This Week's UPDATES

Big love and support to go out to the victims of the Spa shootings in Atlanta, Georgia. Eight people were killed and six of them were Asian women, of all the mass shootings that occurred before there was a pandemic, this has been seen as one of the worst in years. Gun violence has always been a problem in the room, and even more so that people on social media have called this shooting a hate crime as during the pandemic, there has been a rise in anti-Asian sentiment in the United States. The shooter is in custody now but no clear motive on why he did this, but in his words he has said that: "his actions were not racially motivated, and he was driven by "sex addiction" at odds with his religious beliefs." That statement has not stopped people from voicing their own opinions, they want to see justice served and why is they have taken to the streets in the middle of a pandemic to protest anti-Asian hatred in the US. Some would call them similar to the Black Lives Matter protests last Summer but I wonder what the outcome will be for protesting attacks against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. This story can be seen in this week's 7-Day Round-Up, so scroll down below to learn more details on the shootings.

7-Day Round-Up
Sunday
Saints Quarterback Drew Brees announces retirement after 20 seasons in the NFL.	KlicK
Monday
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas announced the nominees for the 2021 Academy Awards.	KlicK
Tuesday
Mitch McConnell threatens to hold up Democratic legislative agenda if filibuster rules are changed.	KlicK
Wednesday
8 people, including 6 Asian women, were killed in shootings at 3 different locations in Atlanta and Acworth, Georgia.	KlicK
Thursday
The United States jobless claims have risen to 770,000 people due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.	KlicK
Friday
CDC announced new relaxed social distancing guidelines for students that could allow for school re-openings nationwide.	KlicK
Saturday
International spectators from overseas will be officially banned from the Tokyo Olympics.	KlicK

March Madness is BACK, we've have seen the best moments in this NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament over the past few days. All #1 seeded teams advanced to the second round, but #15 Oral Roberts pulled off a big upset over #2 Ohio State. On the bright side, a different Ohio team seeded #13 is moving on after beating #4 Virginia, and how can you not mention that late Saturday night game where #14 Abilene Christian defeated #3 Texas by the closest of margins in their first March Madness. Bad news to address in this tournament, the game between #7 Oregon and #10 VCU went uncontested after COVID-19 protocols with VCU went awry, causing Oregon to advance and take on Iowa Monday as their first game of the tournament. For more tournament results and other sports cravings, here they are in an brand-new Max Sports rundown.

NCAA Tournament

Round of 64 - Yesterday

#5 Colorado 96, #12 Georgetown 73

#4 Florida State 64, #13 UNC Greensboro 54

#3 Kansas 93, #14 Eastern Washington 84

#8 LSU 76, #9 St. Bonaventure 61

#1 Michigan 82, #16 Texas Southern 66

#5 Creighton 63, #12 UC Santa Barbara 63

#2 Alabama 68, #15 Iona 55

#6 USC 72, #11 Drake 56

#2 Iowa 86, #15 Grand Canyon 74

#10 Maryland 63, #7 UConn 54

#13 Ohio 62, #4 Virginia 58

#8 Oklahoma 72, #9 Missouri 68

#1 Gonzaga 98, #16 Norfolk State 55

#11 UCLA 73, #6 BYU 62

#14 Abilene Christian 53, #3 Texas 52

#7 Oregon defeated #10 VCU uncontested due to COVID-19

Round of 32 - Today

#8 Loyola Chicago vs #1 Illinois at 12:10PM on CBS

#9 Wisconsin vs #1 Baylor at 2:40PM on CBS

#11 Syracuse vs #3 West Virginia at 5:15PM on CBS

#6 Texas Tech vs #3 Arkansas at 6:10PM on TNT

#10 Rutgers vs #2 Houston at 7:10PM on TBS

#15 Oral Roberts vs #7 Florida at 7:35PM on TruTV

#13 North Texas vs #5 Villanova at 8:45PM on TNT

#12 Oregon State vs #4 Oklahoma State at 9:40PM on TBS

Round of 32 - Tomorrow

#7 Oregon vs #2 Iowa at 12:10PM on CBS

#8 Oklahoma vs #1 Gonzaga at 2:40PM on CBS

#14 Abilene Christian vs #6 UCLA at 5:15PM on TBS

#13 Ohio vs #5 Creighton at 6:10PM on TNT

#8 LSU vs #1 Michigan at 7:10PM on CBS

#5 Colorado vs #4 Florida State at 7:45PM on TBS

#10 Maryland vs #2 Alabama at 8:45PM on TNT

#6 USC vs #3 Kansas at 9:40PM on CBS

NBA

Yesterday

Hawks 99, Lakers 94

76ers 129, Kings 105

Grizzlies 111, Warriors 103

Bucks 120, Spurs 113

Clippers 125, Hornets 98

Today

Pacers vs Heat at 1PM

Thunder vs Rockets at 2PM

Pelicans vs Nuggets at 3PM

Magic vs Celtics at 3:30PM

Wizards vs Nets at 7PM on NBATV

Raptors vs Cavaliers at 7PM

Bulls vs Pistons at 7PM

76ers vs Knicks at 8PM

Lakers vs Suns at 10PM on NBATV

Mavericks vs Lakers at 10PM

Tomorrow

Kings vs Cavaliers at 7:30PM

Thunder vs Timberwolves at 8PM

Hornets vs Spurs at 8:30PM

Jazz vs Bulls at 9PM

Raptors vs Rockets at 9PM

Celtics vs Grizzlies at 9PM

Pacers vs Bucks at 9PM on NBATV

Hawks vs Clippers at 10PM

NHL

Yesterday

Penguins 3, Devils 1

Bruins vs Sabres was postponed

Panthers 2, Predators 0

Avalanche 6, Wild 0

Lightning 4, Blackhawks 1

Islanders 6, Flyers 1

Blue Jackets 3, Hurricanes 2 in a Shootout

Stars 3, Red Wings 0

Canadiens 5, Canucks 4

Maple Leafs 2, Flames 0

Rangers 3, Capitals 1

Coyotes 5, Ducks 1

Blues 5, Sharks 2

Oilers 4, Jets 2

Today

Devils vs Penguins at 1PM

Panthers vs Lightning at 4PM on ESPN+

Golden Knights vs Kings at 6PM on NBCSN

Predators vs Stars at 8PM on ESPN+

Tomorrow

Sabres vs Rangers at 7PM

Hurricanes vs Blue Jackets at 7PM

Oilers vs Canadiens at 7PM

Flames vs Senators at 7PM

Islanders vs Flyers at 7PM

Ducks vs Wild at 7:30PM on NBCSN

Jets vs Canucks at 10PM

Avalanche vs Coyotes at 10PM on ESPN+

Blues vs Golden Knights at 10PM on ESPN+

Kings vs Sharks at 10:30PM

WWE

NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver match card

- Finn Bálor vs Karrion Kross for the NXT Championship

- Io Shirai vs Raquel Gonzalez for the NXT Women's Championship

- Jordan Devlin (NXT Cruiserweight Champion) vs Santos Escobar (Interim NXT Cruiserweight Champion) in an Unification match for NXT Cruiserweight Championship

WWE Fastlane match card

- Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler vs Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship

- Roman Reigns vs Daniel Bryan for the WWE Universal Championship with Edge as the Special Guest Enforcer

- Big E vs Apollo Crews for the WWE Intercontinental Championship

- Drew McIntyre vs Sheamus in a No Holds Barred match

- Alexa Bliss vs Randy Orton in a Inter-gender match

- Shinsuke Nakamura vs Seth Rollins

- Riddle vs Mustafa for the WWE United States Championship

Our Main Story this week is on The Falcon and The Winter Solider on Disney+, the series premiere dropped last Friday and there's a lot to wrap one's head around. WARNING: This piece contains spoilers for the first episode, so if you haven't seen it, then stop reading and move on towards the end this post. Firstly, the series takes place six months after Avengers: Endgame and supposedly five after WandaVision, the Blip taken a mighty toll on the entire MCU and changes have only just begun. Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes have their own issues to deal with before they can team-up in adventure that will take them across the globe. One thing to point out is that Don Cheadle appears once again as James Rhodes aka Rhodey and War Machine, and it look like me might see more of him down the road in this series. Sam is working for the United States Air Force while Bucky has been going therapy in order to redeem himself from his past as the Winter Soldier, but is doesn't seem that either of them are doing okay. We see Sam thwart a plane hijacking and the threat of the Flag-Smashers looming over the horizon, but he doesn't take up the mantle of Captain America from Steve Rodgers so quickly, as he still feels that Cap's shield "belongs to someone else." For Bucky, he has named friends an old Japanese man, but finds out later that his son was a victim who Bucky assassinated long ago. Things get a little better for Bucky in the form of a date with a hit young Japanese lady, however, the episode ends on a serious note, and I say that because we're about to be introduced to the "new" Captain America. The U.S. government introduces John Walker looking just like the original Cap with the suit and shield, must to dismay of Sam, and who could blame him. Having wrote this piece, I've decided that I'm going to review the next five episodes over the next five Sunday, as I feel this is something fresh and new I could talk about aside from the real-life stories I'm accustom to. To see the reaction and review of others for Episode One of The Falcon and The Winter Solider, here's a jam-packed Web Choice playlist to lend a hand. One of the items recovered is the Ronin suit once wore by Clint who had lost his way during Avengers: Endgame after his family disappeared, then the auction is interrupted by the Tracksuit Mafia, a Russian street gang looking for a watch among the items.