December 23, 2024

The Good, Bad, Ugly 11/9/20

The Good

  • The Pac-12 joined the fray this week with some good games
  • The NBA will return on December 22
  • Steve Cohen now officially the owner of the Mets after spending $2.4B to acquire the team
  • Some reshuffling for college football rankings, #1 Clemson and #5 Georgia go down
  • Congrats to Dani Medvedev winning his first tournament of the year at the Paris Masters
  • Liberty (7-0) winning at Blacksburg and beating Va Tech
  • Jimmie Johnson calls it a career today at Phoenix Raceway

The Bad

  • In another sign of the times, Manchester City-Liverpool on in the states, exclusively on Peacock
  • No punishment levied on Justin Turner for celebrating with his teammates sans mask after winning the World Series
  • Is there social distancing at these college football games?  Call me a doubter, but something looks off
  • Covid threat remains
    • College football cancellations involving Washington, Louisville, and Wisconsin
    • Simona Halep recovered from mild symptoms
    • Real Madrid stars; Eden Hazard and Sergio Ramos diagnosed

The Ugly

  • Michigan football in the B10
    • Michigan falls to 1-2 after losing to Indiana by 17
    • Michigan St losing to 0-2 Iowa, 49-7
  • Staying in the B10, what in the world happened to Penn St?
  • The Jets manage to stay in the news now with invasion of privacy accusations at their training facility

What’s on Tap

  • The Masters! Who will take a tournament unlike any other?
  • Formula 1 returns to Turkey for the 1st time in years
  • International Break in soccer, time to see your favorite national teams in action
  • Might be the best chance for a Jets win against the Patriots, but no one get their hopes up!
  • UFC will have another fight night next Saturday

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