Drew Brees Retires, Brady Re-Signs, NCAA Bracket, China Providing Vaccines For Olympic Athletes
FOOTBALL
Drew Brees announced his retirement on Sunday, exactly fifteen years after he signed with the New Orleans Saints where he was drafted #32 overall.
Tom Brady, who at 43 is a year older than Brees, agreed to extend his contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for one year.
BASKETBALL
The NCAA men’s bracket was announced on Sunday night with Gonaga, Baylor, Ilinois, and Michigan as the number one seeds. Click here for the full bracket.
OLYMPICS
China will provide COVID-19 vaccines for athletes participating in the summer’s Tokyo Games and the winter’s Beijing Games.
Duke Out Due To Covid, Chiefs Release Tackles, Mahomes One-Month Old Daughter Gets Soccer Scholarship, Cam Re-Signed
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Duke’s basketball team was forced to withdraw from the ACC Tournament due to a positive COVID-19 test from one of the players. By canceling their quarterfinal matchup against Florida State, Duke’s season is over. The team wasn’t having their best season, but they had previously qualified for the NCAA tournament every year since 1995 and, under Coach Mike Krzyzewski, have won five national titles. For more NCAA tournament news, click here.
FOOTBALL
In a head-scratcher of a deal, the Kansas City Chiefs released both of their starting offensive tackles, Mitchell Schwartz and Eric Fisher (who were sidelined during the Super Bowl due to injuries, clearly hurting quarterback Patrick Mahomes who had to scramble all day to avoid getting banged up).
Speaking of Mahomes, Patrick’s one-month-old daughter Sterling Skye was offered a soccer scholarship to Texas Tech in 2039. The tweeted offer said, “An early offer, but worth the wait. We’ll be ready for her!”
In more NFL news, the New England Patriots re-signed quarterback Cam Newton to a one-year deal. Newton signed a one-year deal last summer as well.
