A World Series for the ages is about to begin. The two most talented and (not coincidentally) richest teams (and oldest) in MLB are playing each other. It's actually a marvel it doesn't happen more often.
It's billed as Ohtani's Dodgers versus Judge's Yankees, but the real heroes of each team can just as likely turn out to be others. With two offensive powerhouses we expect high scoring games, though it sometimes turns out to be a different kind of series. But spectacle--yeah, that's likely to be high, so it's also likely this will be the most watched World Series in history.
Updating my NFL teams, the Niners continue to be ground down by injuries and the resulting discombobulations (a technical football term.) But there may still be time. Meanwhile, the also depleted Kansas City Chiefs continue to win. Could the luck of these two teams be reversed by the end of the season?
The Steelers on the other hand are on the ascent. Disregarding just about everybody's advice, Coach Tomlin replaced a quarterback with a winning record with a quarterback just recovered from injury. After a lackluster first half, the gamble really paid off. Russell Wilson put 37 points on the board against the Jets, for the highest score the Steelers have attained this year. And sometimes injuries work for you. A beat-up offensive line has suddenly become a formidable offensive line with some new blood. Add to that a pretty tight defense and one of the game's most reliable field goal kickers, and the Steelers could go places.
The NBA regular season has just begun, and though Golden State has played only one game, and that one against an immature opponent, it does appear that Coach Kerr has the luxury of a deep lineup of players that seem to be thriving with any combination of players on the floor. That is, the team is not only deep in talent, it is a deep team. Against Portland the first team started slow, Steph being sidelined with a minor injury for a few days seemed rusty but he got his 3 point mojo back in the second half. Eventually the entire roster played meaningful minutes. They put up 139 points which is eye-opening regardless of the opponent.
The New York Liberty won the WNBA championship--a league that is on the brink of transformation in the next two years. Players opted for new contracts (as expected) though apparently they'll have to play with the old ones for another year, but by then they might really get paid a living wage (or the equivalent for a professional athlete.) The league's popularity should earn it better television contracts to finance better salaries, better facilities and travel conditions. And there will be a new team, from the Bay Area, backed by the Golden State Warriors.
