The Rundown: 5 Things to Know About Sport's Toughest Interview - the NFL Combine

The NFL Combine is one of the toughest job interviews in sports – it’s like an amalgamation of a CrossFit Games challenge and a police interrogation. Sounds like fun right?

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Five Things to Know About the NFL Combine

  1. Roughly 300 prospects will attend the combine (pronounced kɒmbaɪn– like a harvesting tractor) where they audition for teams to select them in the NFL Draft in April.
  2. The prospects take part in specific position driven drills and six physical events some of which include the bench press (how many times they can press 225 lbs.), three-cone drill and a vertical jump. 
  3. The 40-yard dash has become one of the most scrutinized event. Adidas is offering any player who agrees to wear their cleats and breaks the record (4.24 seconds) either an island or $1 million. In case you’re wondering, Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady holds the record for the slowest 40-yard dash for a quarterback.
  4. The teams also have a chance to interview players. Many teams interview them ‘interrogation-style’ with hard hitting and inappropriate questions in an attempt to evoke the player’s vices (drinking, drugs), ethics, failures, sexual orientation (even though technically this is illegal) or anything to get a rise out of the player. A little different than your last interview we’re guessing.
  5. This isn’t all about the brawn, their brains are tested too with the “The Wonderlic Test.” Every player takes the 50 question timed test. Curious how you stack up against the rest? Take the test. (Warning – it’s not as easy as you think).
  • Click here for more information on the combine, the schedule and where to watch.

Overtime

  • The Minnesota Wild is the second NHL team (National Hockey League) in three days to confirm that at least one of their players has the mumps. This isn’t the first time this contagious illness has spread through hockey. There was an outbreak in 2014 as well.

Sideline stat

  • The world’s #1 ranked women’s tennis player Serena Williams was out for an evening stroll this week with her dog and fiancée when she came across two men playing tennis. She challenged the winner to a match. She dominated him but it of course made their night to lose to the best in the world.

Coaches’ corner

  • The combine is clearly known for its poking and prodding of the athletes. The hot topic in recent years has been a player’s hand size. (Theoretically bigger hands can handle the football better). Many players have taken up hand massages to increase their hand size. Insert your own jokes here, we’re staying out of this one.

The Rundown: 5 Fascinating Things to Know About the Daytona 500

Unlike driving in a school zone, it’s time to speed into the NASCAR season. Even if watching cars drive around in an oval at 200 MPH isn’t your thing, read on because we feature more than just the five things. Besides you never know what sport your lunch meeting will be into.  

 

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Five Fascinating Things to Know About the Daytona 500  

  1. The Daytona 500 kicks off the NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) season which runs until November.  The race is 500 miles long, hence the “500” after Daytona.
  2. The Daytona race originated on the beach in 1903. Although the race looked a little different than the babes of Baywatch cruising up and down the coast. Check out the photos here.
  3. After the race, the winning car goes on display at the Daytona museum. The driver nor their team are allowed to touch the car, clean it up, take parts off of it, etc. - it as it goes on display as is. The team will not be able to use car at all during the season. 
  4. Concussions aren’t only in football. Last year Dale Earnhardt Jr. missed extended time due to the effects of a concussion, but he returns to the notorious track this weekend. Earnhardt’s father, driver Dale Earnhardt Sr., died in a crash on the same track 16 years ago.
  5. NASCAR’s new title sponsor is Monster Energy. The company’s VP of Sports Marketing stated, “Monster, we were built on girls, music and racing. We think that fits with NASCAR really good.’’ We wonder what driver Danica Patrick thinks about that?

Overtime

  • Mark Zuckerberg, also known as “The Facebook Guy" to University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban, was on campus to visit with the Alabama football team. Zuckerberg spoke their language by saying “Many of the same things go into building a good company and a winning football program -- a focus on recruiting, developing talent and setting high expectations.”

Sideline stat

  • 8-1…the odds from a bookie that the goalkeeper from the Sutton United soccer team in England would eat a meat pie during the game. Once there was no chance he would go into the game, the 322-pound goalkeeper Wayne Shaw decided to take that bet and down a pie during the game. We guess a man’s got to eat. #piegate

Coaches’ Corner

  • Baseball has been trying to speed up the game, which has a reputation for being slow. This season a new rule will help the cause.  An intentional walk used to take four pitches obviously thrown outside of the strike zone to walk a hitter. The new rule states that a signal from the dugout is all it takes to walk the hitter, no pitches needed. Hurry up already!

The Rundown: 5 Things to Know About the NBA All-Star Game

It might be another weekend until the stars come out for the Oscars, but the NBA All-Stars take the stage this weekend. We encourage you to talk about sports today instead of oversharing about your fabulous Valentine’s Day night.

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Five things to know about the NBA All-Star Game

  1. The game, which is Sunday afternoon, was originally scheduled for Charlotte, NC, but was moved to New Orleans due to HB2, the Bathroom Bill. The NBA (National Basketball Association) said peace out to exclusion and yes to inclusion.  
  2. Saturday night features some of the biggest excitement of the weekend, the skills competitions. The contest include the always competitive three-point competition, slam dunk contest and the Taco Bell Skills Challenge, an obstacle course of various basketball skills.
  3. The honor of being chosen as a starter for each all-star team (Eastern Conference vs Western Conference) is awarded through a 50% fan vote, 25% media vote and a 25% player vote.
  4. In the past, shoe fans have looked forward to Nike’s release of special all-star edition shoes. This year Nike’s players will instead wear shoes from their Black History Month collection.
  5. The all-star game winners will pad their pockets with an extra $50,000 for winning. The losers will receive a $25,000 bonus, $50,000 to the three-point competition winner and $100,000 to the slam dunk contest winner.

Overtime

  • The Westminster Dog Show is underway and Monday brought us the champ that stole everyone’s hearts for her sass. During the competition, Mia the defiant beagle ignored her owner, stopped to check out the crowd and then did a smell check on her nether regions. She won't win best in show but we still love her anyway.

Sideline stat

  • The UCONN (University of Connecticut) Huskies women’s basketball team pulled off a feat not accomplished by a team in modern history. The Huskies won their 100th game in a row. The team hasn't lost a game since November 2014. 

Coaches’ Corner

  • You may have thought that New England Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady’s crowning achievement in life was when he won his record fifth Super Bowl, married supermodel Gisele or had children. Well you’re wrong. The Atlanta Zoo announced they named a cockroach after him. The Atlanta Falcons lost to the Patriots in the Super Bowl. Bitter much?
 

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