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The sports story Glamour had to tell, college football is almost back in its full glory and is The Rock headed toward a 2nd stint in football?
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College Football
And just like that, the fall football season is almost back to normal. The PAC-12 (think Oregon, UCLA and Arizona) withdrew from the fall season earlier in the year, but yesterday they voted to play starting in November. They are the last “power five” conference to reinstate their 2020 college football season. The big daddy of the conferences, the SEC (think LSU and Alabama) will start their season this weekend. WHO’S PLAYING?
Translation – We know that’s a lot of talk using conference acronyms but what it really means is college football is almost back in its full glory. It’s going to make bowl game season very interesting since everyone started at different times and the teams in each conference are playing a different number of games.
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Tennis legend Billie Jean King is gracing the cover of Glamour magazine this month, fifty years after she and eight other tennis players shook up the sports world. The group, known as the “Original 9,” were tired of second-class treatment at tournaments so they risked their careers and signed $1 contracts to launch a women’s pro tennis circuit. That move led to the creation of the Women’s Tennis Association. Now men and women tennis players receive the same prize money at all four Grand Slam Tournaments and women have access to rewarding endorsement deals and lucrative tournament prize money. STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF LEGENDS
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The Watt family is known for raising boys built for football. Brothers J.J., T.J. and Derek Watt will meet up this on Sunday when J.J.’s Houston Texans take on T.J. and Derek’s Pittsburgh Steelers. It will be the second time in NFL (National Football League) history that a trio of brothers will play in a game, the last time was in 1927. While this weekend's game is bound to be taxing on their parents, it can't be any more exhausting than trying to keep the fridge stocked with three football playing sons. SOME SERIOUS SUNDAY WATT-AGE
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To play or not to play, that is the question. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and his business partners bought the defunct XFL football league out of bankruptcy in hopes that restarting the league, which failed in 2001 and 2020, will be finally be successful. The football player and wrestler turned actor teased fans with a photo of him working out with a caption that reads in part “maybe I’ll be the first owner in pro football history to actually suit up and play in the game.” It may not be true, but it would certainly have us tuning in. EVERYTHING HE TOUCHES TURNS TO GOLD
All Of The Above
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
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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
Before You Go
Football is back, a cringeworthy singalong and a big announcement from Bubba Wallace.
Hold onto your hats because this weekend is about to get wild. It’s the busiest weekend of sports in the last six months.
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NFL (National Football League)
The NFL kicked off the season last night with the defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs defeating the Houston Texans. The teams orchestrated a show of unity before the game by uniting arms during a moment of silence. The act of unity was met by boos from some of the 17,000 fans in attendance, which Texans J.J. Watt called “unfortunate.” The season will continue on Sunday and there’s the five things you need to know. GAME ON
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The best part about college football season – ESPN College GameDay is back this weekend. The show that makes college football approachable for all will take place on a socially distanced set on the field at Wake Forest. No word who the celebrity guest picker will be but fingers crossed it’s People.com worthy. Here’s the good, the bad and the different for the college football season so you can be in the know. READ ME
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In the battle of the moms in the U.S. Open semifinals, Victoria Azarenka ousted Serena Williams for a spot in the finals. It is Azarenka’s first Grand Slam final since giving birth to her son. She will face Naomi Osaka, the highest paid female athlete in the world, in the finals on Saturday.
On the men’s side, for the first time ever, the eventual Grand Slam champion will be one born in the 90s. With the “big three” (Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal) out, the pathway to the championship was open to new blood. CHANGING OF THE GUARD?
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In the midst of the NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) playoffs, driver Bubba Wallace made a shocking announcement. He will be leaving Richard Petty Racing. Wallace, whose name became a headline after a noose was found in his garage, did not make the playoffs this year. Owner and former race car driver Richard Petty has been outspoken and supportive of Wallace, who is the only Black NASCAR driver, in his quest for equality in racing that included working with NASCAR to ban the confederate flag from races. ONWARD AND UPWARD
What to watch
In honor of the start of the NFL season, a handful of players (and DJ Khaled) staged a singalong to Celine Dion’s “It’s All Coming Back To Me Now.” HITTING THE HIGH NOTE