Hold Your Horses
The Derby debacle, Tiger receives the nation’s highest honor and Derby fashion.
Making Monday small talk easy.
That’s the way we like it,
The Last Night’s Game Team
Golf
Woods will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom today from his golf buddy, President Trump. The award, which the nation’s highest civilian honor, is being bestowed upon the golfer after his decade-long comeback to win this year’s Masters. No word if he’s going to wear the iconic green jacket. FREEDOM FASHION
Overtime
It was one wet and sloppy race at the Kentucky Derby but that didn’t stop celebrities and athletes alike from walking the red carpet donning some serious Derby-inspired fashion. VOGUE
Sideline stat
For the first time in Derby history, the horse that crossed the finish line first did not win the Derby. Maximum Security originally finished first but after a lengthy debate, he was disqualified for a violation on the track. The eventual winner, Country House, started the race with 65-1 odds to win (meaning if you bet $1, you’d win $65), making him the 2nd-longest shot to win the Kentucky Derby in the history of the race. AMERICA LOVES THE UNDERDOG
The owner of Maximum Security is appealing the decision today. Keep up with us on Twitter for updates.
Coaches’ corner
You might remember the Carolina Hurricanes’ (NHL – National Hockey League) regular season postgame skits. Broadcaster Don Cherry, who is known for his absolutely hideous jackets and ties, didn’t like the stunts one bit, calling the team “a buncha jerks.” Now that the team has been killing it in the playoffs, their attendance numbers are up. Cherry has been referring to the new fan base as “front-running fans,” saying they’re jumping on the bandwagon. GRUMPY OLD MEN ON ICE
What to watch
Just 18 months after suffering a serious spinal injury on the field, Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL – National Football League) linebacker Ryan Shazier danced at his wedding. You’d never know he was told he’d never walk again. MONDAY MOTIVATION
Friends Forever
A Prince Harry marathon mishap, getting toasted in CO and no celebratory cocktail for you.
Go make a friend by drumming up a conversation using today’s hottest topics in sports.
You’ve got a friend in me,
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London Marathon
Prince Harry is on baby watch but that didn’t stop him from cheering on one London runner who ran the London Marathon dressed like the iconic clock Big Ben. The runner was attempting to break the world record for the fastest marathon run by someone dressed as a landmark building but it didn’t work out quite as planned. ‘Big Ben’ didn’t plan for the clearance of the finish line and got stuck. WHERE TIME STANDS STILL
Overtime
Meet Toasty, the new s’mores themed mascot for the minor league baseball team, the Rocky Mountain Vibes. The team was formerly known as the Colorado Springs Sky Sox but it’s not the name change (or the fact that Toasty could be an ode to marijuana) that’s getting the attention. It’s the fact that Toasty looks exactly like “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” host Guy Fieri. DESSERT DOPPLEGÄNGER
Sideline Stat
They’re young enough to make history but not to buy a cocktail. Three Washington Nationals (MLB – Major League Baseball) teammates made history last night as the first trio of teammates who are 21 or younger to homer in the same game. A CELEBRATORY ROUND ON ME. OH WAIT…
Coaches’ corner
Last night, Jaylen Brown and his Boston Celtics won their first game in the second round of the NBA (National Basketball Association) playoffs. His on court success has proved his haters wrong, including a former teacher who told him that she’d “look him up in the Cobb County jail in five years.” Brown shared that statement in a tweet exactly five years ago and look at him now. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
When Nature Calls
You had one job, Tiger’s ridiculous look and tempers (and creativity) flare in the playoffs.
Saving you and the world from awkward conversations.
Intergalactic planetary,
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Ps – Today is Earth Day so reduce, reuse, recycle and go vegan. That’s what one team is doing for Mother Earth. Read that and more in our five sports teams that are saving the planet.
NBA (National Basketball Association)
In one of the most entertaining playoff series in recent history, the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers are quite literally putting up a fight. Of course, they’ve been talking trash but there have been fights, ejections, wanted posters and one angry team general manager storming the referees’ locker room. (The 76ers lead the first round playoff series 3-1). PISSED OFF AND PASSIONATE
Overtime
From the ‘you had one job' file. While the Boston Celtics (NBA) were about the sweep the Indiana Pacers, eliminating them from the playoffs, ABC switched the broadcast over to “America’s Funniest Home Videos.” EITHER WAY IT WAS LAUGHABLE
Sideline stat
Serena Williams is putting her money where her mouth is. On Instagram, she revealed the details of her investment firm, Serena Ventures. She focuses on "early-stage investments in companies led by women and people of color and those that value 'individual empowerment' and creativity." RAISE ‘EM UP
Coaches’ corner
When a player wins the Masters (golf), they can wear the iconic green jacket anywhere for one year. (After one year they can only wear the jacket on the grounds of Augusta National Golf Club). Tiger Woods took advantage of this perk and wore his new favorite green accessory with basketball shorts and white tennis shoes to his restaurant. BUSINESS ON TOP, GYM RAT IN THE BACK