The weekend is upon us.
Make it yours (while social distancing of course),
The Last Night’s Game Team
NFL (National Football League)
The sports world has stepped up in the wake of the coronoavirus pandemic. We’ve seen so many athletes, leagues and owners donate money for relief efforts, meals for families at food banks, for childcare for healthcare workers or paying employee and stadium workers’ salaries since there are no games. Yesterday, New Orleans Saints longtime quarterback, Drew Brees, and his wife announced how they’re helping Louisiana in a big way. They’re donating $5 million to prepare and deliver over 10,000 meals per day to Louisiana children, seniors, and families in need until the relief is no longer needed. DOING THE MOST GOOD
Overtime
Companies across the world are be hurting right now and the NCAA is right there with them. The governing body of college sports makes money from events like the March Madness College Basketball tournament, which was cancelled this year, and the College Football National Championship Game. Some of that money gets passed down to the schools. The NCAA announced yesterday that they’re reducing payouts to schools by $375 million in wake of coronarivus cancellations. These payouts fund athletic programming and athlete scholarships. PUNCH IN THE GUT
Sideline stat
Last weekend NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) launched eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series – real drivers racing on real racetracks…virtually. It's essentially an expensive video game that drivers use to train for a race. The competition between your favorite drivers was such a big hit that Fox Sports is bringing it back for an entire season. Fans ate it up last week with over 900,000 people tuning in to see last week’s driver Denny Hamlin win while wearing no shoes. (For perspective, a regular season NASCAR race has an average of 2.9 million viewers). FASTEN YOUR SEATBELT
Coaches’ corner
For UFC Fighter (Ultimate Fighting Championship) Jon Jones, sheltering in place would’ve probably been a good idea. Jones has been in trouble A LOT in his career and yesterday was the icing on the cake. He was arrested in Albuquerque after police responded to gunshots in the area. They picked him up for a DWI, negligent use of a firearm and no proof of vehicle insurance along with possession of an open container. COULD BE THE END OF THE ROAD
What to watch
Need a hot date tonight? Enter Serena Williams. ESPN is running a 12-hour marathon of Williams’ biggest wins on the tennis court including her last Grand Slam win at the Australian Open when she was pregnant. STILL ENOUGH TIME FOR TIGER KING
