This Week's Updates, 06/13/2021

This Week's UPDATES

This Week is going to very special because I will take graduating along with the LaGuardia Community College Class of 2021. While we all won't be together in-person celebrating this incredible moment, I can imagine that other graduates will take advantage of the virtual event coming soon by throwing a Graduation party of their own. Although, I'm gonna get real fancy and throw a Gradation Brunch in my backyard and invite members of family over to watch the Graduation livestream from LaGuardia. Before COVID-19, the school held its last in-person commencement at Barclays Center, and I learned that Brooklyn College held its last commencement in that same venue. So imagine how I lucky I would have to graduate in Barclays Center twice, assuming that I do get accepted into Brooklyn College and the pandemic is long over with. For now, I want to tell some other big news this week, KLICK-NET is getting its own TWITTER account! It will launch on the day of the graduation, and I'm going to film the brunch for a special vlog coming to FakeTV Box on YouTube, it's going to be a day I'll never forget. It's time now for the latest 7-Day Round-Up which capture some good news, some bad news, and some ugly news this past week.

7-Day Round-Up

Sunday

Atlanta Falcons expected to trade All-Pro wide receiver Julio Jones to the Tennessee Titans.

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Monday

FDA grants accelerated approval to the first new Alzheimer's drug in nearly twenty years.

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Tuesday

The CW reveals first look at Camrus Johnson as Batwing in the remaining episodes of Batwoman Season 2.

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Wednesday

President Biden plans to purchase 500 million doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to donate to other countries.

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Thursday

Three people died, including suspect, in a shooting at a Publix supermarket in Florida.

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Friday

Darnella Frazier, the teenager who recorded killing of George Floyd, won a Pulitzer Prize special citation.

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Saturday

Police arrest one of two suspects in an Austin mass shooting that wounded 14 people.

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Your all-new Max Sports rundown is brought to you by......Major League Baseball sponsored by Chevrolet, NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021, coming LIVE tonight at 7PM on Peacock and WWE Network. The 2021 NBA Playoffs on the networks of ABC, ESPN, TNT and NBATV, and finally the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs sponsored by Discover, Honda, MassMutual and Scotiabank. Stay tuned for this weekend's results in sports and a look ahead in wrestling.

MLB
Yesterday
Nationals 2, Giants 0 in 7 Innings
Phillies 8, Yankees 7 in 10 Innings
Athletics 11, Royals 2
Angels 8, Diamondbacks 7
Marlins 4, Braves 2
Rays 5, Orioles 4
White Sox 15, Tigers 2 
Reds 10, Rockies 3
Brewers 7, Pirates 4
Mets 4, Padres 1
Indians 5, Mariners 4 in 10 Innings
Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 2
Twins 5, Astros 2
Giants 2, Nationals 1 in 8 Innings
Cubs 7, Cardinals 2
Rangers 12, Dodgers 1
Today
Yankees vs Phillies at 1:05PM
Giants vs Nationals at 1:05PM
Braves vs Marlins at 1:10PM
Orioles vs Rays at 1:10PM
White Sox vs Tigers at 1:10PM
Padres vs Mets at 1:10PM on ESPN+
Mariners vs Indians at 1:10PM
Blue Jays vs Red Sox at 1:10PM
Astros vs Twins at 2:10PM
Pirates vs Brewers at 2:10PM
Royals vs Athletics at 4:07PM
Angels vs Diamondbacks at 4:10PM
Rockies vs Reds at 4:10PM
Rangers vs Dodgers at 4:10PM
Cardinals vs Cubs at 7PM on ESPN
Tomorrow
Cubs vs Mets at 7PM on ESPN
Pirates vs Nationals at 7:05PM on ESPN+
Orioles vs Indians at 7:10PM
Blue Jays vs Red Sox at 7:10PM
Reds vs Brewers at 8:10PM
Tigers vs Royals at 8:10PM
Rays vs White Sox at 8:10PM
Marlins vs Cardinals at 8:15PM
Padres vs Rockies at 8:40PM
Angels vs Athletics at 9:40PM 
Diamondbacks vs Giants at 9:45PM
Twins vs Mariners at 10:10PM
Phillies vs Dodgers at 10:10PM

WWE
NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021 match card
- Karrion Kross vs Adam Cole vs Johnny Gargano vs Kyle O'Reilly vs Pete Dunne in Fatal 5-Way match for the NXT Championship
- LA Knight vs Cameron Grimes in a Ladder match for the Million Dollar Championship
- Xia Li vs Mercedes Martinez
- Raquel González vs Ember Moon for the NXT Women's Championship
- Bronson Reed (North American) and MSK (Tag Team) vs Legado del Fantasma in a Winner Takes All Six-man Tag Team match for the NXT North American Championship and the NXT Tag Team Championship
Hell In A Cell match card
- Bobby Lashley vs Drew McIntyre in Hell in a Cell match for the WWE Championship; If McIntyre loses, he can no longer challenge for the WWE Championship again as long as Lashley is champion.
- Rhea Ripley vs Charlotte Flair for the WWE Raw Women's Championship
- Bianca Belair vs Bayley for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship

NBA Playoffs
Eastern Conference Semifinals
#1 Philadelphia 76ers vs #5 Atlanta Hawks
(Philadelphia leads series 2–1)
Game 1: Hawks 128, 76ers 124
Game 2: 76ers 118, Hawks 102
Game 3: 76ers 127, Hawks 111
Game 4: PHI vs ATL, Tomorrow at 7:30PM on TNT
Game 5: ATL vs PHI, Wednesday at 7:30PM on TNT 
Game 6: PHI vs ATL, Next Friday at TBD on ESPN (If necessary)
Game 7: ATL vs PHI, June 20 at TBD on TNT (If necessary)
#2 Brooklyn Nets vs #Milwaukee Bucks
(Brooklyn leads series 2–1)
Game 1: Nets 115, Bucks 107
Game 2: Nets 125, Bucks 86
Game 3: Bucks 86, Nets 83
Game 4: BKN vs MIL, Today at 3PM on ABC
Game 5: MIL vs BKN, Tuesday at TBD on TNT 
Game 6: BKN vs MIL, Thursday at TBD on ESPN (If necessary)
Game 7: MIL vs BKN, Next Saturday at TBD on TNT (If necessary)
Western Conference Semifinals
#1 Utah Jazz vs #4 Los Angeles Clippers
(Utah leads series 2–1)
Game 1: Jazz 112, Clippers 109
Game 2: Jazz 117, Clippers 111
Game 3: Clippers 132, Jazz 106
Game 4: UTAH vs LAC, Tomorrow at 10PM on TNT
Game 5: LAC vs UTAH, Wednesday at TBD on TNT 
Game 6: UTAH vs LAC, Next Friday at TBD on ESPN (If necessary)
Game 7: LAC vs UTAH, June 20 at TBD (If necessary)
#2 Phoenix Suns vs #3 Denver Nuggets
(Phoenix leads series 3–0)
Game 1: Suns 122, Nuggets 105
Game 2: Suns 123, Nuggets 98
Game 3: Suns 116, Nuggets 102
Game 4: PHX vs DEN, Tonight at 8PM on TNT
Game 5: DEN vs PHX, Tuesday at TBD on TNT (If necessary)
Game 6: PHX vs DEN, Thursday at TBD on TNT (If necessary)
Game 7: DEN vs PHX, Next Saturday at TBD (If necessary)

NHL: Stanley Cup Playoffs
Stanley Cup Semifinals
#2 Tampa Bay Lightning vs #3 New York Islanders
Game 1: New York at Tampa Bay, Today at 3PM on NBC
Game 2: New York at Tampa Bay, Tuesday at 8PM on NBCSN
Game 3: Tampa Bay at New York, Thursday at 8PM on NBCSN
Game 4: Tampa Bay at New York, Next Saturday at 8PM on USA Network
Game 5: New York at Tampa Bay, June 21 at 8PM on USA Network (If necessary)
Game 6: Tampa Bay at New York, June 23 at 8PM on NBCSN (If necessary)
Game 7: New York at Tampa Bay, June 25 at 8PM on NBCSN (If necessary)
#1 Vegas Golden Knights vs #4 Montreal Canadiens
Game 1: Montreal vs Vegas, Tomorrow at 9PM on NBCSN
Game 2: Montreal vs Vegas, Wednesday at 9PM on NBCSN
Game 3: Vegas vs Montreal, Friday at 8PM on USA Network
Game 4: Vegas vs Montreal, June 20 at 8PM on NBCSN
Game 5: Montreal vs Vegas, June 22 at 9PM on NBCSN (If necessary)
Game 6: Vegas vs Montreal, June 24 at 8PM on USA Network (If necessary)
Game 7: Montreal vs Vegas, June 26 at 8PM on USA Network (If necessary)

This will be the last time you'll hear me say "our Main Story this week,' instead this segment will be renamed to "Main Topic" starting next week. But for our Main Story this week is about another Graduation story reported by The New York Times; it took place in West Point High School in Mississippi, where two Black students were named valedictorian and salutatorian. Here comes the crazy part, the parents of two white students claimed that there was a grade calculation error and that their children should be given the same honors as the black students. The error proven to be true, so then West Point High School would add the two white students as co-valedictorian and co-salutatorian. While some might see this as fair, there's more to the story than that. When you at the tweets in our newest edition of #TwitterTrend, you can see that people are outraged by this, and most of them are blacks, they feel that those black students were well deserving of honors and should not have to share them just because the Mississippi school made a little mistake. You can say that the parents of the white students were jealous of those black students and wanted to see their children receive what they believe is theirs. Soon after, the questions about racism begin to take in and people will this was a very racist thing to do, right to next white cops killing black people by brutal force. Listen to the reaction to this drama and understand what the tweeters have to say from their perspective. 

The New York Times @nytimes
Two Black students were named valedictorian and salutatorian for West Point High School. But after the parents of two white students claimed a grade calculation error, the Mississippi school added their children as co-valedictorian and co-salutatorian. https://t.co/iFxpqSQBT8?amp=1
Alex Griswold @HashtagGriswold
Not sure I get this framing when the white parents appear to be... objectively correct? Unsympathetic and helicoptery perhaps, but they weren't wrong at all! https://nytimes.com/2021/06/11/us/west-point-high-school-valedictorian.html
Taylor Kate Brown @taylorkatebrown
This story is maddening on a number of levels but why would a school's handbook give the class rank based on unweighted GPA? https://nytimes.com/2021/06/11/us/west-point-high-school-valedictorian.html
Sam R. Hall @samrhall
Everything else aside, when calculating val and sal, the idea that someone taking advanced classes judged on equal footing with someone taking regular classes is absurd. You should always weight for advance classes. Original winners were correct, IMO.
Sam R. Hall @samrhall
More on it from @KRRoyals at Mississippi Today. https://t.co/EdJbPRcdTV?amp=1

Paula Patch @profpatch
So much going wrong in this situation, the least problematic of which is parents who track their children’s chances of being valedictorian since elementary school. Two Black Students Won School Honors. Then Came the Calls for a Recount.

Ranting Monkey @Ranting_Monkey
As a parent with a daughter who missed out on the top academic honors to kids who took easy classes, I understand the frustration here of the originally named honorees but change the rules before it's an issue, don't scream racism after.

Karl Valentine @BluesManStew
When a young black girl becomes valedictorian, white families claimed a calculation error, a Mississippi school added their children as co-valedictorian and co-salutatorian, raising questions about race. https://nytimes.com/2021/06/11/us/west-point-high-school-valedictorian.html?smid=tw-share #BlackLivesMatter

BANKOLE THOMPSON @BankoleDetNews
“Every year around graduation I get calls from parents who are concerned that their children are being cheated out of valedictorian and salutatorian,” she said, later adding, “Race is really still a big struggle in Mississippi.”

❤️Al!ce🏳️‍🌈✊🏽 @1luckymutha
“Anybody in education knows that a weighted G.P.A. signifies that a student has taken more rigorous courses than a student with a 4.0 G.P.A.,” Ms. Ross said.

Two Black Students Won School Honors. Then Came the Calls for a Recount.

rachel miller🏳️‍🌈✊🏽 @the_rewm
man, this is an ugly story

CELEBRITY of the WEEK
Jasmine Cephas Jones
Born: July 21, 1989
Starred in Broadway Musical Hamilton
Set to star in Blindspotting on Starz

That's your Celebrity of the Week, Summer Approaches!

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