Fly The Flag
You’re in for a treat because it’s Friday and you’re going to be the one in the know all weekend long.
You’re in for a treat because it’s Friday and you’re going to be the one in the know all weekend long.
We’re Olympic ready,
The Last Night’s Game Team
Winter Olympics
When karma catches up with you. With a last ditch effort, Russia tried and failed to overturn the ban on their athletes in the Winter Olympics. Russia is banned from competing over doping allegations, but some athletes were invited to compete after proving they were clean.
When luck is not on your side. Team U.S.A.'s athletes vote for who is going to carry the flag in the Opening Ceremony. This year's vote was a tie between speed skater Shani Davis and luge slider Erin Hamlin, both competing in their fifth Olympics. The winner, Hamlin, was chosen by a coin toss. After losing, Davis sent a controversial tweet calling the coin toss "dishonorable." Guess he's not much of a gambler.
If your dad ever said nothing good happens after midnight. While you were sleeping, the Olympic Opening Ceremonies happened without you. You can catch the replay at 8 pm EST tonight on NBC and here are the Olympic events to watch this weekend.
Overtime
What do you get when you cross Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay Packers quarterback), actor Bill Murray and actor Josh Duhamel? A good looking, funny guy with one heck of a throwing arm? Unfortunately no, but they're all golfing in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The golf tournament, which is this weekend, is where professional golfers and amateurs mix and the who’s who of celebrities and athletes hit the links together.
Sideline stat
MLB (Major League Baseball) spring training is set to begin next week, but in a rare turn of events, a majority of free agents (players who aren’t committed to teams) remain unsigned. The MLB Players Association will put on their own spring training for unsigned free agents in hopes they will be picked up by a team.
Coaches’ corner
The NBA (National Basketball Association) trade deadline was yesterday and it left the league in shock because the Cleveland Cavaliers basically traded away their entire team, minus LeBron James. The team, which has been in the NBA finals the past three years, has been pretty terrible this season. Was this the doing of King James? Only time will tell
After you follow Last Night's Game on Instagram, go follow these Olympic athletes for a behind the scenes look at the Winter Olympics.
The 5 Sporting Events To Get Excited About in 2018
If creating relationships, growing your client base or expanding your network are on your list of New Year’s resolutions, develop the rapport with sports and keep the conversation going all year long.
If creating relationships, growing your client base or expanding your network are on your list of New Year’s resolutions, develop the rapport with sports and keep the conversation going all year long.
Talk the talk,
The Last Night’s Game
The Five Sporting Events To Get Excited About in 2018
1. Australian Open (Tennis): Monday, January 15 - Sunday, January 28
While the Australian Open is one of the big four in tennis (i.e. a Grand Slam tournament), it’s not one you might normally look forward to so why this year? The gal that some consider the greatest of all time, Serena Williams, is planning to make her return to tennis in the same tournament she won last year, while pregnant. Get ready for her to dominate the courts again.
2. Super Bowl - NFL (National Football League): Sunday, February 4
This year’s game will be played in the "warm and tropical" home of the Minnesota Vikings in Minneapolis. An NFL team has never played in the Super Bowl in their home stadium and the Vikings, who are in the playoffs, may be the first team to break that streak. If the commercials and the parties aren’t enough, Justin Timberlake is headlining the halftime show. Bonus - his new album drops two days before the game.
3. Winter Olympics: Friday, February 9 – Thursday, February 25
It seems every Olympics there is a major controversy. Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan, Russian doping, Zika and now the proximity of PyeongChang, South Korea to North Korea is on the minds everyone heading into the Winter Olympics. A few positive stories to focus on? Lindsey Vonn’s comeback on the slopes and Nigeria’s first team ever in the Winter Olympics, which happens to be all women. Also, did you know that PyeongChang is the smallest host city since Lillehammer, Norway, with a population of 50,000.
4. Daytona 500 – NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing): Sunday, February 18
The Daytona 500 has been glorified in the movies (Days of Thunder anyone)? but the race that kicks off the NASCAR season will be without one of its most familiar faces this year. This will be the first time in almost two decades Dale Earnhardt Jr. will not be in the lineup. He retired last year but you can catch him on his new show on the DIY Network and in the broadcast booth for NBC. Another face slowly fading from racing is the most accomplished woman in NASCAR history, Danica Patrick. She will only race two races this year - the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500.
5. World Cup - Soccer: Thursday, June 14 – Sunday, July 15
In the world’s most watched sporting event, soccer teams from all over the world will compete to determine which country is the best. In 2014, over three billion people or nearly 40% of the world’s population watched the competition, which happens every four years. Three notable teams that failed to qualify and will miss this year’s tournament in Russia? United States, Italy and The Netherlands. The underdog? Team Iceland. They’re the smallest country ever to qualify for the World Cup and they’re playing in their first one.
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5 Things You Need To Know About The Heisman Trophy
Saturday night fever has struck college football. On Saturday night, we’ll find out who the winner of the Heisman Trophy is. The award is more than a move on the dance floor, it goes to the best player in college football.
Saturday night fever has struck college football. On Saturday night, we’ll find out who the winner of the Heisman Trophy is. The award is more than a move on the dance floor, it goes to the best player in college football.
Victory Dance,
The Last Night’s Game Team
PS – The gift of gab is the gift that keeps on giving. Share us with a friend so they too can tackle the holiday party conversation with sports.
Five Things You Need To Know About The Heisman Trophy
1. The finalists for the award are:
Baker Mayfield, senior quarterback from Oklahoma, who is hoping to become the first walk on player to win it.
Lamar Jackson, junior quarterback from University of Louisville, who won last year. (Only one other player has won twice).
Bryce Love, junior running back from Stanford, who ranks at the top of the nation despite an ankle injury this season.
FYI – Mayfield is the favorite to win.
2. As if they didn’t work out hard enough to get to the Heisman ceremony, the winner will have to hoist the bronze trophy weighing 45 pounds. They've carried the weight of their team, so this should be no problem.
3. The winner is chosen by over 870 media members, in addition to a vote from every former Heisman winner, 58 currently. There is one vote from the fans for a total of 929 votes. Wonder if Lamar Jackson voted for himself?
4. All three of this year’s Heisman Trophy finalists play for teams whose primary uniform color is red. Maybe the committee was in the holiday spirit?
5. Old guys rule, except when it comes to the Heisman. A senior hasn't won the award since 2006.
That’s not all folks
In today’s sports news, Beyoncé once again graces the sports world with her presence, why the Olympic Committee is saying nyet to the Russians and the cover of Sports Illustrated is unveiled. READ MORE
