The Olympic games begin this Friday in Rio amidst much controversy. The government is nearly imploding in Brazil, the infrastructure of the buildings aren't even done yet, the water is contaminated and teams will inevitably get sick and criminal acts are going unnoticed by law enforcement, assuming that even exists in Rio. Pushing all that aside, however, stands an olympic games that should be pretty exciting as it always is. Tune in to the opening ceremonies on Friday at 7:30 ET and watch the games over the next three weeks on any of NBC's family of networks.
In major league baseball, we have been greeted with the trade deadline. The Padres, as we know, have traded all of their important pieces. Matt Kemp was traded to the Braves, Melvin Upton Jr. was traded to the Blue Jays and Andrew Cashner and Colin Rea have been traded to the Marlins (although Rea has since returned upon receiving an elbow injury). The team is still looking to move Derek Norris, which is a move that I would like to see done because Austin Hedges is waiting to take his place and is tearing up the PCL. What other deals will get done? Check in next week to find out.
