Early Bird Gets The Worm

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

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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

For All The Marbles

After last night's momentous Golden Globe Awards, we're headed toward another exciting evening tonight. The College Football National Championship Game is this evening featuring Alabama vs. Georgia with Grammy winner Kendrick Lamar at halftime. Let’s talk about that and a few other things so you can complete the watercooler talk.

So...how was your weekend,

The Last Night’s Game Team

PS - Tune into our Instagram to catch the recap of our morning TV appearance about tonight's big football game. We're empowering the sports curious. 

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College football 

If you agree that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Nick Saban, head coach of Alabama Crimson Tide, agrees with you. He starts his day with two Little Debbie oatmeal cookies. There’s oatmeal in them so that counts right?

Don’t forget to check out our Five Things To Know About The National Championship Game here so you’re in the know for tonight’s game.

 

Sideline stat

After being the voice of Monday Night Football, former NFL (National Football League) coach Jon Gruden is heading back to the sidelines and he’s getting paid handsomely to make the move. He’s been off the field for nine years but the Oakland (soon to be Las Vegas) Raiders are giving him the largest contract in NFL history, $100 million for 10 years.

Overtime

Philadelphia Flyers captain Claude Giroux may have had the goal of the year. He scored a goal after the puck bounced off an opposing player’s butt. Somewhere Sir Mix-A-Lot is smiling.

Coaches’ corner

It was a wild weekend in the wild card playoff games in NFL. Tennessee Titans quarterback did something no else has done in NFL playoff history, he threw a touchdown to himself during his team’s epic comeback to beat the Kansas City Chiefs. PLAYOFF RECAP