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Forget COVID, fires are the force to be reckoned with, who took to Twitter to find a Sat. night date and the newest athlete to model their Calvins.
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Mother Nature vs. Sports
If the coronavirus wasn’t a big enough obstacle for professional sports, wildfires are presenting additional obstacles for teams. The series between the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres (MLB – Major League Baseball) has been moved from Seattle to San Diego because of the smoke. Don’t be surprised if there’s a change in the highly anticipated meet up between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots (NFL – National Football League). It’s been said that playing in the current conditions would be like playing in a “smoke filled bar.” WITHOUT THE BENEFITS OF THE COCKTAILS
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Carolina Panthers (NFL) star running back Christian McCaffrey is hitting the newsstands on the cover of GQ Magazine…in his underwear. In his first time of almost baring it all, he no doubt went to the expert, his girlfriend Olivia Culpo. Culpo happens to be a former Miss Universe and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model. WORDS OF WISDOM
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ESPN College GameDay is headed to Louisville where 12,000 fans will be permitted to cheer their team on from the stands. Some schools aren't as lucky with the football game between North Carolina and Charlotte being cancelled due to positive COVID tests. Luckily for Oklahoma State and Tulsa, their postponed game from last week will take place this weekend. PICK YOUR BATTLES
Coaches’ corner
The Army football team was left without an opponent this Saturday after BYU was forced to postpone due to a handful of positive player COVID tests So, they did what any logical college football team would do, they took to Twitter to find a new opponent. It read like a dating profile “Undefeated, COVID negative college football team from NY looking for like minded, disciplined team for a date next Saturday…must also be COVID negative! Twitter do your think! Sadly de” Sadly despite their efforts, they were unsuccessful. CALL FOR A GOOD TIME
Do I Know You From Somewhere?
No Tinder dates in the NBA bubble, why LeBron and the Dodgers are teaming up and college championships are cancelled.
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College Sports
With a handful of conferences cancelling their fall sports, the NCAA (the governing body for college sports) had no choice but to cancel fall championships. This includes championships for men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, women’s field hockey and women’s volleyball. The Board of Governors has a requirement that states that 50% of schools need to play to hold the postseason. There’s hope to revisit the championships in the spring. UNPREDICTABLE
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We all know that leagues have implemented the “bubble” scenario to keep players and staff safe. While the NFL (National Football League) doesn’t have an official bubble, some teams are putting their players and staff up in a hotel to create one. Enter in Seattle Seahawks rookie Kemah Siverand, who was cut from the team after he snuck a woman into the team hotel. She was dressed in Seahawks gear in an attempt to look like a member of the team. (Aren’t you curious to know if she was wearing a helmet, jersey and shoulder pads? Us too). The NFL season is scheduled start on time on September 10. TIME TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER JOB
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The biggest story out of the NBA (National Basketball Association) bubble isn’t the fact that the San Antonio Spurs missed the playoffs for the first time in 22 years or the play-in games happening this weekend for the final two spots in the playoffs. It’s that family will be able to join players in the bubble after the first round of the playoffs. The NBA made the rules very clear on who can enter the bubble. Yes – up to four family/longstanding friends (exceptions made on this number for children). No – Your Tinder date (rules specifically state it can’t be someone you’re meeting for the first time), massage therapist, personal chef or tattoo artist. Regardless, everyone new will need to quarantine for approximately seven days before entering the bubble. FAMILY FRIENDLY
Coaches’ corner
They may compete in different sports but the Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB - Major League Baseball) and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James (NBA) will play together in November. The two teamed up, along with James’ organization “More Than A Vote,” to use Dodgers stadium as a polling location. It will be the first time a Major League Baseball team has offered its facility as a voting center. REGISTER TO VOTE
What to watch
The St. Louis Cardinals (MLB) haven’t played a game since July 29 due to positive COVID tests amongst the team. Fingers crossed; they should return to the field on Saturday. They won’t be able to make up all the games they’ve missed because there are only 45 days left of the regular season. FULL ON FALL
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Forget the small talk about the weather, let’s get right down to it this Friday.
Forget the small talk about the weather, let’s get right down to it this Friday.
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MLB (Major League Baseball)
When your plan backfires. On Monday, the Washington Nationals’ Bryce Harper won the home run derby. The fans weren’t simply excited for his win but also for the fact that the Nationals promised $1 off of tickets for every home run Harper hit. Let’s just say the accounting department is not happy with the marketing department right now as some tickets are going as low as $1. CHEAP THRILLS
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Can you believe that Discovery Channel’s Shark Week is turning 30 this year? To celebrate 30 years of surfers losing limbs and other stories that scare you out of putting a toe in the ocean, a plethora of celebrities will be making cameos during the week. None of them hold a candle to Shaq’s Shark Week promo. (Say that five times fast). WATCH
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It’s going to be tough to find someone who is having a better week than Liz Cambage of the Dallas Wings (WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association). This week she set the WNBA record for points in a game, followed it up in the next game with the highest ever points total for a two-game span AND was named a WNBA all-star. PINCH ME
Coaches’ corner
People freaked out when Tiger Woods showed up to play in the first round of the British Open yesterday with KT Tape on his neck to relieve his neck discomfort. Clearly people were curious because the KT Tape website saw a 300% increase in web traffic. Woods not only started a new trend but went on to have a great round. Although he probably didn’t think about how bad it was going to hurt to take the tape off. WAX ON, WAX OFF
What to watch
If high flying action with a few broken bones is how you like to spend your weekend, then you’re in luck. The Summer X Games started yesterday in Minneapolis and will run through the weekend. Even cooler than a rad cast that all your friends can sign is the Shred Hate campaign. The X Games are continuing their in-school program to reduce bullying by 90% through education and 24/7 support via text for anyone who is being bullied or encountering a crisis. LEARN MORE