Kentucky Derby and Cinco de Mayo? Could be the best weekend ever.
Celebrate good times,
The Last Night’s Game Team
Kentucky Derby
The talk of the town is that the favorite going into the Derby, Omaha Beach, has been scratched from the race for breathing issues. The new favorite horse for Saturday’s race? Game Winner. But do you know how race horses get their names? We have that (and the racy names that somehow made it past the censors) in our “Five Things You Need to Know About The Kentucky Derby.” PONY UP
Want to learn more about the confusing win, place, show of horse betting? Make sure to tune into our Instagram story tomorrow as we break it down in this week’s “Sports Curious Question of the Week.” YOU CAN BET ON IT
Overtime
Jimmy Kimmel and Matt Damon have a longstanding beef with each other and now they’ve brought Tom Brady into it. Brady was back in his home state of California to work out at UCLA and he stopped by “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” The two decided to prank Matt Damon in a smashingly good skit. JUST AN ORDINARY DAY IN HOLLYWOOD
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Major League Baseball (MLB) is celebrating Cinco de Mayo by going to Mexico. The Los Angeles Angels and Houston Astros will be taking their show on the road to play their weekend series in Monterrey, Mexico. This will be the one of three series in Mexico for MLB teams this season. TOO BAD CINCO DE MAYO ISN’T A HOLIDAY IN MEXICO…
Coaches’ corner
Seeking a Kentucky Derby tradition like no other? How about boxing? That’s right, it has become a tradition for a huge boxing match-up to follow the Kentucky Derby on Cinco de Mayo weekend. This weekend, Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez will face Daniel Jacobs in the ring. THOSE MINT JULEPS ALSO PACK A PUNCH
What to watch
The Women’s World Cup is this summer and we now know the 23 women who will take the field to defend the U.S.A.’s title. Leading the charge are household names like Alex Morgan and Carli Lloyd. The tournament will take place in France in June where the American women will start off playing Thailand. GAME CHANGING GALS
