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A very unfortunate name choice, how baseball and jumbo shrimp are breaking the law and International Women’s Day.
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The Last Night’s Game Team
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
Today marks International Women’s Day and these five women are paving the way for future generations of females in sports. Whether it’s a championship coach, broadcaster or gold medal winner, they’re proving “play like a girl” is a compliment. RISING TO THE TOP
OVERTIME
Chicago Bears (NFL – National Football League) fans have long had their dreams dashed and hearts broken by kickers. So it only seemed logical that they signed a kicker named Chris Blewitt. SO MANY JOKES TO BE HAD
SIDELINE STAT
As the Los Angeles Lakers (NBA - National Basketball Association) continue to struggle, their star LeBron James reached an incredible career achievement, passing Michael Jordan for fourth place on the NBA all-time scoring list with 32,293 career points. He trails Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387 points), Karl Malone (36,928) and Kobe Bryant (33,643). A LEGEND
COACHES’ CORNER
The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp minor league baseball team announced they’ll host “Florida Man night” this season. In case you’re wondering what that means, the phrase “Florida Man” is used to describe weird news stories about random Floridians committing dumb and odd crimes. So, the Jumbo Shrimp are paying homage to stupidity and will break an asinine Florida law every inning, doing things like skateboarding without a license. YOU LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY
5 Women Leading The Way In Sports
In celebration of International Women’s Day tomorrow, we bring you five women shattering the glass ceiling.
In celebration of International Women’s Day tomorrow, we bring you five women shattering the glass ceiling.
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The Last Night’s Game Team
Five Women Leading The Way In Sports
1. Team U.S.A. women’s hockey almost didn’t make it to the 2018 Winter Olympics because they were holding out for equal treatment. Part of the negotiations included equal pay, same equipment and per diems as their male counterparts. They were victorious in their negotiations and then backed it up by winning the gold. Not that it's a contest, but in the 2018 Winter Olympics the women on Team U.S.A. won more gold medals than the men. We all win!
2. In 1977, Janet Guthrie paved the way in racing, becoming the first woman to earn a starting spot in both the Indianapolis 500 (Indy Car Racing) and the Daytona 500 (NASCAR – National Association For Stock Car Auto Racing). Danica Patrick took Guthrie’s record a step further, as the first woman to win an IndyCar race and pole position (i.e. the best spot to start the race) in the Daytona 500. While Patrick has retired from NACSAR, she will drive the last race of her career at the Indianapolis 500 in May.
3. Ronda Rousey was told by the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) execs that there women would "never" be in the UFC. A year later, she proved them wrong as she stepped into the octagon. Since then the women’s category has exploded with women even battling it out as the main event. Never say never.
4. Following in the footsteps of the greats, Billie Jean King and Althea Gibson, Serena Williams has amassed a list of titles and records throughout her tennis career. She recently added a new one to her resume, mom. The G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time) has long stood up for equity through education and stars in a new, powerful Nike ad with the message that there’s “no wrong way to be a woman.”
5. Combating the voices of hate, fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad won a bronze medal in the Rio Olympics and became the first Muslim-American woman to wear a hijab while competing for the U.S. This year, Barbie recognized her for her messages of self-love, equality and inclusion with her own Barbie Shero doll. (Shero = she hero). Her doll is the first-ever Barbie to wear a hijab.
Keep the conversation going
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