TGIF -- and THIS Friday

Yes, it's Friday.  This is the end of my 9th week in quarantine.

But this is going to qualify as a good Friday (no religious connotations) -- there is actually a small menu of juicy live sports coming on this weekend.

There's been horse racing all 9 weeks, although the big races, the Triple Crown races, the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes have all been postponed, with the Derby rescheduled for Labor Day Saturday.  The other two aren't.

Anyway, they have run on in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska (did you know they raced those places), and Florida, through it all.  You can ponder why those places, but I think you know why.

As of today, Santa Anita in California is open and running.  Tomorrow Churchill Downs is open and its races will be running on FS1 all afternoon.

It's something.

Let me just say this: it will be better next weekend, as Churchill Downs hosts the Matt Winn on Saturday, a race for three=year-olds that will now be a Derby prep, giving points toward Derby qualification.  That counts as juice.

On Sunday, we have golf.  Four golfers, who may or may not be household names, Dustin Johnson (former US Open champ) pairs with multiple major championship winner Rory McElroy against Ricky Fowler and Matt Wolff with two F's.  From one of the best courses in Florida, Seminole.  It's big news (ar ar) they aren't using caddies, but carrying their own bags.  Twitter wonders if it'll be the 50-pound burdens they make their caddies lug every day as pros, or something smaller.

No matter what, it's live sports.  On NBC, a major network.  Something to watch and not be too bored. Though it is golf.

It's a light at the end of the tunnel.  It's 9 weeks.  Finally, something is happening. 

Have a good day.  And hopefully a good weekend.