Negro Leagues Elevated Status, Herbert Leads Chargers In OT Win, AGBO Superhero League, Russia’s Olympic Ban

BASEBALL

Major League Baseball elevated the Negro Leagues to “Major League” status and will recognize the statistics and records of the 3,400 players who played during the years between 1920-1948.

FOOTBALL

The Los Angeles Chargers beat the Las Vegas Raiders 30-27 in overtime on Thursday night thanks to the spectacular performance of Chargers’ quarterback Justin Herbert’s 314 passing yards and three touchdowns.

The AGBO Superhero League is heating up. The fantasy football league started by Joe Russo, who co-directed the last two Avengers movies, includes the following superheroes (Chris Evans, Ryan Reynold, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr,  Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, and Karen Gillan, Anthony Mackie, and Pom Klementieff). Check out some of these trash-talking videos.

OLYMPICS

As a result of a doping scandal, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that Russia can’t use its name, flag, or anthem at the Olympics (or any world championship) for the next two years. Russian athletes will be allowed to compete as long as they are not implicated in any doping issues.

 

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