The perfect sports for social distancing and the rest of the *best* stories this week
It is somehow May now, and we're still adhering to strict social distancing measures. Yes, that means we're still Working Out From Home. With 25 entries now, we here at Good Sports hope you've found some ways to diversify your exercise time:
- THE PERFECT SPORT FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING: Tennis! Play a match, but don't shake hands afterward!
- INTIMIDATED BY PILATES?: Don't be! Here's a full-body workout fit for tight spaces.
- NASCAR DRIVERS: They're just like us! What the sport's best are doing to stay in shape with the season's restart looming on the horizon.
- THE SIMPLEST EXERCISE OF ALL: In these times of social distancing, walking can help you more than just physically.
And here are the rest of the standout stories you need to see:
- 'THE LAST DANCE': The latest episodes of the documentary on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls delved into MJ's relationship with Kobe Braynt, the Dream Team and His Airness' gambling.
- SEEMS ... OPTIMISTIC: The Iowa Hawkeyes plan to start practicing in less than a month. We'll see.
- 75 YEARS: That's how long it has been since the Kentucky Derby wasn't run on the first Saturday in May. Then, the enemy was foreign. Now it's viral.
- FAMILY TIME: With two adoptions within a year, the family of Brewers infielder Eric Sogard is growing rapidly.
- 'BULL DURHAM': Ron Shelton, director of the classic baseball film, was 'always getting banned' coaching Little League and said he argued like Earl Weaver.
- LOOK, TIMES ARE TOUGH: Some folks in Knoxville broke into Neyland Stadium for a very specific purpose.
- HELPING THE HOMELAND: Mets coach Hensley “Bam Bam" Meulens is trying to keep his home country of Curacao – whose tourism-fueled economy has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic – fed one meal at a time.
- LITERAL ROCKET SCIENTIST: With help from the NFL Players Association, NFL QB Joshua Dobbs participated in a February externship program at NASA.
- MORE THAN JUST SPORTS: These youth sports coaches are fighting to keep kids engaged and active even as leagues are dormant due to the coronavirus pandemic.
- GIGI REMEMBERED: Vanessa Bryant honored her late daughter last week on what would have been her 14th birthday.
The videos that moved and inspired us, from our friends at SportsKind:
- LOVE TO THE ROYALS: A little boy's love letter to the Kansas City Royals went viral. The Royals responded perfectly.
- GRATITUDE: Steph Curry gave a personal shout out to the people who most deserve it right now.
The rest of the good (and goofy) from the week:
- All right, how old is Don Mattingly?
- Turns out 'The Mountain' is pretty strong.
- Dunk contest diss track? Sure!
- Larry Fitzgerald delivers, even in the offseason.
- NFL post-draft power rankings: Where's your team fall?
- Jameis Winston 'can read street signs (now)' after getting LASIK.
- 'Space Jam 2' is not actually going to be called 'Space Jam 2.'
- Will Ferrell crashed the Seattle Seahawks' virtual meeting.
- We're jealous of Kliff Kingsbury's Lego house?
- Alex Smith: It's 'absurd' that Colin Kaepernick doesn't have an NFL job.
- Shaq says he'll pay for funeral of Louisville signee Dexter Rentz Jr.
- Donovan Mitchell surprises Louisville class teleconference with new shoes.
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