Compacting news and thoughts into limited space with other important and relevant items:
• The Los Angeles Dodgers were a youthful and talented team in 2016 when the Chicago Cubs advanced past the Dodgers on the way to the World Series championship. This year was the Dodgers’ third trip to the World Series in four years and first championship since 1988.
• Runner-up Tampa Bay would have been a sports capital of sorts with the recent National Hockey League (NHL) championship. Instead, it is L.A. as the capital with the National Basketball Association (NBA) championship. The latest is the NHL will begin the new season Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. The NBA likely will begin Tuesday, Dec. 22 to take advantage of triple-header basketball Christmas Day on television.
• High School basketball, boys and girls: We may find out soon if there will be a season set to begin November 16, with the increase in COVID-19 cases and elevation of the sport to the highest risk level.