Matteo Venierivenam@bu.edu The year is 2023. Not a single game has been played in front of a live crowd since March 2020. Unthinkable to gather tens of thousands of people in a stadium or arena after the number of people infected by COVID-19 reached one billion worldwide. Now, AT&T Stadium, Madison Square Garden, Fenway ParkContinue reading “The future of sports in the age of Coronavirus”
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In Green Bay, history repeats itself
Matteo Venierivenam@bu.edu The 2020 NFL Draft was certainly one of its kind. Not only it was the first conducted remotely in its entirety due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but it gave the audience many much needed sports talking points. To name a few, the future of Tua Tagovailoa in Miami, Kliff Kingsbury’s Arizona palace andContinue reading “In Green Bay, history repeats itself”
Sorry, but I love the Super Bowl
Matteo Venierivenam@bu.edu The gameplay for Sunday was set. Large pepperoni pizza for the first half, spicy chicken wings for the second and a bucket of break-glass-in-case-of-overtime buttered popcorn. An ice-cold vanilla Coke was the designated drink. The list of people invited to the party: just one – myself. For a number of years, Super BowlContinue reading “Sorry, but I love the Super Bowl”
Mahomes leads Chiefs to Super Bowl victory after 49ers blow late lead
Matteo Venierivenam@bu.edu Never count the Kansas City Chiefs out. After falling behind 20-10 at the beginning of the fourth quarter of Super Bowl 54, Patrick Mahomes took over the game and helped his team score 21 unanswered points to defeat the San Francisco 49ers. This was the third time in the postseason that the ChiefsContinue reading “Mahomes leads Chiefs to Super Bowl victory after 49ers blow late lead”
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