CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) There is a scene in Jimmie Johnson's coffee table book “One More Lap” in which the seven-time NASCAR champion and future Hall of Famer gives a dramatic reading of an excerpt from a biography of the late journalist Hunter S.
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TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 10:27 AM CDT Mar 14, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Fifteen years ago today Drew Brees changed football in New Orleans forever.Mar. 14, 2006 was the day Brees originally signed as a free agent with the Black & Gold.Few players in the era of NFL free agency can rival the impact that Drew Brees has made on the Saints since arriving in 2006 from the San Diego Chargers – leading the team to victory in Super Bowl XLIV and being named the contest s MVP, earning Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year honors twice, Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year and Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year in 2010, being named to the Pro Bowl a club record 12 times and shattering league passing record
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The four-time MVP spoke about what it means for him to play the game that I love on his birthday (starts at 4:10 mark):
James birthday will cap off what s been a remarkable year for him. The Lakers star began 2020 with aspirations of winning his fourth championship. He wound up getting there, but the path wasn t one that anyone could have predicted.
It wasn t clear for a couple of months if there would be an NBA postseason because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The season eventually resumed in late July, with the Lakers beating the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals in October.