The Rundown: Red Carpet Worthy

It’s going to be a big Sunday but which channel will you choose? The red carpet coverage of the Oscars or Daytona 500?

 

Thank goodness for picture-in-picture,

The Last Night’s Game Team

NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing)

  • Party time. NASCAR kicks off its season with the Daytona 500 on Sunday. Throwing a watch party with your friends? Get your party menu from chef Gordon Ramsay here.
  • Let's roll. Singer Jordin Sparks will sing the national anthem to start off the speedway shenanigans. Actor Owen Wilson, who is the voice of Lightning McQueen in the film Cars 3, has a great reason to miss the Oscars because he has the honor of telling the drivers to “start their engines.” (That's the ceremonial declaration that is shouted before each race). 
  • In case you missed it, here are five fascinating things to know about the Daytona 500.

MLB (Major League Baseball)

  • Simply disgusting. Baseball players are odd creatures of habit. Minnesota Twins pitcher Ryan O’Rourke revealed his game day tradition of vomiting before he goes in to pitch. There are no words.

Overtime

  • Hollywood loves to make movies about sports but there aren’t many athletes taking home an Oscar. They may not have a little gold statue but there are a plethora of retired boxers, race car drivers, motorcycle riders and other athletes in film starring as stunt doubles.  The Academy has been lobbied every year since 1991 for a stunt category with no luck. Never say never.  

Sideline stat

  • Baseball fans will be able to share their appearance on the video scoreboard or the telecast during a game. Fans who download the “15 Seconds of Fame” app will receive a video clip after their moment in the spotlight. Now there will forever be evidence of your appearance on the kiss cam.  

Coaches’ corner

  • Fashion isn’t only for the red carpet. The votes are in and these are the best shoes of the NBA (National Basketball Association) All-Star Game last weekend. Stilettos not included.

The Rundown: Finally Friday

We have that Friday feeling. It’s like finding a $20 in a pocket of your old jeans.

 

Glorious,

The Last Night’s Game Team

PGA (Professional Golfers Association)

  • Don’t call it a comeback. There were high hopes that in his return Tiger Woods would be competitive this year but the glass is looking half empty. He pulled out of his last golf tournament due to back spasms and cancelled a press conference for this weekend’s tournament for the same reason. We’re not doctors but if you can’t sit in a chair and talk to the press, that’s probably a sign that retirement could be around the corner.

NBA (National Basketball Association)

  • Cha-ching. The NBA All-Star Game is this weekend which prompted Forbes to release their list of the highest paid NBA players (salaries + endorsements). Looks like we need to ask for a raise.
    • LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers - $86 M
    • Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors - $62.5 M
    • Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors, $47.1 M
  • Third wheel? Western conference head coach Steve Kerr has four of his Golden State Warriors on the all-star team and plans to play them together. Will Russell Westbrook of the OKC Thunder be the odd man out on the court? Westbrook has strained relationship with Warriors’ Kevin Durant after Durant left the Thunder. Nothing like having to be civil with your ex’s hot new arm candy.
  • What does Taco Bell have to do with being able to dribble a basketball? Find out in our five things to know about the NBA All-Star Game.

Overtime

  • Ice Cube famously said, “today was a good day” and that was yesterday for Canadian tennis player Genie Bouchard.  First she made good on a Super Bowl bet with a Twitter follower. She lost the bet and had to go on a date with him. Surprise surprise, there will be a second date. After that she revealed her spread in this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.

Sideline stat

  • In addition to the list of highest paid players, Forbes also released its annual valuations list of NBA franchises. Despite their recent losing seasons, the New York Knicks are #1 on the list, valued at $3.3 billion. The team at the bottom of the list? The New Orleans Pelicans, worth a mere $750 million.

Coaches’ Corner

  • Sending you off into Friday with a story of a good deed. Last Friday the founder of Little Caesar’s Pizza and owner of the Detroit Red Wings (hockey) and Detroit Tigers (baseball), Mike Ilitch passed away. He was known in the Detroit community for his generosity. In his death, a 1994 story surfaced of how he paid the rent for Rosa Parks after she was robbed.

The Rundown: Twinning

Talking sports is like being pregnant with twins in Hollywood, everyone is doing it. First Beyoncé, now George Clooney. Who’s next?

 

You go first,

The Last Night’s Game Team

NBA (NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION)

  • #FreeOakley. Charles Oakley played for the New York Knicks for a decade. On Wednesday, he attended a Knicks game on his own dime. During the game, some say he heckled the team’s owner, others say he did nothing. Either way the owner, who is disliked by fans, had Oakley forcibly removed from the arena while the fans chanted “Free Oakley.” Oakley now faces charges.

  • At their wits end. The NBA is a trendsetter when it comes to embracing social media but they’ve had enough. Recent Twitter wars between teams and players have pushed them over the edge. They hit their “don’t make me pull this car over” level and now prohibit mocking and/or ridiculing of opponents or game officials by teams on social media.

OVERTIME

  • The Pebble Beach Pro-Am (golf) draws big name celebrities and golfers. Unfortunately, this also draws professional autograph seekers who profit off of free autographs. Golfer Jordan Spieth had enough of these seekers when one used profanity in front of kids, calling them scum. Needless to say, they won't be making money off of Spieth anytime soon. 

SIDELINE STAT

  • The voice of the Olympics, Bob Costas, has 12 Olympics under his belt. Yesterday he announced that he is passing the proverbial Olympic torch to Mike Tirico, who previously worked for ESPN. Tirico will take the reins at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.

COACHES’ CORNER

  • One of the biggest complaints about baseball is how long the games are. MLB (Major League Baseball) is addressing this by tackling the length of extra-inning games (overtime). They have introduced a new rule that states, when the game is in extra innings a runner will start on second base, instead of first, to encourage scoring. The new rule is being tested in a sampling of the minor leagues this season.

 

 

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