This Week in Sports
It has been an interesting week in sports. New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold has been diagnosed with mono on September 12th. He will be unable to play for at least a month because mono can cause swelling of the organs, which can rupture during physical activities such as football. Since mononucleosis is highly contagious, Darnold will be separated from the rest of his team.
Tom Brady, quarterback for the New England Patriots, finally spoke out on the Antonio Brown accusations with a short lipped comment. Brown was recently accused of several counts of sexual assault and rape by his past personal trainer in a civil lawsuit. When questioned about his new receiver, all Brady said was, “Things that don’t involve me, don’t involve me.” Brady reportedly was just focusing on his game against Miami. There are also rumors that tight end Rob Gronkowski may be making a come back. After suffering around 20 concussions and other medical issues throughout his NFL career, Gronk retired in March 2019, so his retirement would be very short-lived.
In the Olympic world, gold medalist bobsled athlete Kaillie Humphries asked to be released from Team Canada in order to compete for Team USA, but her request was denied. Humphries filed a complaint alleging she was prevented from competing. She is now suing the governing body for blocking her release from the team. She states that her initial decision was not to leave but chose to leave Canada because she was being prevented from competing.
South Korea has asked the International Olympic Committee to ban Japan’s “Rising Sun” flag from the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games. The country claims it resembles a Nazi swastika. The flag was used to remind the South Koreans about Japanese rule in Korea for an extended amount of time.
The Baltimore Orioles’ Jonathan Villar hit a 3-run home run in the 7th inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 11th, marking the 6,106th homer in Major League Baseball this season, topping the record set in 2017. His bat will be placed in the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Los Angeles Dodgers have secured their seventh consecutive National League West title, making them the first team to secure a playoff spot for this 2019 postseason.
Sierra Sanchez is a freshman studying biomedical science.