This Week's UPDATES
Not all of my classes at Brooklyn College are in-person, one is online on Mondays, and four are in-person Tuesdays and Thursday. They all went fantastic, it was great running into old classmates and meeting new ones who you find are in the same classes as you. That's the joy of college, it's feels like I picked where I left off at LaGuardia before COVID started to control everything, it felt like 2019 all over again when I realized that I needed to be around other people at school than sitting around at home looking after my family at the time. I cut together a new episode of FakeTV Box, highlighting the first week of the Spring semester and I'll have it out by tomorrow, before then we have a new 7-Day Round-Up to snack on right down below.
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7-Day Round-Up |
Sunday |
Las Vegas Raiders expected to hire New England Patriots' OC Josh McDaniels as new head coach. | KlicK |
Monday |
The United States Food and Drug Administration grants full approval to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine. | KlicK |
Tuesday |
Pfizer begins submitting data to U.S. regulators, seeking emergency use authorization of COVID-19 vaccine for children under age 5. | KlicK |
Wednesday |
CNN President Jeff Zucker resigned from the media company, citing failure to disclose "consensual relationship" with colleague. | KlicK |
Thursday |
Gotham Knights, Walker Spinoff and Supernatural Prequel all get Pilot Orders at The CW. | KlicK |
Friday |
Winter storm Landon moves across the United States, bringing ice and snow in Texas and Ohio. | KlicK |
Saturday |
Olympic Pro Snowboarder Shaun White will retire after the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. | KlicK |
In sports-related news, Tom Brady officially announced his retirement from football last Tuesday, the 2022 Winter Olympics are underway in Beijing, China, NHL All-Star Weekend took place in Las Vegas, and Super Bowl LVI is just one week away. Did I miss anything else? If not, then let's go over a brand new Max Sports rundown with the medal count of the Winter Games so far.
NBA
Last Night
Grizzlies 135, Magic 115
Heat 104, Hornets 86
Suns 95, Wizards 90
Lakers 122, Knicks 115 in Overtime
Bucks 137, Trail Blazers 108
Kings 113, Thunder 103
Today
76ers vs Bulls at 3:30PM
Pistons vs Timberwolves at 3:30PM
Nets vs Nuggets at 3:30PM
Pacers vs Cavaliers at 6PM
Celtics vs Magic at 6PM
Hawks vs Mavericks at 6PM on ESPN
Pelicans vs Rockets at 7PM
Bucks vs Clippers at 9PM on NBATV
Tomorrow
Raptors vs Hornets at 7PM
Heat vs Wizards at 7PM
Suns vs Bulls at 8PM on NBATV
Warriors vs Thunder at 8PM
Knicks vs Jazz at 9PM
NHL
Yesterday
2022 NHL All-Star Game
- Metro Division 6, Pacific Division 4
- Central Division 8, Atlantic Division 5
- All-Star Final: Metro Division 5, Central Division 3
Tomorrow
Hurricanes vs Maples Leafs at 7PM on ESPN+
Devils vs Senators at 7PM on ESPN+
Tuesday
Hurricanes vs Senators at 7PM on ESPN+
Penguins vs Bruins at 7PM on ESPN+
Devils vs Canadiens at 7PM on ESPN+
Blue Jackets vs Capitals at 7PM on ESPN+
Wild vs Jets at 8PM on ESPN+
Golden Knights vs Oilers at 9PM on ESPN+
Coyotes vs Canucks at 10PM on ESPN+
NFL
Pro Bowl
Today
AFC vs NFC at 3PM on ESPN/ABC
Super Bowl LVI
Next Sunday
Los Angeles Rams vs Cincinnati Bengals at 6:30PM on NBC
WWE
Elimination Chamber match card
- Bobby Lashley vs Brock Lesnar vs Seth Rollins vs AJ Styles vs Riddle vs Austin Theory in a Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship
- Becky Lynch vs Lita for the WWE Raw Women's Championship
- The Usos vs The Viking Raiders for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship
- Roman Reigns vs Goldberg for the WWE Universal Championship
- Drew McIntyre vs Madcap Moss
WrestleMania 38 match card
- Roman Reigns vs Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship
- Charlotte Flair vs Ronda Rousey for the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship
Beijing 2022 Olympics
Medal Count
1. NOR - Gold: 2, Sliver: 0, Bronze: 0, Total: 2
2. SLO - Gold: 1, Sliver: 0, Bronze: 1, Total: 2
3. CHN - Gold: 1, Sliver: 0, Bronze: 0, Total: 1
4. NED - Gold: 1, Sliver: 0, Bronze: 0, Total: 1
5. NZL - Gold: 1, Sliver: 0, Bronze: 0, Total: 1
6. SWE - Gold: 1, Sliver: 0, Bronze: 0, Total: 1
7. ITA - Gold: 0, Sliver: 2, Bronze: 0, Total: 2
8. CAN - Gold: 0, Sliver: 1, Bronze: 1, Total: 2
9. ROC - Gold: 0, Sliver: 1, Bronze: 1, Total: 2
10. FRA - Gold: 0, Sliver: 1, Bronze: 0, Total: 1
Our Main Story this week is about the Washington Commanders. Yeah that's right! The Washington Commanders of the National Football League. On 2.2.22, the Washington Football Team announced that they're changing their name to the Commanders, as most people remember, this 90-year-old NFL franchise came under scrutiny in 2020 for the use of a slur for Native Americans as its former name, the Redskins. This lead to the search for a new name and caused Washington to be called the Football Team for the 2020 and 2021 NFL seasons. It's no secret that the new name has been given a mixed turned generally negative reaction to the football community, and it was no secret at all that this team was going be called Commanders. That's because the name unveiled a day ahead of schedule thanks to Brad Freitas, a helicopter reporter for Washington's NBC affiliate, who was flying over FedEx Field and the helicopter he was on zoomed in on a promenade in the stadium donning the team's new name "Commanders" on what looked like a backdrop. This was the second leak of the team's names five days after a Twitter user spotted that the domain, Commanders.com, had been transferred to MarkMonitor, the company the NFL uses to handle most of its domain names for its teams and brands. This was confirmed by Whois internet record listing that Commanders.com is now handling the oversight of the domain. As for the reaction towards the name Commanders, we have found a ton of them in a brand new #TwitterTrend right down.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost
Washington unveils new name, uniforms: Meet the Commanders
The Washington Post @washingtonpost
The Commanders name lands “with a thud” for some Washington fans
The Washington Post @washingtonpost
Commanders leaves Native Americans unhappy, for different reasons
The Washington Post @washingtonpost
New stadium for Commanders is a political football for local leaders
The Washington Post @washingtonpost
Jeff Jacobs, who lives in Northwest Washington, has been a fan of Washington’s NFL team since he moved to the area in the 1980s.
He says Commanders “represents a winning name,” something the team needs desperately. https://wapo.st/3ojqyyg
The Washington Post @washingtonpost
Finally, it has a name.
Eighteen months after dropping its longtime nickname, Washington’s NFL team revealed Wednesday that it will be the Commanders, a tribute to Washington’s military ties.
Here's what some readers had to say:
The New York Times @nytimes
The Washington Football Team will rebrand as the Commanders, nearly two years after dropping its longtime name and logo under pressure.
Axios @axios
The NFL believes its Washington franchise, now called the Commanders, has solved many of its toxic workplace problems, according to a third-party audit obtained by Axios.
The Associated Press @AP
Washington's NFL team is now the Commanders. Suzan Shown Harjo, a Native American advocate who has been pushing for sports teams to drop Native imagery since the 1960s, called the change “an amazing and a giant step in the maturation of America."
Reuters @Reuters
PHOTO CORRECTION: Washington NFL team selects Commanders as its new name. We deleted a tweet that had the wrong logo attached
http://reut.rs/3HoDQRCSports Illustrated @SInow
The Washington Commanders only revealed their new name today, but they may already have a politically themed nickname
https://t.co/T7DM6zjOu7CNBC @CNBC
The Washington Football Team has officially changed its name to the Washington Commanders, ending a search that took more than one year.
https://t.co/qPqQL7tXlAThe Daily Beast @thedailybeast
They'd like to reintroduce themselves: Meet the Washington Commanders
HuffPost @HuffPost
Fans had been speculating about the Commanders nickname for weeks in one of the worst-kept secrets in the NFL.
https://t.co/geYoQ4A2RLThe Wall Street Journal @WSJ
Washington’s NFL team finally has a new name after two seasons of playing without one: the Commanders
https://t.co/6LI5m2KCX6NPR @NPR
JUST IN: The Washington Football Team will officially rebrand as the Commanders after the team scrapped its previous, long-held name following years of pressure because of its racist connotations.
https://t.co/WodYYzqUG4CNN Breaking News @cnnbrk
After having spent the last two years being known simply as the Washington Football Team, the iconic NFL franchise is now the Washington Commanders
Quartz @qz
The Washington Commanders rebrand costs millions, but could save the franchise
Newsweek @Newsweek
Washington Commanders name confirmed and people hate it
USA TODAY @USATODAY
Washington Football Team announces Commanders as new NFL nickname
President Biden @POTUS
I suppose there’s room for two Commanders in this town.
Washington Commanders @Commanders
Commander’s merch is on its way 🐶
1600 Pennsylvania Ave, right?
Reuters @Reuters
The National Football League's Washington football team said they will now be called the Commanders following a lengthy review on how best to replace a name and logo that were widely criticized as disrespectful of Native American culture
https://reut.rs/34wpTlR
💥We Wondered Why Not @TyMurphy19
In case anyone missed it,
The Redskins are now the Commanders!
CELEBRITY of the WEEK
Taylor Heinicke
Born: March 15, 1993
Quarterback for the Washington Commanders
Was a reserve QB for the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL in 2020.
That's your Celebrity of the Week, Take Command Soon.
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