Brad Pye, Jr. Sports Editor EmeritusFebruary 3, 2018
Brad Pye’s National Sports Beat (2/1-2/7/2018)
Stanford’s Bryce Love has the Lombardi Award which is given to the top Division 1 football player for performance, leadership, character and resilience. Love came in third place in the Heisman Trophy race. Stanford doesn’t just produce great football players who take only lunch and recess.
The facts showed on the eve of Super Bowl LII all the players in the NFL are not millionaires. The New England Patriots’ QB Tom Brady who has played 19 seasons in the league will earn $22 million in 2018.
And Fletcher Cox will pick up a check for $17.9 million next season. Most of the players in the NFL are not rich. Nevertheless no one will have to host rent parties for them.
And the beat continues!
Don’t knock Pop LaVar Ball. He’s making the turn styles click. One fan says: “The circus has left town with his UCLA freshman son LiAngelo and LaMelo with him.”
Congratulations to Chino Hills, 14-8, on the season and was scheduled to play in the host game vs. Santa Ana Mater Dei in the Nike Extravaganza. Chino Hills is led by Onyeka Okongwu, a 6-9 junior. So Chino Hills should be able to make Pop and his Ball boys proud.
Tiger Woods was lucky that he made it to round 3 or further. Woods’ had to reach his 18th hole on his final shot of the day in route to round 3.
Doug Williams was the first black QB to play in a Super Bowl. He destroyed the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXII in San Diego.
The Tennessee Titans’ Delanie Walker isn’t going to Super Bowl LII but Delanie Walker caught two TDs for a 24-23 Pro Bowl victory to make that his Super LII as he won MVP honors too.
The UCLA and USC women basketball teams have a Feb. 2 date at Pauley Pavilion. UCLA defeated USC 59-46
Check This! The New England Patriots linebacker James Harrison, a Pittsburgh Steelers reject says he plans to play in his 15th season. And the beat continues!
