(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Boston 6, NY Yankees 2
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON
New York 125, Indiana 104
Chicago 131, Cleveland 95
Houston 125, Washington 119
Memphis 87, Milwaukee 77
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON
Florida 3, Tampa Bay 2
NY Islanders 3, Philadelphia 0
Final Toronto 6 Montreal 2
Nashville 3, Carolina 2 (OT)
Pittsburgh 5, Buffalo 4 (SO)
Dallas 3, St. Louis 1
Vegas 7, Colorado 4
Seattle 4, Vancouver 0
Arizona 4, Los Angeles 1
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON
Toronto 123, Philadelphia 107
Boston 98, Orlando 97
Miami 125, Atlanta 99
Charlotte 113, Oklahoma City 97
Minnesota 117, New Orleans 114
San Antonio 111, Utah 85
Sacramento 117, Phoenix 106
Final Golden State 121, Portland 107
LA Clippers 103, Denver 102
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON
Columbus 5, Buffalo 3
New Jersey 4, Washington 1
Toronto 3, Ottawa 1
Philadelphia 2, Boston 1 (OT)
Chicago 6, Detroit 4
Minnesota 3, Colorado 1
Edmonton 4, Calgary 3
Anaheim 3, San Jose 2 (OT)
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
LA Chargers 28, Las Vegas 14
(SAN FRANCISCO) — Andrew Wiggins, an NBA player who has vocally opposed the COVID-19 vaccine, just received a dose, according to his coach.
Wiggins, of the Golden State Warriors, refused to answer reporters’ questions about his vaccination status during a news conference last Monday.
“It’s my problem…Not yours,” he said.
But Warriors coach Steve Kerr told reporters Sunday that the 26-year-old did get vaccinated.
“He just told me today that he was fine with us acknowledging it,” Kerr said.
Kerr didn’t provide any more details including which vaccine Wiggins received.
The San Francisco Department of Public Health bars unvaccinated residents over the age of 12 from attending indoor events. The rule goes into effect for employees of indoor businesses on Oct. 13, eight days before the Warriors’ home opener.
Wiggins applied for a religious exemption with the NBA, but his request was denied, ESPN reported.
(Guntersville, Ala.) — As a former Division I college football player for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide, Justin Moon faced many challenges on the field.
But more than a decade later, the 36-year-old step dad may have met his toughest opponent yet, when coronavirus left him fighting for his life earlier this summer just days before he was set to get his first dose of vaccine, he said.
“There’s only one other step beyond where I was at, and that’s cremation or going in your box,” Moon, who is still hospitalized but on the road to recovery, told ABC News. “I actually died for 4 minutes, and they paddled me and brought me back.”
Moon, of Guntersville, Alabama, was an athlete his entire life, and prior to his COVID diagnosis, he said he had no known underlying health conditions.
“I was never sick, and never missed a day of work,” said Moon, who has spent more than 10 weeks in the hospital, including nearly six weeks on a ventilator. “I could not do anything but blink. I could not talk, did not raise my head up off the pillow. You got to understand, being a 300-pound former athlete… man, that was tough.”
Now he and his wife, Mel, have dedicated themselves to spreading the word about vaccination and said that their efforts have helped encourage some 250 people to get their shots.
‘Never dreamt…this would be our story’
What had first seemed to be a sinus infection in July, turned out to be much more severe than anyone could have imagined, said Moon’s wife, Mel.
“We never dreamt in a million years that this would be our story,” said Mel.
When his symptoms worsened, Justin was taken to the hospital, and within six days of hospitalization, he was put on a ventilator.
“At one point, the doctors told my aunt, my stepdaughter and my wife to prepare to get a call in the next 24 hours, to come up here, you know, say goodbye. It is going to happen, it’s just a matter of time,” said Moon.
When the vaccines became widely available, Moon said he was hesitant given the mixed messaging on vaccinations in political circles. Even though the company he works for, Waste Connections, encouraged workers to get vaccinated, he chose not to get the shot after avoiding the disease during the first wave of the pandemic.
“I was very unsure, so I stood still. And I was wrong,” Moon said.
‘COVID doesn’t care’
Across the state of Alabama, just 42% of residents have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus as of Wednesday, a reality that drove the state to a record-breaking surge over the summer. Although infection rates are beginning to abate, less than 2% of intensive care unit beds remain available across the state.
The vast majority of the patients who are currently hospitalized at the University of Alabama Birmingham have not been vaccinated, according to the hospital, Brent Patterson, and those who tend to fare better and avoid severe illness are vaccinated.
“COVID doesn’t care. If you are healthy, but unvaccinated, it is gonna take everyone,” Patterson said.
Just prior to his diagnosis, Moon grew concerned by the increasing number of infections in the state. After a colleague tested positive for the virus, Moon said he overcame his skepticism, and made the decision, along with his wife, Mel, to get vaccinated.
His decision, ultimately, came too late, when he tested positive for the virus just days prior to when he planned to get the shot.
“If I had not been unsure of the vaccine, it would have probably gone like a lot of other stories,” said Moon. “Headaches, short breath, laying on the couch.”
‘Do your homework’
In an effort to help people truly understand the realities of COVID-19, the Moon family decided to share their story in their community.
“We don’t want anyone to ever have to go through what we’ve gone through. And that’s the lesson we learned: don’t stand still, do your homework. Don’t listen to the wrong forces, talk to your physician, and your family,” Mel said. “There can’t be anything about being vaccinated that is as bad as this.”
So far, Moon’s wife, who is working to get the word out along with his employer, says his story has convinced at least 250 unvaccinated people within the community to get the shot.
Moon’s family have been collecting texts and emails from people, who have reached out to let them know that they have got vaccinated after hearing Justin’s story. As of this week, they said they have heard from at least 250 newly vaccinated people.
“They hear the entire story of what’s going on with me, and, if they were in doubt, or we’re just in the same situation that I was, they see me, and see that I very, very seldom got sick or had any issues… if we could affect Justin like this… it can be much, much worse,” Justin Moon said.
Moon still has a long road ahead of him, undergoing grueling rehabilitation, as he works to regain his strength and his sense of feeling in his dominant right arm, which is still completely numb. He is also learning how to stand up and walk again, and he still needs oxygen after walking a few feet.
“Not too many people get a second chance at life,” said Moon. “But it didn’t have to be like that. The story could have gone very different.”
(NEW YORK) — Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar will perform together for the first time when they headline the Pepsi Super Bowl 56 Halftime Show on Feb. 13, 2022 in the Los Angeles area.
These superstars have collectively earned 43 Grammys and have created 22 No. 1 Billboard albums.
For the second year in a row, Jay-Z’s Roc Nation is serving as the strategic entertainment advisor of the Super Bowl halftime show.
“On February 13, 2022, at the Super Bowl LVI in Inglewood, CA, in the new SoFi Stadium, Dr. Dre, a musical visionary from Compton, Snoop Dogg, an icon from Long Beach and Kendrick Lamar, a young musical pioneer in his own right, also from Compton, will take center field for a performance of a lifetime,” Jay-Z said in a statement. “They will be joined by the lyrical genius, Eminem and the timeless Queen, Mary J. Blige. This is the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show. This is history in the making.”
Dr. Dre added: “The opportunity to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime show, and to do it in my own backyard, will be one of the biggest thrills of my career. I’m grateful to Jay-Z, Roc Nation, the NFL, and Pepsi as well as Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar for joining me in what will be an unforgettable cultural moment.”
Pepsi and the NFL are also supporting education in LA with the launch next fall of Regional School #1, a magnet high school in South Los Angeles. The high school is based on the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy, founded by Dre and producer Jimmy Iovine.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Texas 7, LA Angels 6
Baltimore 6, Boston 2
Houston 3, Tampa Bay 2
NY Yankees 6, Toronto 2
Detroit 10, Minnesota 7
Cleveland 6, Kansas City 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis 4, Milwaukee 3
Chi Cubs 9, Pittsburgh 0
Atlanta 5, Philadelphia 3
NY Mets 12, Miami 3
LA Dodgers 8, San Diego 3
San Francisco 5, Arizona 4
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON
Nashville 6, Tampa Bay 2
Boston 4, Philadelphia 2
Los Angeles 3, Vegas 1
Detroit 6, Buffalo 2
Colorado 6, Minnesota 4
San Jose 3, Anaheim 1
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 24 Jacksonville 21
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Connecticut 79, Chicago 68
Phoenix 117, Las Vegas 91
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Chi White Sox 6, Cincinnati 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Toronto 6, NY Yankees 5
Boston 6, Baltimore 0
Minnesota 5, Detroit 2
Tampa Bay 7, Houston 0
LA Angels 7, Texas 2
Kansas City 10, Cleveland 5
Seattle 4, Oakland 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Colorado 10, Washington 5
Miami 3, NY Mets 2
Chi Cubs 3, Pittsburgh 2
Atlanta 7, Philadelphia 2
Milwaukee 4, St. Louis 0
San Francisco 1, Arizona 0
San Diego 11 L.A. Dodgers 9
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON
Columbus 5, St. Louis 2
Toronto 4, Ottawa 0
New Jersey 5, Washington 4
Winnipeg 5, Edmonton 1
Florida 4, Dallas 3 (SO)
Detroit 4, Chicago 3 (SO)
Seattle 4, Calgary 3 (SO)
Arizona 4, Anaheim 1
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
Toronto FC 3, Cincinnati 2
Atlanta 1, Miami 0
New England 4, CF Montréal 1
D.C. United 3, Minnesota 1
Philadelphia 1, New York 1 (Tie)
Sporting Kansas City 3, FC Dallas 1
Chicago 2, New York City FC 0
Orlando City 2, Nashville 2 (Tie)
Colorado 3, Austin FC 0
Vancouver 0, Houston 0 (Tie)
Real Salt Lake 2, LA Galaxy 1
Portland 2, Los Angeles FC 1
Seattle 3, San Jose 1
(NEW YORK) — The NBA is warning players unvaccinated for COVID-19 that they will not be paid for games they miss due to local executive orders governing requirements for shots.
“Any player who elects not to comply with local vaccination mandates will not be paid for games that he misses,” Mike Bass, the NBA’s executive vice president of communications, said in a statement Wednesday morning.
The new rule, initially reported by ESPN, could pose problems for teams like the Brooklyn Nets and Golden State Warriors because New York and San Francisco are among the cities requiring COVID-19 vaccines to enter those teams’ basketball arenas.
The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the Nets’ home court, requires one coronavirus shot to enter. At the same time, San Francisco’s Chase Center, where the Warriors play, mandates that only fully vaccinated people can enter.
On Friday, the NBA announced it had “reviewed and denied” Warriors player Andrew Wiggins’ request for a religious exemption and that he would not be able to play in Warriors home games until he meets San Francisco’s vaccine mandate. The Warriors’ first regular-season home game is scheduled for Oct. 21.
During the Warriors’ media day on Monday, Wiggins told reporters that his vaccination status is “private” but acknowledged his “back is definitely against the wall.”
“I’m just going to keep fighting for what I believe,” Wiggins said. “I’m going to keep fighting for what I believe is right. What’s right to one person isn’t right to the other and vice versa.”
Wiggins’ annual salary is $31.6 million.
Nets star Kyrie Irving, who makes about $34 million a year, was forced to participate in the team’s media day at Barclays Center on Monday via Zoom as a result of the vaccine mandate in New York. However, he refused to discuss his vaccine status.
“That doesn’t mean that I’m putting any limits on the future of me being able to join the team,” Irving, vice president of the National Basketball Players Association, said without elaborating.
The Nets home opener is scheduled for Oct. 24.
The vaccine mandates in San Francisco and Brooklyn only apply to players who compete in those markets, according to the NBA. Out-of-town players are exempt from executive orders.
The New York Knicks previously said its entire organization, including all players, is fully vaccinated and in compliance with the New York City law.
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James publicly revealed on Tuesday that he got the vaccine.
“I think everyone has their own choice to do what they feel is right for themselves and their family and things of that nature,” James told reporters. “I know that I was very (skeptical) about it all. But after doing my research and things of that nature, I felt like it was best suited for not only me but for my family and my friends. And, you know, that’s why I decided to do it.”
The NBA is set to tip-off its regular season on Oct. 19 and teams are expected to play a regular 82-game schedule for the first time since the 2018-2019 season.
(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
INTERLEAGUE
Chi White Sox 7, Cincinnati 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 4, Boston 2
Minnesota 3, Detroit 2
NY Yankees 7, Toronto 2
Texas 5, LA Angels 2
Houston 4, Tampa Bay 3
Kansas City 6, Cleveland 4
Seattle 4, Oakland 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
NY Mets 5, Miami 2
NY Mets 2, Miami 1
Pittsburgh 8, Chi Cubs 6
Atlanta 2, Philadelphia 1
St. Louis 6, Milwaukee 2
Colorado 3, Washington 1
San Francisco 6, Arizona 4
LA Dodgers 2, San Diego 1
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PRESEASON
NY Rangers 3, Boston 2
NY Islanders 3 Philadelphia 2 (OT)
Carolina 3, Tampa Bay 1
Buffalo 5, Columbus 4 (SO)
Edmonton 6, Seattle 0
Los Angeles 4, San Jose 3
Vegas 4, Colorado 3
WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
Chicago 101, Connecticut 95 (2OT)
Las Vegas 96, Phoenix 90