Like it or not, in our everyday lives we are surrounded by sports.
If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em,
The Last Night’s Game Team
Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympics are fast approaching and you can now sleep better knowing your athletes will too. Olympians at the Tokyo Olympics will be sleeping on recycled cardboard bed frames. The cardboard frames can hold up to 400 lbs. and will be recycled into paper material after the games. The mattresses will be a bit more comfortable and will be recycled into plastic products post-games. SLEEPING FOR GOOD
Overtime
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. Dad loses finger on a recruiting trip and sues the school even though his son plays football there. Until recently, Cade Mays played on the football team for the University of Georgia. During his recruiting trip, his dad lost his finger in an unfortunate folding chair incident. Mays recently decided to transfer to Tennessee and his dad sued Georgia for $3.5 million for the missing appendage incident. WE CAN COUNT ON ONE HAND HOW MANY TIMES WE’VE HEARD THIS HAPPEN
Sideline stat
This weekend is the next round of playoffs in the NFL (National Football League). As you probably have heard, the Patriots are out (but Tom Brady is not). An interesting point to note for the Baltimore Ravens – Tennessee Titans game on Saturday. There will be five former Heisman Trophy winners playing in this game. The trophy is given out each year to the best player in college football. THE CRÈME DE LA CRÈME
Coaches’ corner
It’s inspiring to play for a coach who believes in you, until he doesn’t. University of North Carolina’s basketball coach Roy Williams has been around college basketball forever. He’s won some and lost some, but mostly won. He’s keeping it real about the average talent on the court this year, calling them the “least gifted team” he’s ever coached. TRUTH HURTS
