The superteam came out on top- Superteams usually are championship-bound in most professional sports leagues, but in the NFL, superteams aren’t always teams you would want to bet on in late December and into January, mainly because they are probable to have contract disputes ravaging their locker room. Somehow, though, the Los Angeles Rams broke the taboo surrounding superteams in the NFL with a 23-20 victory over the Bengals. All of the pricey stars that some analysts thought would get fed up with the lack of spotlight came together and focused more on a ring than an MVP trophy. From now on, it will be interesting to see how the Rams’ Super-Bowl victory this season affects the rest of the league’s perception of superteams and if they can win Lombardi trophies.

LeBron, never mind- No matter what your take is on LeBron James, you have to admit that the backlash that he has received for lacking Michael Jordan’s killer mindset has —unfairly— tainted his recent historic climb in the record books. Keep in mind, also, that LeBron is 37 years old. Nevertheless, LeBron tied Kareem for points in the playoffs and regular season combined. This obviously isn’t the end goal for James, as he currently sits in third place all-time for scoring, right behind Karl Malone and Kareem at one. So, realistically, James could surpass the legendary Jabbar if he stays healthy and can play into his early, early forties. If we were to bring this up when debating who the best basketball player of all time is, I wouldn’t go as far as to say this scoring crusade would automatically put James over Jordan in the GOAT conversation; however, it would inch James close enough to Jordan that the debate would be more interesting than it is now.

Kamila Valieva’s failed drug test brings up a recurring doping problem in Russia’s shady Olympics organization- The incident serves as a reminder of why Russian athletes are competing in Beijing under the ROC banner rather than the Russian flag and national anthem in the first place. In 2016, the former head of the Russian testing laboratory admitted that at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, he assisted in the dosing of dozens of athletes with performance-enhancing chemicals. The urine samples were subsequently substituted with clean ones taken months earlier by anti-doping officials and representatives of Russia’s security service. Russia was theoretically prohibited from the Olympics and other international contests in 2019. Still, athletes and members of the national Olympic committee might still compete. In the end, the ban was a charade, and it is slated to expire in December. It has clearly failed to dissuade further Russian deception.