Calgon, Take Me Away
Why age + experiences does not equal a bigger bank account, a funeral pirates would be proud of and the J-Rod bday love continues.
Monday, we meet again.
When will you take the hint?
The Last Night’s Game Team
Tour de France/esports
Egan Bernal took home Columbia’s first Tour De France win and the title of the third youngest winner ever at the ripe old age of 22. As the winner, he took home a check for $556,000. Making the 22-year-old not only feel old but underpaid, Kyle 'Bugha' Giersdorf, 16, won the Fortnite World Cup (esports) and $3 million in prize money. BATTLE OF THE BABYFACES
Overtime
If the grim reaper shows up on the sidelines of a Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL – National Football League) game for head coach Bruce Arians, it’s time to break out the bottle. When asked about his heath, the 66-year-old coach said he wasn’t concerned and if he dies on gameday, then fans should have a drink in his honor. CHEERS?
Sideline stat
It has been seven weeks since former baseball player David Ortiz was shot in his home country of the Dominican Republic. This weekend, after three surgeries for injuries sustained when a bullet damaged his stomach, liver and intestines, he was released from the hospital in his adopted hometown of in Boston. MEDICAL MIRACLE
Coaches’ corner
From undrafted to the WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association) All-Star Game MVP, Erica Wheeler took home the honors in Las Vegas this weekend. She lost her mom to cancer when she was in college, worked her butt off to make a team and now has the distinction of being the best of the best. INSPIRATION FROM ABOVE
What to watch
The Alex Rodriguez-Jennifer Lopez birthday love continues. Alongside his daughters, J-lo presented her fiancée with a birthday cake live on Sunday Night Baseball where he is a broadcaster. BIRTHDAY BOY
If I Can’t Have You
Who found their lobster, is there a new career on the horizon for a few senators and a Hall of Famer’s commercial that’s so bad you have to watch?
If we can’t get a Sunday reboot, might as well make this Monday worth it.
Let’s do this,
The Last Night’s Game Team
MLB (Major League Baseball)
The newest class of the MLB Hall of Fame was inducted this weekend. The New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera was the first player to receive an unanimous decision to be enshrined, but on his big weekend his awkward Toyota commercial is getting all the buzz. The wife of the late Roy Halladay, who died in a plane crash 2017 at age 40, delivered an emotional induction speech on behalf of the two-time Cy Young winner.
Elsewhere in baseball, Luke Voit of the New York Yankees took a 91-mph fastball to the face but stayed in the game. Later, he scored a run in his team’s rout of the Colorado Rockies. TAKING ONE FOR THE TEAM
Overtime
Kevin Harvick won the NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) race in New Hampshire and lucky him, as the winner he received a 22-lb. lobster. His young son promised to kiss the crustacean and was a man of his word. THAT’S A FIRST KISS HE WON’T FORGET
Sideline stat
Age ain’t nothing but a number to boxing legend Manny Pacquiao. On Saturday night, he beat Keith Thurman, who is 10 years his junior in a 12-round fight. A senator in his home country of the Philippines, Pacquiao not only took home a $10 million paycheck for his win but became the fifth oldest champion ever, regardless of weight class. FOR THAT PRICE, MAYBE SOME AMERICAN SENATORS WILL HOP INTO THE RING?
Coaches’ corner
The wind was howling and the weather was terrible at The Open in Ireland but the crowd was behind their countryman, Shane Lowry, as he claimed what some are calling the greatest Irish victory since the tournament began in 1860. NOTHING A LITTLE JAMESON CAN’T WARM UP
What to watch
The NFL (National Football League) season is around the corner with training camp starting this week. It’s essentially the spring training of football. Keep an eye on #1 draft pick, quarterback Kyler Murray in Arizona and wide receiver Antonio Brown at the Oakland Raiders camp. Brown is known for his outlandish arrivals at training camp. Last year it was a helicopter and previous years featured custom painted Rolls Royces.
It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere
What armpits have to do with equal pay, who drank so much they fell down and why you should always play golf with Charles Barkley.
Anything is achievable with coffee and wine.
It’s your week to win it,
The Last Night’s Game Team
U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team
Secret deodorant is helping to bridge the pay gap for the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, pledging $529,000 - $23,000 for each of the 23 players on the U.S. team that won the World Cup. (Luna Bar made a similar contribution earlier in the year). The smell good team sponsor also took out a full-page ad in the New York Times, encouraging the U.S. Soccer Federation to “be on the right side of history.” FRESHNESS FOR EQUALITY
Overtime
Things were going great for NASCAR XFINITY Series (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) driver Cole Custer, until they weren’t. (XFINITY is essentially one level down from the 'big leagues' of the sport). He was celebrating his victory on Friday night by standing on his driver side window while pouring two nice cold beers over his face. He leaned back a bit too far and fell off the car. THERE’S VIDEO...IT’S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
Sideline Stat
It was a tale of two cities in London this weekend at Wimbledon. In the women’s finals, Simona Halep became the first Romanian to win a Wimbledon title. She dominated Serena Williams in 55 minutes but was more excited to meet Duchesses Kate and Meghan, who attended the match together.
Yesterday, in the men’s finals, Serbian Novak Djokovic ousted Roger Federer. Their duel was the antitheses of the women’s match, lasting 4 hours and 55 minutes, the longest finals match in Wimbledon history. Afterward Djokovic celebrated by munching on the grass court. IT WAS KETO FRIENDLY
Coaches’ Corner
Post-retirement life is going well for former quarterback Tony Romo. While he successfully defended his American Century Championship (i.e. celebrity golf tourney), Charles Barkley (NBA - National Basketball Association Hall of Famer/TV analyst) showed us why you never bet on Sir Charles to win. ALWAYS GOOD FOR A LAUGH