The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

A little Oscar glamour and laughter with a side of disturbing news to start your Monday.

Good news, bad news,

The Last Night’s Game Team

---

NFL (NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE)

It’s the story that everyone is talking about. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is facing misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution charges. The charges came about as part of a larger crackdown on a human trafficking ring in South Florida. Kraft denies "categorically" denies "any illegal activity" but police say they have video evidence. IT WASN’T ME

OVERTIME

Serena Williams took the biggest stage in Hollywood last night at the Oscars. She not only presented the movie “A Star Is Born” but during the commercials she headlined a powerful new Nike ad. A STAR INDEED

SIDELINE STAT

While you may know him as Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson, one Twitter user knows him as his savior. The former NFL player has always been known for his generosity but Friday he took it a step further, helping one of his followers avoid eviction by helping him pay his rent. HI FIVE 85

COACHES’ CORNER

The Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA – National Basketball Association) thought it was a great idea to have rapper Ja Rule perform at halftime during their 90s night. Well it seemed like a great idea until he botched his performance and then put a championship curse on the team. PUT IT ON ME

WHAT TO WATCH

A dad mic’d up his up his four-year-old son during his hockey practice to “figure out what was going on out there.” The little boy didn’t disappoint, talking during his time on the ice about taking a nap, going to “BaDonald’s” (McDonald’s) and trying really hard to skate with two feet. CRYING LAUGHING

Make It Happen

Take your networking abilities to the next level by sharing one of these topics in conversation today.

Let’s discuss,

The Last Night’s Game Team

---

NBA (NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION)

The slam dunk contest was the highlight of the NBA All-Star weekend in Charlotte, NC. Players dunked over airplanes (in honor of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk), over famous rappers and teammates. Oklahoma City Thunder’s Hamidou Diallo took home the trophy with dunks over 7’1” Shaquille O’Neal and rapper Quavo. SOARING TO NEW HEIGHTS

In a ridiculously high scoring game, Team LeBron beat Team Giannis to claim the all-star game title. BEST OF THE BEST

OVERTIME

They may forever be known as president but one additional accomplishment they can add to their list? Athlete. In honor of Presidents’ Day, we take a look at the presidents who took control on the court, the diamond or the field. Did you know that four of our presidents were also cheerleaders? RAH RAH ‘MERICA

SIDELINE STAT

Driver Denny Hamlin (NASCAR – National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) didn’t win a race last season but he made up for it by winning the first race of the new season, the Daytona 500. The race gave us a lot of crashes including one at the very end that wiped out more than half the cars left in the race. In the end, Hamlin prevailed for his second Daytona win in four years. STARTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT

COACHES’ CORNER

The Carolina Hurricanes (NHL – National Hockey League) have decided to have a little fun at the end of their games. Similar to a football touchdown celebrations, they’ve taken their postgame antics to another level by doing the limbo and human bowling, to name a few. Like everything in life, some fans are elated but the hockey purists are calling them “bunch of jerks.” CAN’T MAKE EVERYONE HAPPY

Ball So Hard

Dominate your week like Childish Gambino at the Grammys.

Setting records,

The Last Night’s Game Team

---

AAF (Alliance Of American Football)

The new football league had a solid debut weekend, drawing better television ratings than the NBA (National Basketball Association). Twitter also had a ball this weekend, roasting the Alliance referees for their very odd and unflattering uniforms. IF THE LOOK WAS FOOT LOCKER MEETS BULLETPROOF VEST

Overtime

While there was zero chance pop star Ariana Grande was going to show up to the Grammys last night, there’s also a slim chance that she’s ever going to be seen at a hockey game again. Over the weekend, it came out that Grande was hit with a rogue hockey puck not once, but twice at a Florida Panthers (NHL – National Hockey League) game when she was younger. NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY

Sideline stat

Lindsey Vonn is throwing in the towel on her career on the slopes. As only she could do, she made history before calling it quits. Vonn became the oldest woman, age 34, to medal in the World Championships when she took home a bronze medal in the downhill. SETTING THE BAR HIGH

Coaches’ corner

A flying rodent may have caused a rabies outbreak at an Indiana Pacers (NBA – National Basketball Association) game. A bat interrupted a Pacers game and fans that had bare skin contact with said bat may have to get a rabies shot. A THREE-POINT SHOT

What to watch

Today starts the official Westminster Dog Show. We’ll soon learn which breed is the best in show but over the weekend Rudy the bulldog won America’s hearts. Bulldogs aren’t known for being agile but he showed off his speed in the Westminster agility contest, clocking in at 46.63. (The winner, a border collie named Verb, clocked in at 32.05). RUN LIKE THE WIND