Unlike Any Other
This isn’t just any old Monday with tonight’s national championship game, why they’re going to need more fireworks in Kansas and Serena pays it forward.
Today’s not just any old Monday, it’s a very special Monday with the College Football National Championship Game and “The Bachelor” on tonight.
*Sets up two TVs,*
The Last Night’s Game Team
PS - Don't forget to set your Bachelor bracket picks for tonight's rose ceremony. Want to join? Please do.
College Football
The college football season will come to a close tonight. Whether you're excited for the season to end or if you’re breaking out the tissues, LSU (Louisiana State - 1) and Clemson (3) will take the field in tonight’s College Football National Championship Game. We can tell you who is ecstatic for the game – the students at LSU. Since the game is essentially a home game for the team (it’s in New Orleans – an hour and a half away from campus in Baton Rouge), the school has cancelled classes for Monday and Tuesday. Maybe if they win, they’ll get the whole week off? ENROLLING IN LSU NOW
Tonight’s game will include a coach who might love crawfish more than his players, live tigers and conspiracy theories. Check out our five things you need to know about the national championship game.
Overtime
A persistent Serena Williams has finally ended her three-year title drought, winning at the WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) Auckland Classic this weekend - her first win since becoming a mother. She celebrated her victory with her daughter Olympia and then paid it forward, donating her prize money to the victims of the Australia Bushfires. Williams could make history at the Australian Open next week. It’s the first major (i.e. Grand Slam Tournament) of the tennis season. KEEPING IT ALL IN PERSPECTIVE
Sideline Stat
The Houston Texans (NFL - National Football League) came out hot in their playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs and then the Chiefs turned the ship around. They staged a comeback for the ages that even led to a lineman dumping beer on himself in celebration. The Chiefs ran the score up so high (51 points) that the stadium ran out of fireworks. GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE
The San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans and the Green Bay Packers (where fans lined up to help shovel snow for the game) all brought home wins. Next weekend’s games will determine the two teams in the Super Bowl on February 2.
Coaches’ corner
They say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree and in Charlie Woods' case, it looks like that could be true. Rare footage surfaced of Tiger Woods’ son Charlie, 10, playing in a golf tournament in Florida. And he’s pretty darn good. Of course, dad was there as his caddie. BIG SHOES TO FILL
Bring It On
Woo your clients, connect with your happy hour date and make heads turn in a board meeting when you show off your sports know how.
Woo your clients, carry on a great conversation with your happy hour date and make heads turn in a board meeting when you show off your sports know how.
Take that Monday,
The Last Night’s Game Team
College basketball
When Sunday Funday has a whole new meaning. The luck of the Irish continued last night as Notre Dame’s women’s basketball team won the national championship on a shot, literally made at the last second. Their win over Mississippi State came 17 years to the day after their last national championship.
When nothing good happens after midnight. The clock struck midnight for the Cinderella story Loyola-Chicago men’s basketball team. Sister Jean and her Ramblers lost to Michigan in the final four, setting up tonight’s big national championship game between Michigan and Villanova (9:19 pm EST). Remember how we told you to pick a team that sports the color blue to win your bracket? Once again, regardless of which team wins, the national champion will be blue.
Overtime
The “Babe Ruth of Japan,” Shohei Ohtani, made his MLB (Major League Baseball) pitching debut yesterday for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, picking up his first win. Even more impressive? The dad who was holding his child and caught a foul ball with his free hand. Sign him up. WATCH
Sideline stat
The Vegas Golden Knights may have made history, clinching their spot in the NHL (National Hockey League) playoffs in their inaugural year as a team, but that wasn’t what was important to them on Saturday night. The team retired the #58, forever honoring the 58 victims that died in the October 1, 2017 shooting, which happened just days before the team started their season. (When a number is retired, no one on that team can ever wear that jersey number again).
Coaches’ corner
The most anticipated player to take the field in MLS (Major League Soccer) since David Beckham, scored two goals in his debut with the L.A. Galaxy (also Beckham’s former team). The 36-year-old Zlatan Ibrahimovic signed with the Galaxy from Manchester United and upon his arrival in the U.S., placed a rather ego driven newspaper ad. SEE IT
Stay Tuned
The greatest game on grass, the Master’s golf tournament, begins this week. Stay tuned for all the interesting and quirky traditions in our Five Things You Need To Know on Wednesday. Not into golf? It’s always a great sport to “watch” during your Sunday nap.
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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. Let’s talk about that and a few other things so you can complete the watercooler talk.
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.
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