Have no fear, the weekend is here.
Round of applause,
The Last Night’s Game Team
MLB (Major League Baseball)
The baseball season started last night with an errant first pitch from Dr. Anthony Fauci. During this weekend’s games keep an eye out for the cardboard cutouts in the stands at the Chicago White Sox home opener. They will feature players’ families. And even though fans aren’t allowed at games, the parents of Colorado Rockies player Sam Hilliard will be in attendance. His father has ALS and both the teams agreed to let his mother and father (who tested negative for COVID) attend opening day to watch their son. FEEL GOOD STORY
Overtime
The NWSL (National Women’s Soccer League) was in the news earlier in the week because they’re expanding the league to Los Angeles and the who’s who of Hollywood is buying into the team. On Sunday, the league will finish up its current season with the championship game between the Chicago Red Stars and the Houston Dash. Two notable names on the Red Stars are Julie Ertz, who played in the Women’s World Cup and is married to Philadelphia Eagles (NFL - National Football League) player Zach Ertz. Her teammate Kealia Ohai graced the pages of PEOPLE Magazine earlier this year when she married Houston Texans player J.J. Watt (NFL). Houston Rockets’ player James Harden (NBA - National Basketball Association) is an investor in the Dash. GAME ON
Sideline stat
Boxing legend Mike Tyson is back. At 54-years-old, he’ll step into the ring on September 12 to fight fellow veteran boxer Roy Jones Jr., 51. The two will meet up in an eight-round exhibition fight. OLD GUYS RULE
Coaches’ corner
The WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association) season tips off this weekend with No. 1 draft pick Sabrina Ionescu and her New York Liberty taking on Sue Bird and the Seattle Storm. Ionesco was undoubtedly the best player in men’s or women’s college basketball last season, earning the Wooden Award for three years in a row to prove it. (It’s the award is for the best basketball player, men or women). She was mentored by none other than the Black Mamba himself, Kobe Bryant, and spoke at his memorial service. The WNBA, like the NBA (National Basketball Association), is playing inside a bubble in an attempt to keep COVID at bay but unlike the NBA, they’re allowing children and a caretaker to live in the bubble. SUPERWOMEN
What to watch
The Premier Lacrosse League is set to begin their season with a tournament on Saturday. The league was started by a player who is known as lacrosse’s LeBron James. They’ve disrupted the traditional sports business model with a tour-based league (i.e. - no home cities) and no team owners (more money to pay players). THE CREAM OF THE CRO
