TOP BILLING GOES TO . . . SOCCER?
The cities of Liverpool and Manchester — think England, people — are separated by 56 kilometers, otherwise known as 35 miles, of loveliness. At least, we’d like to think they’re lovely. Maybe they’re not. Some of us never have been to either place, it turns out.
Anyway, those cities are home to the twin titans of English football — think soccer, people — aptly named Liverpool and Manchester City. Combined, those clubs have claimed the last three Premier League titles, with 1- 2 finishes two years running.
They play at 10: 30 a. m. Sunday — think
Chicago time, people — in what’s just plain the match of matches. It’s such a big deal, the match is available here only on a streaming service called Peacock. How lame, right? So lame, we probably shouldn’t even tell you about it. Alas, too late.
It’s part of a Sunday that’s one of the most fulsome days in sports since the pandemic tore things asunder. There’s football and the other football — oodles of both — and the highest- stakes race on
NASCAR’s calendar. There’s lots of other stuff, too, that we won’t cover because we haven’t the time, inclination nor print space to get into it all. We’re only human. Also somewhat lazy, but that’s not really a charge we need to litigate here.
Sunday kicks off a mighty strong week in sports on television. Think that glowing, rectangular device you’ve been staring at way too much for going on eight months, people. Here’s what’s happening: