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The Last Night’s Game Team
College basketball
It was a nail-biter in the women’s national championship game. The game came down to the last second, but Stanford pulled out the win over Arizona. Stanford may have been the top-ranked team coming into the tournament, but their journey wasn’t easy. Because of COVID regulations in their home city, they spent 86 days in hotels on the road, playing only six home games all season. Their head coach Tara VanDerveer won her third championship, adding last night’s win to her long list of wins that make her the winningest coach in women’s Division 1 basketball. CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES
Overtime
If you’re feeling the need for a challenge this Monday, how about some trivia? Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (NFL - National Football League) begins his two-week-long stint as a replacement “Jeopardy!” host tonight. If you thought studying x’s and o’s or planning a Hollywood wedding to Shalene Woodley was tough, Rodgers said he ‘studied like no other’ for this gig. This isn’t the first time Rodgers has made an appearance on the iconic TV show; he was a celebrity contestant in 2015. WHAT IS MUST SEE TV?
Sideline stat
It’s the moment everyone’s been waiting for. Just about everyone’s bracket is busted, but that’s not putting a damper on the excitement for tonight’s men’s March Madness game between Baylor and Gonzaga. Gonzaga is trying to do something no team has done since 1976, have an undefeated season. No doubt Chip and Joanna Gaines will be cheering for Baylor. Their hometown team hasn't won a championship in 73 years. Tipoff is at 9 pm ET. HOOP DREAMS
Coaches’ corner
We have to give so much love to Arizona women’s basketball coach Adia Barnes, who inspired women everywhere in her quest for her dream job and a national championship. Barnes, who won a championship during her time in the WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association), coaches alongside her husband and is a mom to two children. During halftime in yesterday’s game, she was not only giving a pep talk to her team but also pumping as she’s still nursing her six-month-old daughter. Barnes shed light on the NCAA’s rules that have stifled working moms. Coaches’ children, such as Barnes’ six-month-old daughter, counted against a team's limited traveling party numbers, which means she had to choose between her children and a member of her staff. SURVIVAL MODE
WHAT TO WATCH
The greatest game on grass, the Masters, starts this week. Make sure to tune into this week’s podcast for all things PGA (Professional Golfers Association), including cheap pimento cheese sandwiches, draconian cell phone rules and the famed green jacket. Oh, and mounting pressure to move the Masters out of Georgia. FORE!
