Early Bird Gets The Worm
Tonight's Met Gala, the cat who is alive thanks to quick thinking football fans and Drake + MNF = dance party.
While a cup of coffee may sound more appealing than a worm, you get the drift.
This week is yours,
The Last Night’s Game Team
College Football
Here’s something you don’t see every day, a football fan saves a cat from its’ impending doom. University of Miami Hurricane fans noticed a cat hanging from the upper deck at their home stadium. The cat was dangling by two paws, and then one. But not for long. The cat fell into the lower deck, but luckily a fan caught the feline. The fan then held up the cat in “Lion King” fashion, and the crowd erupted into cheers. WHO CARES ABOUT THE ACTUAL FOOTBALL GAME?
Overtime
The famed Met Gala is tonight, and Naomi Osaka (tennis) is slated to be one of the co-chairs of the evening, but it’s a case of will she or won’t she attend? After losing at the US Open, Osaka said she’s taking some time off of the sport to work on herself, but does that mean social engagements? The dress code of tonight’s gala is American Independence, and Osaka’s co-chairs are actor Timothée Chalamet, singer Billie Eilish and poet Amanda Gorman. FASHION FOMO
Sideline stat
Emma Raducanu went from having to qualify for tournaments to receiving congratulations on her US Open (tennis) win from Queen Elizabeth. The 18-year-old Brit is also $2.5M richer after winning the all-teenage women's finals. On the men's side, Novak Djokovic wasn't able to pull off the US Open win that he needed to make history by winning all of the Grand Slam tournaments in one season. He lost to Daniil Medvedev in the finals. SO CLOSE
Coaches’ corner
Tonight is the first “Monday Night Football” of the season, and that’s music to our ears. In fact, you can thank Drake for that. The "Certified Lover Boy" artist has another side hustle - curating the music for MNF. Songs from Drake’s new album, his classics and other music that appeals to him will be played in MNF promotional spots, live telecasts and pre-game shows.
We should mention that tonight's MNF game between the Baltimore Ravens and Las Vegas Raiders is the first regular-season game for the Raiders with fans (who all have to be vaccinated) in their new stadium. PARTY ON
A Reason To Celebrate
There’s a new champ in town, you thought you got excited about your AM coffee and who’s rolling in the dough.
Whether it’s becoming the best in the world, first time experiences or simply making it until Friday, let’s celebrate.
Glad you’re here,
The Last Night’s Game Team
NBA (National Basketball Association)
There’s a new champion in the NBA. Last night the Toronto Raptors became NBA champions for the first time in franchise history beating the Golden State Warriors at home. Steph Curry and his Warriors won the last two NBA championships. DRAKE WAS OVER THE MOON
Overtime
“Trendsetter” Memphis Grizzlies coach and former NBA player, Nick Van Exel just discovered the next best thing, iced coffee. It absolutely blew his mind and he took to Twitter to tell the world about it…for those who’ve missed this budding trend. WELCOME TO THE PARTY
Side note – If his name sounds familiar, there’s a Nick Van Exel name-drop by Jay-Z on Beyonce's "Crazy In Love."
Sideline Stat
Soccer stars dominate the top spots in this year’s Forbes list of the world's highest-paid athletes. Lionel Messi brings home enough bacon to secure the top spot followed by Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar. The NBA is the most dominate sport with 35 players in the top 100 and Serena Williams is the highest ranked woman at #63. SHAKE YOUR MONEY MAKER
Coaches’ corner
Ahead of the College Baseball World Series, last night the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals played the first ever MLB (Major League Baseball) game in Nebraska at the home of the famed college tournament, Omaha. SURELY WARREN BUFFETT WAS EXCITED
What to watch
Golfer Brooks Koepka is seeking a three-peat at this week’s U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, which is the PGA’s (Professional Golfers Association) third major golf tournament. What he’s hoping doesn’t repeat is when announcer Joe Buck called Koepka’s girlfriend the wrong name live on TV. Even worse, it was his ex-girlfriend’s name. The two poked fun at the situation this week with a hilarious video. SOMEBODY SPENT THE NIGHT IN THE BUNKER
Beach Body Fail
Why “I Will Always Love You” is a home run, abs < winning and QBs who chug beer.
Summer is here whether you’re ready or not.
Keeping the conversation hot,
The Last Night’s Game Team
MLB (Major League Baseball)
Baseball players tend to be very superstitious. If something works and the team is winning, they’ll keep up the tradition no matter how embarrassing. “I Will Always Love You” has become the theme song of the San Diego Padres. What started as a prank turned into nightly (awful) serenade but they’re winning so there you have it. YOUR EARS WILL NOT LOVE YOU
Overtime
The NFL (National Football League) off-season has stirred up a lot of questions with the most important being, which NFL quarterback can chug a beer the fastest? Aaron Rodgers started this unofficial frat boy contest by attempting to chug a beer on the jumbotron at a basketball game and it wasn’t pretty. Therefore, other quarterbacks had to show him up and Chicago Bears Mitch Trubisky may have taken the cake by chugging a beer in mere seconds. IS THERE AN ALL-STAR TEAM FOR THAT?
Sideline stat
The curse of Drake lives on. Drake is known for hanging out with winners who just can’t seem to win after they hang out with the rapper. Enter boxer Anthony Joshua. He was the shoo-in for Saturday night’s fight. Then he was TKO’d (technical knock out) in the seventh round by the people’s champion, Anthony Ruiz Jr. Ruiz’s win had people everywhere rethinking their summer diets. ABS OF STEEL ARE NOT NECESSARY
Coaches’ corner
President Trump announced that Jerry West, the hall of fame player whose silhouette is the NBA (National Basketball Association) logo, will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. You might remember, Tiger Woods received the same honor a few weeks ago. HONORED TO BE HERE