Kyle Busch

Get This Party Started

There’s no time like the present to brush up on your sports so you can give them something to talk about.

It's Called Balance

This weekend is filled with firsts and frustrations in sports. The good news is, it also involves beer.

 

You win some, you lose some,

The Last Night’s Game Team  

MLB (Major League Baseball) 

  • A.K.A. MLB announced its plans for Players Weekend (Aug. 25 – 27). As part of the inaugural weekend, players will have their nicknames on the back of their jerseys instead of their last names. Even the New York Yankees are on board with the nicknames and they've never featured players' names on their uniforms. Be prepared to root for Sweet Lettuce, Dr. Chill and Corn Boy.

PGA (Professional Golfers Association)

  • Save the best for last. It’s time for the PGA Championship in Charlotte, NC, the last major of the season. (There are four major tournaments in a season). Keep an eye on Jordan Spieth who is one win away from winning his career grand slam, which is when a player wins all four majors during their career.

Overtime

  • The NBA owners (National Basketball Association) are considering rules designed to cut back on teams benching healthy players for regular season games. This is to please the league’s fans and partners because no one wants to go to a game where LeBron James isn’t playing.  Is the league overstepping their authority or improving the experience? Tell us on Twitter!

Sideline stat

  • Five f-bombs. Yep that’s what typically mild-mannered NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) driver Danica Patrick had to say about fellow driver Kyle Busch. Busch caused her to spin out in a race last week and finish in 22nd place. Her frustration is something other drivers have felt too. She ended her rant by saying, “Now I know why people hate him!” Touché.

Coaches’ corner

  • To us football and beer go together like peanut butter and jelly, but not in college football. Yesterday, the Air Force Academy announced it will allow alcohol sales during football games, the first service academy to do so.

The NCAA (the governing body for college football) has no specific rule against selling alcohol at games, but it is not as prominent as you may think. During the 2016 season, only a quarter of the schools sold alcohol in their entire stadium. In fact, the SEC (Southeastern Conference) has banned alcohol sales at games.

The Rundown: Call It Madness

You made it through Selection Sunday unscathed, now it’s time to get those brackets ready. Do you think March Madness is just…Madness? Slam dunk the awkward silence with Last Night’s Game.

 

Who did you pick to win?

The Last Night’s Game Team

 

PS – Are you confused on why creating a bracket is a big deal or how much productivity is lost at work during this time? Click here for our March Madness 101 where your questions have been answered.

NCAA March Madness Tournament

  • The big dance. The bracket has been revealed and the tournament is ready to begin. Remember to try something new and fill yours out for the Last Night’s Game Bracket Challenge by Thursday morning.  
  • We’re number one! The teams that have claimed the number one spots in the tournament are Villanova Wildcats (defending champions), North Carolina Tar Heels, Kansas Jayhawks and Gonzaga Bulldogs.

  • Ladies night. The women's NCAA Tournament bracket will be released tonight. UConn (University of Connecticut) will continue to be a force to be reckoned with. 

NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing)

  • Right in the kisser. The excitement of the weekend wasn’t contained to the basketball court. While Martin Truex Jr. won this weekend’s race, Kyle Busch’s face was the loser. After the race, a fist fight broke out between Busch and Joey Logano over a wreck on the last lap. Busch walked away with a bloody face. When Logano was asked if any punches were landed he said, “not on me.”

Overtime

Sideline stat

Coaches’ corner

  • Some of the teams that weren't invited to the NCAA March Madness Tournament are asked to participate in the NIT (National Invitational Tournament), a consolation tournament if you will. (Some joke NIT stands for the ‘not invited tournament.’) Here’s the full bracket.
 

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