The Rush: Olympic dreams on hiatus as COVID-19 will force postponement
Just 24 hours after declaring it would take four weeks before deciding whether to postpone the Summer Olympics because of COVID-19, a member of the IOC conceded that the 2020 Games will need to wait until next year, the Los Angeles Rams revealed their new logo to the world yesterday and the world wasted no time ripping it to shreds, and today is Memorial Day for birds because On This Day In Sports History, Randy Johnson incinerated one with a fastball.
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JOHN JOHNSON III: Hey, new year, new gear, baby! Same old Ram! Showtime!
JARED QUAY: That was Rams safety John Johnson III in self-isolation that's been getting to him because he's the only one that's feeling the new Rams logo. And we'll find out what people are saying in a second. But first, we got to talk about these Olympics. For a lot of people, time in quarantine passes slow but not for the International Olympics Committee.
Only two days ago, they announced a decision on postponing the summer games will be made in 4 weeks. Well, that must have been the quickest month ever because just 24 hours later the games ain't happening. IOC member Dick Pound, who's a real person-- not just Jamaal Murray's new IG handle--
[DRUMS]
--said that he was confident the Olympics would be postponed until next summer. That's awful news for us who want to watch the games but especially for athletes who've trained their whole lives for this.
IRV: If I say these kids can make it to the Olympics, they can make it to the Olympics.
JARED QUAY: So if anyone out there needs to blow off a little steam, just do what Twitter does and take it out on the Rams new logo. The Rams revealed their new logo yesterday. And look, I'm just a comedian, not a graphic designer. But I can tell you with 100% confidence this ain't it.
It looks like Donald Trump flying over LA. It looks like the Internet Explorer icon stuck his hand in an election socket. It looks like the Chargers logo had sex with the Rams logo and then made an ugly baby kid logo.
- Oh.
JARED QUAY: Now believe me, I could go all day on how the Rams' new logo looks like it's from a movie that couldn't get NFL licensing.
TONY D'AMATO: That's football, guys.
JARED QUAY: But I can't because we got to make time for a little bit of home schooling. Today, we're talking history.
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Today's March 24th.
- Yeah, so what?
JARED QUAY: Now unless it's your birthday, it probably doesn't mean anything to you.
- Go on.
JARED QUAY: But if you were a pigeon-- shoot, if you were a pigeon, today is like Memorial Day. That's because 19 years ago today we say hello and goodbye to the most famous bird in sports history-- the one that was literally incinerated by Randy Johnson's fastball down the spring training game. Now if you're squeamish, you might want to look away. Oh, oh, and if you are a pigeon-- well, if you're a pigeon, you definitely should look away. In fact, shout out to all the pigeons supporting us on the daily. Appreciate you.
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