Start your Monday off right you mover and shaker.
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The Last Night’s Game Team
MLB (Major League Baseball)
The San Diego Padres paid a tribute to moms everywhere by changing their twitter handle to “Madres” (meaning mother in Spanish). It was a clever move but someone forgot that when you change your Twitter handle, your old one is up for grabs. The guy who picked up @Padres for a few hours replied to fans tweets and even gave out some game tickets. TOO SMART FOR YOUR OWN GOOD
Overtime
Fresh off of Mother’s Day, here’s a gift that no mother actually wants - both of her boys playing against each other with a title on the line. Sonya and Dell Curry are planning to flip a coin to choose the parent who wears which team’s gear as their sons Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors and Seth Curry of the Portland Trail Blazers, meet up in the NBA Western Conference Finals (National Basketball Association) starting Tuesday. (Oh and their dad played in the NBA too). SIBLING RIVALRY ON THE BIG STAGE
Sideline stat
Infinite Tucker not only went the extra mile to win his race, but he won the award for the best athlete name ever. Tucker, and yes Infinite Tucker is his real name, dove across the finish line to edge out his Texas A&M teammate to win the 400m hurdles in this weekend’s SEC (Southeastern Conference) Track & Field Championships. INFINITE POSSIBILITIES
Coaches’ corner
The Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers kept us on the edge of our seats until the very end of their do-or-die game in the NBA playoffs. In the last second, Kawhi Leonard made an unbelievable shot to win the game. It’s the shot heard around the world as evident by the excitement of TV announcers across the globe. SO MUCH EXCITEMENT FOR A MONDAY MORNING
What to watch
Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman (NFL – National Football League) pulled off quite the surprise this weekend. He called his parents on Friday to tell them that he was finally getting his college degree, 10 years later. They watched him walk in the Kent State graduation ceremony this weekend. EDUCATION IS THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING
