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Sports Shorts
Good for the NFL. Any game not rescheduled due to coronavirus outbreak among unvaccinated players would result in that team forfeiting the game—and players on both teams would not be paid for the unplayed game. If personal and public health are not incentive enough, then double down on peer-pressuring the stubborn and stupid.
Bucs’ tailback Leonard Fournette has publicly expressed his unwillingness to get vaccinated. “Vaccine. I can’t do it.” He’s been nicknamed “Playoff Lenny” and “Lombardi Lenny.” Now add “Clueless Lenny.”
It’s understandable that the Bucs mantra for 2021 is “forget last year.” As in no resting on laurels. No overconfidence. We get it. But there’s nothing wrong with recalling how the team—with the same 22 starters returning—went from 7-5 to a Super Bowl win.
The Cleveland Guardians: It’s the right thing to do. Finally. Even Chief Wahoo should agree.
The first modern Olympics in 1896 featured nine contested sports. It was 28 in Rio in 2016 and now 33 in Tokyo this summer. The Games’ sports now range from skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing to badminton and ping pong (oops, table tennis). But, no, darts, shuffleboard, twister and cornhole are still not Olympic sports. BTW, shouldn’t the horses, that do all the work, get medals in equestrian?
Every Olympics since 1960 has run over budget. Tokyo originally said it would spend $7.3 billion. A 2019 government audit raised that number to $28 billion.
The next three summer Olympic sites: Paris (2024), Los Angeles (2028) and Brisbane, Australia (2032).
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I believe the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, led by future baseball Commissioner Peter Uberroth (sp?) actually made money, and hopefully the next games there will do the same.
I believe the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, led by future baseball Commissioner Peter Uberroth (sp?) actually made money, and hopefully the next games there will do the same.