Bring Em Out
Tom Brady is back, hecklers take over tennis and Mahomes gets married.
It's Monday. Let's do this.
We've got this,
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Let the madness begin. Last night the teams for both the men's and women's brackets were announced. The honors of the No. 1 seed in the women's bracket go to Louisville, South Carolina, Stanford and North Carolina State. And in the men's bracket Gonzaga, Arizona, Kansas and Baylor. HOOP DREAMS
Make sure to check out our guide to March Madness for everything you need to survive the next few weeks that will be consumed with brackets and basketball.
Want to try your hand at picking a bracket without any pressure? Play along with us! Here's our free men's bracket, and our friends at Sports As Told By A Girl are running the women's bracket.
Short and Sweet
When your produce lasts longer than Tom Brady's retirement.
Patrick Mahomes and his fiancée Brittany Matthews (in Versace) tie the knot in Hawaii.
Tom Brady gives another legend, Cristiano Ronaldo, a standing ovation after Ronaldo records a hat trick.
Before We Go
Indian Wells is bringing people to tears. After a female heckler at the desert tennis tournament shouted, "Naomi, you suck," Osaka asked the umpire to address the crowd and was denied. In an interview after her loss, Osaka welled up with tears. Osaka sat out of multiple tournaments last year to address her mental health. Venus and Serena Williams previously boycotted the tournament after they were both heckled. NOT COOL
COMFORT FOOD
When this week's Tailgate Treat, Baileys Irish Cream Pancakes, sets you up for success this St. Patrick's Day. TOP O' THE MORNING
BRACKETOLOGY
You might care less about March Madness, but it's undoubtedly going to be the hot topic of conversation of the next few weeks. Here's how you can level the playing field and join the conversation. (Hint: you don't have to know anything about basketball). GAME ON
Bare Essentials
Golfing for Ukraine, Jerry Jones is in hot water, Selection Sunday and this week's Tailgate Treat.
Everything you need for your weekend and nothing you don't.
Short and sweet,
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PGA (Professional Golfers Association)
The Players Championship is already setting records with the largest purse in PGA history, $20 million. That's a 60% increase from 2019. The field will divide the earnings with the winner taking home $3.6 million, the first tournament ever to crack the $3 million mark.
While you're lulled into your nap by the sweet sounds of a golf broadcast, you might catch a glimpse of the players, caddies and staff wearing blue and yellow ribbons in support of Ukraine. This is just one of the ways the golf industry is supporting Golfers for Ukraine, an industry-wide effort collecting donations for UNICEF. HOLE IN ONE
Short and Sweet
Dallas Cowboys (NFL - National Football League) owner Jerry Jones is being sued by a woman who says he's her biological father, and he paid her mom off to keep it a secret.
Why former NFL player and current Jackson State coach Deion Sanders is two toes short of a set
Tiger Woods' hall of fame induction speech is one for the ages.
Sunday night is when all of the magic happens. That night, the teams that will play in both the men's and women's March Madness tournaments are revealed. So be forewarned it'll dominate the conversation on Monday at the office.
Before We Go
Batter up! The baseball season will officially begin on April 7. After a long, arduous negotiation process, the owners and the MLB Players Association agreed on terms that include putting advertisements on team uniforms and helmets and increasing the postseason to 12 teams from 10 teams. The National League will now use a designated hitter, and the minimum wage for a major league player rises from $570,500 to $700,000. STEP UP TO THE PLATE
I'm Worth It
The WNBA star detained in Russia, it's March Madness time and Sister Jean is back and why the tears are flowing on the Duke campus today.
You deserve better than the draining small talk about the weather and traffic.
Here we come to save the day!
The Last Night's Game Team
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With ticket prices ranging from $5,000 to $40,000 each, fans packed the arena to watch Duke's longtime head men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski's last home game. But it wasn't the fairytale ending they were expecting. The loss against rival school North Carolina left Duke fans in tears, leading Coach K to make a postgame apology. YOU CAN'T WIN THEM ALL
If you want a lighter side of the story, these memes of the sobbing fans are classic.
Short and Sweet
Loyola Chicago's biggest fan, 102-year-old Sister Jean is back for March Madness.
New England Patriots (NFL - National Football League) owner Robert Kraft, 80, is engaged.
With a heavy heart for Ukraine, Paralympian Oksana Masters won the first US gold medal. Masters, who was born in Ukraine, is a cross-country skier and biathlete.
Hendrick Motorsports (NASCAR - National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) donated $2,000 for every lap led in yesterday's race by a driver of their team to Ukraine for a total of $302,000.
Before We Go
News broke over the weekend that Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner (WNBA - Women's National Basketball Association) is being detained in Russia after customs officials said they found hashish oil in her luggage. Like so many WNBA players, Griner plays overseas in the off-season to earn additional cash and keep up her game. When asked about Griner, Secretary of State Antony Blinken gave a vague answer saying he couldn't comment on the exact case but that the US will "provide every possible assistance" to citizens held in foreign countries. FREE BRITTNEY
SAY NO TO BORING
It's 5 o'clock somewhere, which means it's dinner time. Check out our Tailgate Treats for some inspiration for dinner time (or happy hour). LIKE A BOSS
HELP WANTED
The Winter Olympics is over, which means it's back to work for many Olympians. But what do they do for their day jobs? BACK TO REALITY