northug arrested and banned from driving ever again. Team NZ defends home water in America’s Cup race.

Soccer: Messi ties Pele. Alex Morgan returns to Orlando.