This Week's Updates, 1/30/2022

This Week's UPDATES

Well, tomorrow the day I head back to online learning courtesy of Brooklyn College. This will be the online class I take at home this spring, and then on Tuesday, I go to campus for two in-person meetings and two more on Thursdays. I've been waiting for this moment ever since I chose the five classes back in November, needless to say, there had been some sort of mishap in between then and now. But all is set and I'm ready for another semester and though it may not look like spring now, it will feel like when I first stepped from the doors of LaGuardia Community College in 2019. So wish me luck this week and stick around for the next 7-Day Round-Up which is right down below. ⏬ ⏬ ⏬ ⏬ ⏬ ⏬ ⏬ ⏬ ⏬ ⏬ ⏬ ⏬ ⏬ ⏬

7-Day Round-Up

Sunday

LA Rams and Kansas City Chiefs both advance to Championship Sunday by scoring on the final play of each game.

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Monday

Paramount Movie Network put on ice as ViacomCBS reverses plans to rebrand Paramount Network.

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Tuesday

Former Boston Red Sox player David Ortiz is elected into the 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Wednesday

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans on running for reelection ahead of the Midterm Elections.

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Thursday

US officials call on China to use influence with Russia to urge a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine crisis.

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Friday

The CW's flagship Arrowverse series, 'The Flash,' heads to a ninth season after Grant Gustin signs a new deal.

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Saturday

Powerful winter storm whipping the U.S. Northeast with high winds, crashing surf, and quickly piling up snow.

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In this brand new MaxSports rundown, we have big two sports topics, and possibly a third. Last night was Royal Rumble Saturday at The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis, Missouri and one expected things to go down the way that they did. Firstly, Edge and Beth Phoenix got some payback against The Miz and Maryse last night, Becky Lynch retained the WWE Raw Women's Championship, and one of the big shocks last night "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey returning to a WWE ring for the first time since WrestleMania 35 in 2019. She entered the Women's Royal Rumble at #28, eliminated four women with the last being Charlotte Flair, and now Ronda's head to WrestleMania 38 this year. The opening match pf the night was Seth "Freakin" Rollins challenging Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship and boy was it something, Rollins came out to the music of The Shield and in his old Shield gear. This certainly irritated Roman off to no end leading to him taking a loss by disqualification, but the worst was yet to come for Rollins, He would receive multiple chair shots by Roman who still harbored hatred towards The Visionary for breaking up The Shield. Next we have the WWE Championship on the line between Bobby Lashley and Brock Lesnar, the way this one ended was unbelievable, Roman Reigns came out of no way and speared Lesnar, then Paul Heyman the WWE Title belt to Roman who used it to knock out Lesnar and allowing Lashley top inn The Beast 1-2-3! With Bobby Lashley now the new Champion and Heyman back with Roman again, the stage was set for the Men's Royal Rumble where Lesnar entered at #30 basically wiped out the last remaining competitors to win his second Rumble match in his career. 

It quite obviously where this headed come WrestleMania in Dallas, though we don't know what to expected today as it is Championship Sunday. We'll first see the Cincinnati Bengals trying to get back to the Super Bowl for the first time in more than 30 years, but they the biggest mountain to climb this season, and it's called Mt. Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs, who at this point might be the New New England Patriots, look to head back to the Super Bowl for a third straight year so the Bengals better be ready today. This is for AFC Championship and as for the NFC Championship, it will be a Wild West Showdown in the same building where Super Bowl LVI will be held, SoFi Stadium. The San Francisco 49ers have had the Los Angeles Rams' number every time they met every season and the Niners had to beat them in the final week of this season in order to get into the playoffs. The Rams aren't too worried about what happened in the regular season, they are the host of the NFC Championship game tonight and want to host the Super Bowl in their home stadium in Inglewood, California. Honestly, I can't to for these games to go down, I wish they can all be in the Super Bowl, but there can only be two.

NBA
Last Night
Celtics 107, Pelicans 97
Mavericks 132, Pacers 105
76ers 103, Kings 101
Raptors 124, Heat 120 in Triple Overtime
Grizzlies 115, Wizards 95
Warriors 110, Nets 106
Today
Lakers vs Hawks at 1PM
Clippers vs Hornets at 1PM
Trail Blazers vs Bulls at 3:30PM
Cavaliers vs Pistons at 6PM
Mavericks vs Magic at 7PM
Nuggets vs Bucks at 7PM
Jazz vs Timberwolves at 8PM
Spurs vs Suns at 8PM
Tomorrow
Pelicans vs Cavaliers at 7PM
Clippers vs Pacers at 7PM
Grizzlies vs 76ers at 7PM
Heat vs Celtics at 7:30PM on NBATV
Kings vs Knicks at 7:30PM
Raptors vs Hawks at 7:30PM
Warriors vs Rockets at 8PM
Trail Blazers vs Thunder at 8PM

NHL
Yesterday
Ducks 2, Senators 1
Flyers 2, Kings 1 in Overtime
Jets 4, Blues 1
Panthers 5, Sharks 4 in Overtime
Oilers 7, Canadiens 2
Maple Leafs 7, Red Wings 4
Golden Knights 3, Lightning 2 in a Shootout
Hurricanes 2, Devils 1
Sabres 3, Coyotes 1
Flames 1, Canucks 0 in Overtime
Today
Kraken vs Rangers at 1PM on NHLN
Kings vs Penguins at 1PM on ESPN+
Sharks vs Hurricanes at 5PM on ESPN+
Blue Jackets vs Canadiens at 7PM on ESPN+
Bruins vs Stars at 7PM on ESPN+
Wild vs Islanders at 7:30PM on ESPN+
Sabres vs Avalanche at 8PM on ESPN+
Tomorrow
Panthers vs Blue Jackets at 7PM on NHLN
Oilers vs Senators at 7:30PM on ESPN+
Ducks vs Red Wings at 7:30PM on ESPN+
Canucks vs Blackhawks at 7:30PM on ESPN+
Devils vs Maple Leafs at 7:30PM

NFL Playoffs
Championship Sunday
Today
Cincinnati Bengals vs Kansas City Chiefs, AFC Championship at 3PM on CBS
San Francisco 49ers vs Los Angeles Rams, NFC Championship at 6:30PM on FOX

WWE
Royal Rumble results
- Seth “Freakin” Rollins defeated Roman Reigns by disqualification. Regions retain the WWE Universal Championship
- Ronda Rousey last eliminated Charlotte Flair to win the 30-woman Royal Rumble match for a women's championship match at WrestleMania 38
- Becky Lynch defeated Doudrop to retain the WWE Raw Women's Championship
- Bobby Lashley defeated Brock Lesnar to win the WWE Championship
- Edge and Beth Phoenix defeated The Miz and Maryse in a Mixed Tag Team match
- Brock Lesnar last eliminated Drew McIntrye to win the 30-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania 38

Our Main Story this week is the third sports related topic that we're going to talk about. I had been outside of the house shoveling snow until I had to come back inside to use the bathroom, and then I took out my phone and saw something I thought I never I see. Twitter was reporting that Quarterback Tom Brady was retiring after 22 seasons. ESPN was the first to report it, but it looks like we all might have jumped the gun because nothing's set at in stone at this point. The Associated Press, The Atlantic and NFL sources reported a much different story indicating that Tom Brady had told the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that he hasn’t made up his mind on retiring. Only he can make that decision and it looks like he will, you would think after winning 7 Super Bowl rings, 3 MVPs, and being 1st in All Time Pass YDS and Pass TDs completions, now it would be the right time to call it a career. To those of you who don't know, I never in my life liked Tom Brady when he was playing for the New England Patriots, beating up on the New York Jets left and right, though I was very happy that he left New England and went to Tampa Bay. I was very conflicted with him winning the Super Bowl last year in Tampa Bay and figured he would make to the Big Game again this year. But the Los Angeles Rams last week avoided the same humiliation that the Atlanta Flacons did at the hands of Tom Brady in 2017, and the Rams sent to Brady into retirement last week by beating the Bucs with a game winning field goal. For more on the news that Tom Brady is "planning" on retiring, let's take a look at this all-new #TwitterTrend.

NFL @NFL
7x Super Bowl champion Tom Brady retiring after 22 NFL seasons. (via @RapSheet)

NFL @NFL
GOAT. #ThankYouTom

NFL @NFL
Nobody did it better. #ThankYouTom

Around The NFL @AroundTheNFL
Buccaneers QB Tom Brady planning to retire from NFL after 22 seasons, per @RapSheet


The Associated Press @AP
BREAKING: AP sources: Tom Brady tells Tampa Bay Buccaneers GM he hasn't decided on retirement, despite ESPN report.

The Athletic @TheAthletic
Despite reports of his retirement, Tom Brady has yet to give Tampa Bay a final decision, a source told The Athletic's @gregauman

Brady contacted the team directly to reiterate that he has not yet made a decision.


Bloomberg Quicktake @Quicktake
NEW: An AP report is now disputing an earlier ESPN report that Tom Brady is retiring.

Brady called the Tampa Bay Buccaneers today to let them know he hasn't made up his mind, two people familiar with the details told The Associated Press

Bleacher Report @BleacherReport
Tom Brady informed the Bucs today that "he's not even close" to making a decision on retirement, per @jeffphowe

Bleacher Report @BleacherReport
Tom Brady’s father says Brady has NOT made a final decision yet on his retirement, per @MikeGiardi

Reuters @Reuters
Tom Brady retirement report disputed http://reut.rs/340nEaA

ESPN Stats & Info @ESPNStatsInfo
Tom Brady was the first……

- Player to win an NFL championship in 3 different decades 

- QB to start & win a Super Bowl for a team in both conferences

- Player to win multiple titles after turning 40

H/T @EliasSports

Around The NFL @AroundTheNFL
Bucs teammate, former Seahawks nemesis Richard Sherman salutes Tom Brady: "Hell of a run! Honor to share the field with you"


NFL on CBS 🏈 @NFLonCBS
At some point, Tom Brady has defeated your favorite football team.

CELEBRITY of the WEEK
Kunal Nayyar
Born: April 30, 1981
Starred in Ice Age: Continental Drift and Trolls World Tour
Set to star in Suspicion on Apple TV+

That's your Celebrity of the Week, Time to Learn Tomorrow.

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