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Have you heard the one about the doctor who didn’t get vaxxed and ruined his country’s Olympics?
The Olympics are always full of surprises, and right at the beginning of the Tokyo Games, there’s already a stunner: the first vaccine-shunning idiot to ruin things for a bunch of other people isn’t an American....
Rich Eisen, who is fully vaccinated, shares story after positive COVID test
Sports broadcasting legend and NFL Network host Rich Eisen tested positive for COVID despite being fully vaccinated. ...
NFL treats unvaccinated players like outcasts, and you can’t blame it
If you’re an unvaccinated NFL player at the start of training camp, your experience will be vastly different from everyone else. And it will probably suck....
Hospital where Anthony Rizzo visits sick children calls COVID vaccine ‘personal choice’
If you aren’t in or around the Chicago area, you might not know about the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital. A gem of a building located close to Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, Lurie has been the gold standard for treating children with everything from “boo-boos to blood disorders,” as their ...
This is why no one cares about media access
Shortly after sports returned from their pandemic-enforced break, all leagues announced that media interactions would not take place in the dressing rooms or clubhouse or on the field while the COVID was still ever-present. Press conferences would be conducted in a Zoom-type fashion, and ever since ...
LeBron James drinking tequila with Drake shows NBA has moved past COVID
“It’s not a big deal.”...
Yanks hit with three positive COVID-19 ‘breakthrough cases’ despite vaccinations
The New York Yankees are dealing with a rather concerning off-field development — three members of their staff, who are all vaccinated against COVID-19, have tested positive… for COVID-19....
Yanks, Mets offering fans a free ticket along with vax shot in latest bid by teams to get immunizations up
We’ve reached the point in our fight against COVID-19 where it’s almost becoming lucrative to get the vaccine....
You can take an actual shot at Sunday’s Bucks game (to protect yourself and save lives)
When the vaccines started rolling out, sports stadiums became a popular place for inoculations. Many indoor arenas, major league ballparks, and NFL stadiums administered doses of the life- saving COVID vaccine. But this weekend, you can get a shot in the arm and a chance to watch a live NBA game in ...
Model Rachel Bush espouses ill-informed anti-vaxx stance because she wants to watch Bills hubby play live
Rachel Bush wants to watch her husband, Bills safety Jordan Poyer, play football this season. She does not, however, want to get a COVID-19 vaccine. This is a problem for her, because Erie County, N.Y., is planning to require proof of vaccination to attend Bills and Sabres games this fall....
Vaccine passports could be the ticket back to full stadiums
Ah, baseball’s opening weekend, fans in the stands and the Nationals sidelined by the coronavirus....
More NBA players are beginning to get vaccinated, which is what Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wanted weeks ago
We often discuss progress, but we’re seeing some in the NBA as it relates to vaccinations....
NBA players’ vaccine apprehension is the opposite of what Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hoped for
On February 1, NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar penned a New York Times op-ed calling for NBA players to set an example by taking vaccines for the coronavirus, in order to instill faith in the process among the Black community, due to hesitancy stemming from years of (justified) distrust. Abdul-Jabbar...
Citi Field opens for 'mass' vaccinations, but with far fewer doses than Yankee Stadium, because NYC
If this isn’t a metaphor for New York baseball I don’t know what is....
President Biden plans to accept Roger Goodell's offer to use NFL stadiums for mass vaccination sites
Starting tomorrow, all NFL stadiums will sit empty through the winter, spring, and summer. Why not use these large, mostly outdoor, venues for the public good? ...
Hey, Get A Load Of This Evil Doctor
The Washington Post has a profile today of Dr. Jack Wolfson, an Arizona cardiologist and holistic medicine, uh, doer or whatever, who's made something of a name for himself by providing a flimsy, fraudulent rime of expertish cover to the reprehensible, morally criminal anti-vaccination crowd in the ...