Congratulations, you’ve made it to Friday.
Now for the fun part,
The Last Night’s Game Team
Kentucky Derby
Break out your bonnets - tomorrow is the Kentucky Derby. Keep an eye on the favorite in the Derby, Essential Quality. Don’t count out Hot Rod Charlie, owned by former Brown football players who named their horse after a drinking game they played in college. Then there’s Midnight Bourbon, which hopefully, unlike choosing a bourbon as the clock strikes twelve, is a good choice. COCKTAILS ANYONE?
To get ready for the “fastest two minutes in sports'‘ make sure to check out our six reasons the Derby is our favorite event, the best mint julep recipe, what to wear and of course, how to place your bets.
Overtime
At the European Gymnastics Championships, three German Olympic hopefuls took to wearing a full bodysuit vs. the traditional leotard to take a stand against the sexualization of their sport. Gymnast Sarah Voss started the trend with her teammates following. The abuse of girls and women in the sport has made headlines over the past few years – we’re looking at you, Larry Nassar. The German gymnasts received accolades from many worldwide for their fashion choice, so don’t be surprised if you see this look on the world’s stage during the Tokyo Summer Olympics. EMPOWHER
Sideline stat
Last night’s NFL (National Football League) Draft had a few surprises, but most of them had nothing to do with the actual draft picks.
Before the draft, there was the shocking tweet about Aaron Rodgers no longer wanting to play with the Green Bay Packers. That was followed by lots of “Jeopardy!” jokes on Twitter.
The Los Angeles Rams weren’t able to enjoy their highly promoted beach house draft headquarters because their general manager tested positive for COVID.
Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawerence went No. 1, as everyone predicted.
Lastly, there was the red carpet fashion, where custom PlayStation 2 shoes and embroidered suits made an appearance.
Coaches’ corner
The name of this weekend’s NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) Cup Series race is the Buschy McBusch Race 400, which is a result of Busch’s challenge to fans to name the race. If fans donated at least $1 to the nonprofit Farm Rescue, they could submit a race-name nomination. It came down to the Busch Latte 400, the Nectar of the Cobs 400, the For the Farmers 400 and the Buschy McBusch Race 400. BOATY MCBOATFACE MUST BE SO PROUD
What to watch
…or, in this case, read. TIME Magazine released its annual list of the top 100 most influential companies and the NBA (National Basketball Association) is on that list due to their global growth and management of everything 2020 threw at them. FULL COURT PRESS
