The Rundown: Move It Monday

It may be Monday but it’s the first Monday after Memorial Day which means…you can finally wear white.

 

Just avoid the tomato sauce,

The Last Night’s Game

MLB (Major League Baseball)

  • Oh what a night. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim’s Albert Pujols became the ninth player in MLB history to eclipse 600 home runs in his career. Oh, and that 600th home run was actually a grand slam. Even better? The Angels’ fan who caught the 600th home run ball could’ve sold it for a lot of money, but he very kindly gave it back to Pujols.

NBA (National Basketball Association)

Soccer

  • Ole! Real Madrid (Spain) won its second consecutive Champions League (think Super Bowl for European Club soccer teams). Cristiano Ronaldo not only mesmerized Juventus (an Italian team) with his great hair but his ball skills, scoring two goals to lead his team to the coveted title.

Overtime

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  • Just when you felt accomplished about penciling in one workout this weekend, we bring you 94-year-old Harriette Thompson. Thompson became the oldest woman to complete a half marathon yesterday. At 92 she broke the record as the oldest woman to complete a marathon.

Coaches’ Corner

  • There were a record setting seven grand slams hit across in MLB games on Saturday night. (A grand slam is when a player hits a home run with the bases loaded). There’s a chance Papa John’s may be rethinking its #papaslam promo that gives fans 40% off pizzas the next day. Pepperoni overload.

The Rundown: Happy Memorial Day!

Hotdogs, lake trips, sunburns and sports talk: the recipe for a perfect holiday weekend. We dedicate this issue to the men and women who gave it all, so we can enjoy all life has to offer.

 

With gratitude,

The Last Night’s Game Team

NHL (NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE)

  • David and Goliath. The Stanley Cup Final starts tonight in Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Penguins, the defending champions, will take on the Nashville Predators, the upbeat underdogs playing in their first Stanley Cup ever. Catch the game on NBC.
  • Back in the game. After being out with an injury for the past few games, Mr. Carrie Underwood (AKA: Mike Fisher, the captain of the Predators) is expected to hit the ice once again tonight.

INDIANAPOLIS 500

  • Making history. In front of a crowd of over 300,000, 40-year-old Takuma Soto won the Indy 500 for the first time in his career, making him the first-ever Japanese-born driver to win that specific race.

  • Rough weekend. There was a streak of bad luck going around this weekend for some of the other Indy drivers. Scott Dixon, who started the race in the pole position, was robbed at gunpoint at a Taco Bell and then was in a horrific crash during the race (thankfully he’s okay). Then F1 (Formula One) driver Fernando Alonso, who drew a lot of attention because of his mid-season switch to Indy racing, went from leading the race to having engine failure near the end, and he didn’t even finish. Someone get these guys some four leaf clover or something...

LACROSSE

OVERTIME

SIDELINE STAT

  • The Stanley Cup is a best-of-seven series, meaning the first team to win four games will take home the holy grail of hockey.

COACHES’ CORNER

  • A high school softball pitcher from New Jersey threw a perfect game last week. Why is that such a big deal? A perfect game means not a single player from the other team made it to a base for the whole game. Talk about girl power!

The Rundown: Monday Motivation

It’s Monday again but hang in there. It’s almost a three-day weekend!

 

You can do it,

The Last Night’s Game team

 

PS - Need a little extra motivation this morning? Leave it to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to kick-start your day. 

Horse Racing 

  • It’s in the cloud. The quest for the Triple Crown came to an end on Saturday. Cloud Computing, who was fresh after not racing in the Kentucky Derby, won The Preakness. Derby winner, Always Dreaming, came in eighth in a field of 10.
  • Hold my beer. The other race at The Preakness isn’t on the track; it’s the famed port-a-potty races. Yes, racing atop port-a-potties while onlookers try to knock you off by throwing beer cans. What could go wrong?

NBA (National Basketball Association)

  • Unstoppable. The Golden State Warriors make things look easy. Saturday, they beat the overpowered San Antonio Spurs to take a 3-0 series lead in the playoffs. The Warriors remain undefeated in the playoffs.
  • Detained. Oklahoma City Thunder’s Enes Kanter, a Turkish citizen, was traveling abroad on behalf of his charity. Kanter has long been an outspoken critic of the Turkish president and upon arriving in Romania, he was detained because his passport had been cancelled by the Turkish government. The NBA called the U.S. State Department for help and he was later released.

Overtime

  • The Dancing With The Stars season 24 finale begins tonight and it features two athletes. Former Chicago Cubs catcher David Ross (MLB – Major League Baseball) and NFL (National Football League) running back Rashad Jennings will battle it out with pop star Normani Kordei for the mirrorball trophy.  

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Coaches’ corner

  • Former NFL player Myron Rolle has accomplished more than most by age 30. He's not only a Rhodes Scholar who played professional football but a medical school graduate who will start his neurosurgeon residency at Harvard next month. Guess you’d say he’s accomplished.  
 

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