Picture this – you being the hit of the conversation with a little something from the world of sports.
We can see it now,
The Last Night’s Game Team
PGA (Professional Golfers Association)
The OG tiger king is back. Tiger Woods is playing in his first PGA tournament in five months. In the Memorial tournament he’ll be playing for his record breaking 83rd PGA win. Expect massive TV ratings because this tournament, like all PGA tournaments this season, will not have any fans in attendance. THE TIGER EFFECT
Despite COVID concerns, 80-year old-golf legend Jack Nicklaus will continue the tradition of shaking the winner’s hand at the end of the tournament. SANITIZE ME
Overtime
They were the sports couple we loved to love and now it’s over. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (NFL – National Football League) and former race car driver Danica Patrick have called it quits after two years together. The two seemed to be having fun while quarantining together – learning new languages, taking online classes and cooking but alas, it didn’t work out. DAMN YOU COVID
Sideline stat
The WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association) has been in the news this week for denying star player Elena Delle Donne a medical exemption this season. Delle Donne has Lyme disease and her doctor has recommended she sit out the season but the WNBA disagreed. Regardless of what happens, her team, the Washington Mystics, will still pay her salary. Also, in WNBA news, supermom and superstar player Candace Parker negotiated that she and her 11-year-old daughter were a package deal to enter the WNBA “bubble.” The league has allowed players to bring their children and a caretaker into the bubble with them. JOINED AT THE HIP
Coaches’ corner
The Buffalo Bills (NFL – National Football League) are looking for a new title sponsor for their stadium. Enter a bidet company named Tushy. They of course want to host the first ever Toilet Bowl and put portable toilets with bidets in the parking lot for tailgates. But the icing on the cake is that they were bold enough to use the term “booty wonderland” in their pitch. BUTTS IN SEATS
