No doubt after the weekend you’re energized and ready to take on the week, and those awkward silences.
A force to be reckoned with,
The Last Night’s Game Team
MLB (Major League Baseball) / NBA (National Basketball Association)
The season is set to begin this week and the Toronto Blue Jays (MLB) have been denied access to the stadium they call home. The Canadian Government won’t allow the team to play at home because they don’t want players to fly back and forth from the COVID hot spot that is the U.S. Now they are scrambling to find a new stadium for their home games. WHO SAYS YOU CAN’T GO HOME (PS- we’ll have more about unprecedented season that is ahead for MLB on Wednesday).
Speaking of Canada, sending his love to the players of his favorite team, rapper Drake sent care packages featuring custom made candles to players on the Toronto Raptors (NBA). The longtime superfan wanted the players to feel at home (and of course win). AT LEAST IT’LL SMELL GOOD INSIDE THE NBA BUBBLE
Overtime
The undisputed top NFL (National Football League) prospect is off the market, the dating market that is. The college junior proposed to his girlfriend at the place where he’s spent so much of his college career, on the Clemson football field, which is also known as Death Valley…but let’s not read too much into that... The two have been dating since 2016. CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER
Sideline stat
We talked last week about how veteran PGA (Professional Golfers Association) golfer Jack Nicklaus wasn’t going to let COVID stop him. He was determined to shake the hand of the winner of the Memorial Tournament (which ended yesterday) like he always does. The legend lived up to his word, fist bumping the winner Jon Rahm, but not before revealing that he (Nicklaus) and his wife, both 80 years old, had COVID back in April. UNSTOPPABLE
Coaches’ corner
Houston Rockets’ (NBA) Russell Westbrook may have missed out on the first few weeks of training camp after testing positive for COVID, but he’s contributing to the season in other ways. His clothing company reached a deal with the NBAPA (NBA Players’ Association) to produce clothing with social justice messages. This season the NBA is allowing players to replace their name on the back of their jerseys with predetermined social messages. Some players felt the options were too corporate, and that’s where this deal fits in. The new line will feature messages like Systemic Racism, Break the Cycle, Equality or Am I Next? ATHLETES AND THEIR SIDE HUSTLES
What to watch
NFL training camps are set to open this week and players are concerned about the safety protocols amidst a global pandemic. Meanwhile, they, along with the rest of the world, are wondering if and how the season will happen. ANYBODY’S GUESS
HAPPENING THIS WEEK
July 21 - NFL Training Camps Open
July 23 - MLB Opening Day
July 25 - Start of the Premier Lacrosse League Season
July 26 - NWSL (National Women's Soccer League) Championship Game
