Dive headfirst into the weekend with the confidence to talk a little sports.
Darn right you can,
The Last Night’s Game Team
Summer Olympics
Former Japanese Olympian Seiko Hashimoto is the new leader of Japan’s Olympic Committee. This appointment comes after the former chief stepped down after inappropriate remarks where he said, "When you increase the number of female executive members, if their speaking time isn’t restricted to a certain extent, they have difficulty finishing, which is annoying.” Needless to say, Hashimoto steps in to lead the Summer Olympics amidst COVID and a year delay. YOU’VE GOT THIS
Overtime
Thanks to Houston Rockets (NBA - National Basketball Association) player John Wall, we have some good news to share this morning. Wall worked with his Instagram followers to find a restaurant that could feed more than 500 people who were sheltered after the Arctic storm that hit Texas. All 500 people received a meal, thanks to Wall and his friends. A HAND UP
Sideline stat
One of her athletes may have finished 25 seconds behind the leader, but Iran skiing coach Samira Zargari is proud of her team, even if she’s cheering them on from afar. Zargari’s husband blocked the Iranian ski coach from traveling to Italy for the world championships. He used a local law to ban her from travel after she refused to grant him a divorce after he started dating her best friend. While she’s sad not to be there with her team, Zargari said she wanted to launch a “campaign” to change the law. CAN’T KEEP A GOOD WOMAN DOWN
Coaches’ corner
We’ve received a handful of questions around the new Fan Controlled Football League, so ask, and you shall receive. The league is the only sports league where the fans control every facet of the game. Every decision from the lineup to the play calling is fan-decided. As of now, the league only has four teams. Still, it is backed by some reasonably notable investors in former NFL (National Football League) stars Richard Sherman and Marshawn Lynch, rapper Quavo, baseball’s Trevor May and more. DIVE IN FURTHER
What to watch
The NHL (National Hockey League) is taking the scenic route for a few of this weekend’s games. There will be two games taking place outdoor, along with a Green Day concert on Lake Tahoe's shores. COULD BE WORSE
