Golf, fishing and shotgunning beers: It's NBA downtime in the Orlando bubble
Why we love sports
The return of team sports is seemingly on the horizon, and in anticipation, we've been thinking about what it is about sports that made us fall in love with them in the first place.
- For our Steve Gardner, watching the classic Monday Night Football crew of Howard Cosell, Frank Gifford and Don Meredith with his father remain treasured memories.
- For Gentry Estes, a relatively uneventful 1986 game between Alabama and Vanderbilt was another step in establishing a life-long obsession.
- For JR Radcliffe, Brewers moments – like a cycle hit by Paul Molitor – as described by the legendary Bob Uecker provided a nightly soundtrack for his early sports life.
We want to hear your story! Email usatodaysports@usatoday.com if you'd like to share what made you fall in love with sports.
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- BMX freestyle rider Chelsea Wolfe, who is Changing the Game by being who she is .
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The must-read stories from last week:
- Golf, fishing and shotgunning beers: What life has been like so far for players in the NBA bubble in Orlando.
- Inside the NBA bubble: What is life like for the media on the Disney World campus.
- Washington's NFL team: The "Redskins" have made the decision to retire team name amid a formal review that started 10 days ago.
- 'He just feels like he can overcome anything': How a boy with one leg became a high school sports star and saved his family in a house fire.
- MLB schedule released: Here's hoping Major League Baseball's ambitious plan for 2020 works out. There's certainly some fun games on the docket.
- 'The time is now': The Reds' Amir Garrett is unafraid to speak out about racial inequality.
- Nashville Stars? They could be MLB's next team – and baseball's first Black-owned club.
- Bubba Wallace: The NASCAR driver says President Trump should worry about things other than NASCAR.
- College football in trouble? After a jarring week in college sports – no Ivy League fall sports, Big Ten and Pac-12 going to conference-only schedules – football season looks to be in big trouble.
- Buster Posey: The San Francisco Giants star catcher makes "easy" decision in opting out of the 2020 for the safety of his newborns.
- #FreeWoj: LeBron James tweeted his support for Adrian Wojnarowski after the ESPN NBA insider was reportedly suspended by the network for a profane email he sent to Sen. Josh Hawley.
- From Mexico City to Cincinnati: Olympic champion Tommie Smith reflects on time spent with the Bengals.
More notable stories:
- The WNBA has dedicated its 2020 season to social justice.
- College football parents band together in effort to hold schools accountable.
- Mike Golic will no longer be on ESPN Radio's national morning show.
- WNBA player to Sen. Kelly Loeffler: 'You are on the wrong side of history.'
- Scrabble tournaments are looking to ban racial and ethnic slurs.
- Black Players for Change protest before first MLS is Back game.
- Tori Miller makes history in becoming the first female GM in NBA G League history.
- LeBron James on why he's not wearing a message on his jersey in Orlando.
- Golfer ditches hotels and takeout for life in nature while on Korn Ferry Tour.
- Top hoops prospect from Minneapolis feels a responsibility to advocate for change.
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