We’ll take mastering the art of small talk for $500 Alex.
Daily double,
The Last Night’s Game Team
College Football
It took two overtimes but the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame (No. 4) took down the No. 1 team in the country in Clemson on Saturday. Clemson was without their top prospect quarterback Trevor Lawrence who was out with COVID (but was on the sidelines in a mask). Clemson hadn’t lost a regular season game since 2017 so as fans tend to do after a big win, the Irish fans rushed the field postgame. We can’t help but wonder if COVID will take down the Notre Dame student population before the Irish play again next weekend? WHO IS A LEPRECHAUN WITH COVID?
Overtime
This weekend we lost longtime “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek to pancreatic cancer. The wave of shock and disbelief hit the sports world hard as was evident by the tributes to the 80-year-old TV icon from a whole host of sports legends. Did you know that Trebek was also part of Canadian sports shows “Championship Series Saturday” and “Sports-a-Plenty” before signing onto “Jeopardy!?” WHAT ARE ALEX’S BEST SPORTS MOMENTS?
Sideline Stat
Driver Chase Elliot followed in his father Bill Elliott’s footsteps, winning a NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) championship in the No. 9 car. With his win yesterday, Chase and his father became the third father-son duo to win NASCAR championships. At the age of 24, he is also the third youngest champion ever. WHAT ARE GOOD GENETICS?
Coaches’ corner
Here’s the inspirational story that you need to start your week. Chris Nikic became the first person with down syndrome to complete an IronMan race over the weekend. The Florida man completed the 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile run within the required 17-hour time frame to become an IronMan. He said “The doctors and experts said I couldn’t do anything, so I said, Doctor! Experts! You need to stop doing this to me. You’re wrong!’” WHO IS A LEGEND?
