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Posted on November 30, 2020

Weekly Update – Week of November 30, 2020 (COVID Week 38)

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Baseball: 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.

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Posted on October 12, 2020

Weekly Update – Week of October 12, 2020 (COVID Week 31)

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Baseball: NLCS and ALCS are on! Joe Morgan and Whitney Ford pass away. Yankees broadcaster had COVID.

Basketball: Lakers are NBA Champs – in honor of Kobe! James MVP 4th time.

Football-NCAAF: 6 losses in Top 25. Florida falls to the Aggies. LSU loses again. OU TX 4OT thriller. Mad Hatter has COVID. FAU and Baylor have break outs. K St Thompson out indefinitely.

Football-NFL: Texans get 1st win. Seahawks, Titans and Steelers are undefeated. Jets and Falcons winless. Dak’s terrible ankle break. The return of Alex Smith. Falcons hire HC. Thomas ruled out.

Golf: Laird wins in 3 man playoff. Kim wins first LPGA major.

Olympic Sports: Dowsett wins 2nd Giro. FIS Lewis out of presidential run. Shiffrin, Chock and Bates skip. Tokyo marathon delayed.

Tennis: King of the Clay reigns. Iga takes her first and POL’s first GS title.

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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.

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Posted on January 28, 2020

Weekly Update – Week of January 27, 2020

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Baseball – MLB: Altobelli among Kobe helicopter crash victims. Braun could retire. Dodgers fans to boo Astros at Angels game.

Basketball – NBA: #MambaOut  LeBron takes #3. Zion’s debut.

Football – NFL: Super Bowl LIV. Pro Bowl results.

Golf: Aussie Leishman wins on Aussie Day.

Olympic Sports: Chen wins again. Liu defends. Shiffrin wins the speed events. China cancels cycling event.

Tennis: Australian Open updates. Margaret Court honored but not allowed to speak.

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Posted on January 27, 2020

In Honor of #24

Basketball

Today we celebrate the life of the legend Kobe Bryant.

I will be postponing my normal Monday post to tomorrow in his honor. And instead will do a post purely dedicated to the Black Mamba.

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