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#SportBits . . .Weekend WrapUp

#SportBits . . .Weekend WrapUp

  Happy Monday #SportBits readers! There is a lot of sports news to discuss so let’s get right to it.

There are now six New England Patriot players refusing to go to the White House for the Super Bowl celebration and perfunctory meeting with POTUS with pressure mounting on more to join.

Martellus Bennetstarted it all by saying before the Super Bowl that he wouldn’t go if the Patriots won. He…

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#SportBits . . . Weekend WrapUp

  Happy Monday #SportBits readers! There is a lot of sports news to discuss so let’s get right to it.

There are now six New England Patriot players refusing to go to the White House for the Super Bowl celebration and perfunctory meeting with POTUS with pressure mounting on more to join.

Martellus Bennetstarted it all by saying before the Super Bowl that he wouldn’t go if the Patriots won. He…

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#SportBits .. Weekend WrapUp

  Happy Monday #SportBits readers! There is a lot of sports news to discuss so let’s get right to it.

There are now six New England Patriot players refusing to go to the White House for the Super Bowl celebration and perfunctory meeting with POTUS with pressure mounting on more to join.

Martellus Bennetstarted it all by saying before the Super Bowl that he wouldn’t go if the Patriots won. He…

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#SportBits ... Super Bowl 51 Recap

#SportBits … Super Bowl 51 Recap

Well, if I learned anything from watching Super Bowl 51 last night, it’s that no matter how bad something is going, things can ALWAYS turn around.

Seriously.

Tom Brady and the New England Patriots couldn’t have played a worse first half in yesterday’s Super Bowl. He seemed rattled. He had constant pressure from the Falcons defense and his throws throws were way off target.

It was not the Tom…

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How will Trump's immigration ban affect sports?

How will Trump’s immigration ban affect sports?

Many in the sports world are trying to figure out how President Donald Trump’s ban on immigration will affect their respective sports.

The executive order blocks entry into the United States from seven predominantly Muslim Nations – Syria, Yemen, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Somalia, and Sudan – for 90 days.

It also suspends the entry of all refugees for 120 days and bars Syrian refugees indefinitely.

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#SportBits ... Weekend WrapUp

#SportBits … Weekend WrapUp

Happy Monday, #SportBits readers!

Here is your weekend sports wrap up.

In what felt more vintage than a 79’ Dead shirt, the Australian Open men’s and women’s final gave everyone the #goodfeels.

I can’t tell you how many texts and comments on my social media I received from people expressing how happy the finals made them feel. Four legends of tennis back in the championships.

I think after a…

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Knicks open to trading Carmelo Anthony to Clippers

Knicks open to trading Carmelo Anthony to Clippers

  Just two weeks ago Carmelo Anthony went public with his desire to remain a Knick and stay in New York. He made it very clear he had no interest in waiving his no-trade clause.

Well, a lot can happen in two weeks and it now seems a trade is imminent.

Knicks president Phil Jackson seems determined to find a new home and a deal that Anthony would accept before the February 23rd trade deadline.

Acc…

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Mary Coyne is #SportBits ...

Mary Coyne is #SportBits …

by M. Mattison @ HerDaily.com Mary Coyne learned early on that paying attention to sports would serve her well. “I’m one of five girls and realized a great way to connect with my dad was to sit down and watch the game with him,” remembers Mary. Her parents took Mary and her sisters to various sporting events – mostly those involving Syracuse University. She remembers many times, while sitting at…

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#SportBits … Concussions And The Female Athlete

#SportBits … Concussions And The Female Athlete

Concussions are still a much-discussed issue in sports, but the conversations tend to focus on football and hockey: men’s sports.

In reality however, the dangers of concussions are just as present in female athletes, even in non-contact sports.

Sports journalist Joanne Gerstner has written a book with renowned sports neurologistJeffrey S. Kutcher called “Back in the Game: Why Concussion Doesn’t…

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#SportBits … Columbia University Suspends Men’s Wrestling Season Over “Lewd Texts”

#SportBits … Columbia University Suspends Men’s Wrestling Season Over “Lewd Texts”

What the heck is going on in our country? Have we all lost our minds!!???

On Monday, the New York Times reported that Columbia University has suspended its wrestling team while it investigates “racist, misogynistic and homophobic” text messages between team members.

This on the heels of Harvard, another Ivy League institution, canceling its men’s soccer seasonearlier this month when school…

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#SportBits … Venus and Serena Williams Return To Their Compton Roots

#SportBits … Venus and Serena Williams Return To Their Compton Roots

Serena and Venus Williams grew up a few miles from my house.

In the thirty years I’ve lived in Southern California, I haven’t seen them spend much time here. They live and train in Florida, and travel the world as members of the WTA.

But the Williams sisters recently renewed their ties to the community that helped shape them as both women and professional tennis players when they returned to…

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#SportBits … NBA Coaches React To The Presidential Election

#SportBits … NBA Coaches React To The Presidential Election

Like many, I’m still processing the results of our Presidential election.

I realize this is an inexact comparison, but I feel like I did after 9-11: sad, mad, scared, and anxious over this feeling of the unknown. I have the same unsettling haunch that life will never be the same again. It sounds dramatic, but there has been a shift in our country, and I’m hoping that in the end, good will come of…

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#SportBits … Why Oh Why, Harvard Men’s Soccer Team?

#SportBits … Why Oh Why, Harvard Men’s Soccer Team?

On the heels of our nation’s current conversations regarding gender equality and inclusion, comes a document out of Harvard University revealing sexist and crude remarks made by members of the men’s soccer team against their female counterparts.

The 2012 9-page “scouting report” included a short paragraph assessing incoming members of the women’s soccer team. The report also contained a photo…

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#SportBits Recap … The 2016 WTA Season

#SportBits Recap … The 2016 WTA Season

The women’s tennis season is officially over and what a wild year it was.

Over the weekend, the WTA Finals tournament came to a close in Singapore with No. 7 seed Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova taking the title over the newly No. 1 ranked Angelique Kerber of Germany. With the win, Cibulkova moves to No. 5 in the world.

The singles field for the season ending WTA Finals tournament.

It was quite an…

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#SportBits … The Curious Case of NFL Kicker Josh Brown

#SportBits … The Curious Case of NFL Kicker Josh Brown

Another day, another sexual abuse case in the NFL. Like school shootings and #Trumpisms, I’m becoming numb to it.

Here is the latest:

NY Giants’ kicker Josh Brown was arrested, but not charged, in May 2015 for domestic violence against his wife Molly Brown.

He was initially suspended for the 2016 season opener. He was then placed the Commissioner’s exempt list (paid leave) after a police report…

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#SportBits’ 5 Guaranteed Tips For Surviving Your College Reunion

#SportBits’ 5 Guaranteed Tips For Surviving Your College Reunion

Hi, y’all. I’m sporting that southern twang because I just got back from my college reunion in Nashville, Tennessee.

It was the first #Vandyreunion I had attended since I graduated in 1986. So if you’re doing the math, that’s my 30th. Damn.  I decided it was time to bite the bullet and head cross-country to try to reconnect with friends I hadn’t seen in years.  Who knows, maybe one of them is now…