The Top 5 Sports Power Couples
While most people meet online, they meet at the Olympics.
Here’s to five stellar athletic duos who share the same craft and we don’t mean beer.
Cheers,
The Last Night’s Game Team
PS – For the sake of time, we didn’t list out all of these amazing athletes’ achievements (we’d be here for days and no one has time for that). If you want insight into how much they’ve accomplished in their careers, go ahead and click their names.
1. Driven to create change, Dwayne Wade and Gabrielle Union both have careers full of accolades but that’s not what landed them on this list. Their kids’ moments of bravery is what drove them to push for change. The actress and best-selling author and her husband, three-time NBA champion and Olympic superstar supported their daughter Zaya, 13, in her journey earlier this year as she came out as transgender. As parents they pushed other families to do the same - listen, learn and support your child and evolve with them on their journey. MAKING AN IMPACT
2. Tennis greats Steffi Graff and Andre Agassi started dating after the French Open in 1999 but their story goes back years before that. In 1992 both Graff and Agassi (who tried to pick up Graff the year before at the French Open) were winners at Wimbledon. It used to be tradition for the two winners of Wimbledon to dance with each other at the Wimbledon Champions’ Ball. But as luck would have it, that was the year they decided to cancel the dance due to “lukewarm receptions from modern players.” It all worked out in the end as the two married in 2001 and are still together. TIMING IS EVERYTHING
3. We’re all for bad pickup lines and they’re even better when they work. After a very public relationship with golfer Tiger Woods, skier Lindsey Vonn was introduced to NHL (National Hockey League) player P.K. Subban at the ESPYs. It was at that event that he told a reporter "It's hotter outside than Lindsey Vonn looks today, which is pretty hot." Well, the line worked. The two, who started dating in 2018, were engaged in the summer of 2019. The couple’s passion for each other and their charitable efforts are something to admire. HEART EMOJI
4. Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe are the unofficial first couple of women’s sports. The two have been dating since 2016 and are a fixture in the Seattle sports scene. They’ve been featured on the cover of InStyle Magazine and were the first same-sex couple to grace the cover of ESPN’s Body Issue. The outspoken and seriously fashionable duo seem to have it all including a plethora of championships and safety deposit boxes for all their gold medals. They also have each other’s backs. During the Women’s World Cup, Bird, who plays in the WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association), came to Rapinoe’s defense in her battle with President Trump, penning an essay titled “So the President F—ing Hates My Girlfriend.” ROM-COM WRITTEN ALL OVER IT
5. Together Julie and Zach Ertz have a Super Bowl championship, two World Cup victories and what do they have to prove it? A Visa commercial. The Philadelphia Eagles tight end (NFL) and the soccer star met at a Stanford baseball game in 2012 when he offered her sunflower seeds. They had their first date was at Chipotle and the rest is history. Married since 2017, together they too have bared it all for ESPN’s Body Issue. With both of them being at the pinnacles of their careers, they live the saying “absence makes the heart grow fonder.” They say they’re lucky to have three months a year in the same city. WHEN FACETIME IS YOUR FRIEND
Super Bowl 54 - The Only 5 Things You Need To Know
From J-Lo to teams in red making history to betting on MC Hammer, we’re serving it up Miami-style.
Super Bowl week is here so let the shenanigans begin. While you map out the junk food you’re going to consume and your cocktail of choice to wash it down with, we have consolidated what you need for the party small talk so you can impress everyone, even the biggest sports fan.
Brilliance delivered,
The Last Night’s Game Team
PS- For the record, there are so many interesting things going on around Sunday’s big game that narrowing it down to only five was hard. Check out our Instagram stories all week where we’ll have a little nugget of knowledge for you each day leading up to Sunday.
1. If you tend to pick your winning teams based on uniform colors, you’re out of luck this year. Both the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers uniforms have red as their primary color, which is a first for the Super Bowl. They’ve never had two teams with a predominantly red color scheme face off in the game. (FYI – the Chiefs will be in red jerseys and the 49ers will be in white for the game). WHO’S WHO?
2. You don’t have to know diddly squat about football to place a bet on Sunday’s game, thanks to prop bets. You can bet on anything from which song will be the first song of Jennifer Lopez’s halftime performance, will Mc Hammer say “too legit” in his Cheetos commercial or will Demi Lovato’s rendition of the anthem be under two minutes? YOU CAN BET ON IT
3. Ticket prices are at historic highs for the game but that’s not stopping both teams’ leadership from filling seats. The 49ers are bringing their entire staff, including interns, to the game. Then there’s Norma Hunt, widow of Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt. She’s attended every Super Bowl and will host close to 2,000 people at this year’s big game. We bet Mrs. Hunt is wishing tickets were still $12 like the first ever Super Bowl 54 years ago. It’s a monumental occasion to be celebrated for both teams since the Chiefs haven’t won the Super Bowl in 50 years and the 49ers haven’t won in 25 years. FAMILY REUNION
4. This Super Bowl has two historic moments to celebrate on the sideline. First, 49ers offensive assistant coach, Katie Sowers, is the first woman and the first openly gay coach to coach in a Super Bowl. Secondly, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan and his father Mike Shanahan are the first father-son duo in NFL history to lead teams in the Super Bowl as head coaches. (Papa Shanahan won two Super Bowls with the Denver Broncos in the late 90s).
5. No doubt JLo and Shakira will make our jaws drop with their halftime performance (which will likely include some special guests. Enrique Iglesias or DJ Khaled anyone)? Also jaw dropping? What they get paid for the gig. Nothing. That’s not stopping celebrities from lining up to attend the “free” concert. Expect to see some big named stars in the stadium including Sir Paul McCartney, Cardi B and past halftime performers Lady Gaga and Beyoncé (which makes sense because her hubby Jay-Z is an advisor for the NFL). YOU DEFINITELY DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS
5 Sporting Events You Can Only Dream About During Dry January
The bright side is that with all of the money you saved from not drinking in January, you can now travel to one of these life-changing events.
If you are the 1 in 5 Americans “celebrating” Dry January consider this your re-entry program. But if you’re not bold enough to go down that path, this one’s still for you.
Don’t threaten us with a good time,
The Last Night’s Game Team
1. You can start your entry back into the world at the Waste Management Open (formerly known as the Phoenix Open). The Open is the most attended tournament on the tour but is also known as the rowdiest/loudest/drunkest tournament on the tour. Think “Happy Gilmore” but in real life. The place to be is the 16th hole, the “Most Exciting Hole in Golf.” The par-3 hole is completely enclosed by a stadium filled with 20,000 fans who forgot their golf etiquette at home. (The Open is 1/27 – 2/2). FORE…MORE BEER
2. This one is a no brainer, Super Bowl Sunday. Not only do we consume more than 1.2 billion chicken wings in this country, we wash down our carbs and commercials overload with 325.5 million gallons of beer. (Super Bowl is February 2). IT FEELS SO GOOD WHEN IT HITS YOUR LIPS
3. You may get banned for life for having a cell phone or thrown out for shouting any of the banned phrases (Dilly Dilly anyone?) but don’t be fooled because the Masters (golf) is business in the front and party in the back. Their concession stands are the lowest you’ll see in sports and yes, that includes the $4 beer. (The Masters is April 9-12). I’LL HAVE FORE
4. It may be the fastest two minutes in sports, but if you’ve ever been to the Kentucky Derby you know that it’s a full day of drinking leading up to that one final race. Over 150,000 fans, looking classy in their Sunday best and big hats, enjoy a plethora of mint juleps, champagne and a whole host of cocktails while betting on their favorite horse to win. (The Derby is May 2). WIN, PLACE, SHOTS
5. Maybe the party scene at Wimbledon is the real reason Meghan and Harry left? The biggest tennis tournament in the world is also home to the Pimm’s Cup and lots and lots of champagne. With over 29,000 bottles consumed over the course of the tournament, it inevitably leads to disruption on the court from flying corks. (Spectators can bring in one bottle of wine/champagne per person). (Wimbledon is June 29 - July 12). YOU COULD LOSE AN EYE