Level the playing field this weekend, by knowing just enough about what’s happening in the world of sports to create conversation and maybe even turn some heads.
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The Last Night’s Game Team
College Football
This weekend in college football is consumed by conference championship games. These games determine who plays in which big bowl game, including the two national championship playoff games. The two big games everyone will be talking about this weekend include Ohio State and Washington. Ohio State didn’t play enough games to qualify for the Big Ten Championship Game but they were able to get special dispensation and will play Northwestern.
The Washington Huskies were all set to play the USC Trojans in the Pac-12 Championship but COVID reared its’ ugly head and they had to drop out. Now the Oregon Ducks will play in their place. WHAT A YEAR
Overtime
The father-son golf duo of Tiger and Charlie Woods is going to have to bring their A-game on the golf course tomorrow after Charlie, 11, talked trash to his dad’s colleague, pro golfer Justin Thomas. The Woods boys will take on Thomas and his dad during the PNC Championship where 20 major champions compete alongside a family member. Charlie is the youngest competitor but has some big wins on the junior circuit. DON’T LOOK NOW
Sideline stat
Major League Baseball has made the long-overdue decision to recognize Negro League players as “major league.” What does this mean? First, it validates the careers of more than 3,000 players and it changes who holds which records in the record books. MLB is reclassifying the records from 1920-1948 as its “major league” period. In 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first Black player to play in the major leagues. After 1948 the "Negro League" still existed but was viewed as a minor league farm system for the major league teams. VALIDATION
Coaches’ corner
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before - a guy plays an entire NFL (National Football League) game with a fractured throat. It happened to Frank Ragnow of the Detroit Lions. He dealt with what was essentially a vocal cord contusion for the entire game last weekend, which obstructed his ability to breathe, eat and talk. That was a huge challenge for the center who is responsible for making the line calls. Luckily his teammates stepped in as his voice. No word yet if Ragnow will play this weekend. NO ‘I’ IN TEAM
