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The Weekly Puttdown Welcome to the weekly Puttdown. A weekly run through off the major news from the major sports around the globe. Short and to the point, cutting through the drivel and not to be taken to seriously. 13-19/01/2020 NFL: Well there we have it, Superbowl 54 will be contested between The Chiefs and the 49ers. The Cinderella story of the Titans came to and end and the Packers decided to play on the most difficult setting by not turning up until 27 down. NBA and WNBA: In a giant step forward in the WNBA, a new collective bargaining agreement was agreed to this week. The deal included a large pay rise and paid maternity leave. These are steps in the right direction as the popularity for the women’s game continues to grow. Oh and Lakers are still top of the West, Bucks still top of the East. Football (Premier League unless otherwise stated): This weekend we saw the save of the season from Bournemouth’s Steve Cook. It was just a sham...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, you will know that the Houston Astros have been under investigation for stealing signs illegally during the 2017 season. The baseball world has been waiting eagerly to find out what their punishment would be and it has finally come down. ·       One year suspension for GM Jeff Luhnow and Manager AJ Hinch (both have been subsequently fired) ·       The loss of 1 st and 2 nd round draft picks in both 2020 and 2021 ·       A fine of $5m On the surface these look like very harsh penalties and it does look like baseball commissioner Rob Manfred is coming down hard on the organisation, but is it enough? We can talk about how they won the World Series that year, but first, the players. 2017 AL MVP was Jose Altuve, would he have won this title if not for the sign stealing. Players on the Astros have also gone on to sign big,...

The Weekly Puttdown Welcome to the weekly Puttdown. A weekly run through off the major news from the major sports around the globe. Short and to the point, cutting through the drivel and not to be taken to seriously. NFL: The Texans blew a 24-point lead; they blew it so quickly it was gone before half time. The Packers ruined Lynches coming out of retirement party, but it was nice to see they game him the ball on the goal line twice, unfortunately, this doesn’t change history. Baltimore Ravens players decided not to turn up in their most important game of the year, forgetting that, when the ball is thrown to you, that you are meant to catch it. Derrick Henry continued to walk through defences, one point even making an opponent in to a lead blocker.   The 49ers blew out the Vikings, which led the Cleveland Browns to employ the Vikings OC as their new head coach after he got embarrassed that same weekend, a move that only the Cleveland Browns would do. NBA: ...