At It Was
Met Gala Monday, women's boxing dominates the weekend conversation and Pittsburgh claims the title of City of Brotherly Love.
Post-COVID (if we're calling it that) conversation looks different from before. Remember that you don't have to be a sports expert, but sports are one more tool in your tool belt for success.
Blow them away,
The Last Night's Game Team
NFL (National Football League)
Another year of the NFL Draft has come and gone with a lot of happy hearts and heartbreak. Here are a few stories to share:
The Pittsburgh Steelers theme heading into the season should be the band of brothers. By picking Connor Heyward, the team now has four sets of brothers on their roster.
When he was selected in the second round by Arizona Cardinals, Trey McBride made history, becoming the first player with same-sex parents.
The Georgia Bulldogs won the College Football National Championship, and guess we know why since a record 15 players from that team were drafted.
Short and Sweet
Athletes and celebs will rub elbows at tonight's Met Gala. Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Regina King and Lin-Manuel Miranda serve as event co-chairs where the theme is gilded glamour.
The Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano fight lived up to the hype. Taylor earned a split decision over Serrano, and the whole world reacted with excitement around their historic fight.
Danica Patrick chooses her health over looks.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer's 324-game unpaid suspension, the equivalent of two full seasons, is the most severe punishment under MLB's (Major League Baseball) domestic violence policy. He intends to appeal.
Looking ahead, the Kentucky Derby is Saturday.
Before We Go
The regular season of the NHL (National Hockey League) went out on a high note this weekend with a rendition of the national anthem from Buffalo Sabres' goalie Malcolm Subban. In the Anaheim Ducks game, the team had to use an EBUG (emergency backup goalie) who is just a regular person. Cue Tom Hodges, a life insurance salesman who lost sight in his left eye as a child. He put down the hot dog he was enjoying in the stands and suited up for his team. NHL playoffs start this week. HERE HE COMES TO SAVE THE DAY
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LAUGHTER ABOUNDS
The best conversations start with green beans as a weight loss product and wrap up with The Bachelor and Taylor Swift. Podcast host, Bachelor franchise expert and author Lincee Ray joins us for "Water Me Wednesday." NO GREEN BEANS WERE HARMED IN THIS EPISODE
When I Come Around
Usher is that you, Vegas pulls out all the stops in Vegas and this week's Tailgate Treat?
When your alarm goes off and you realize it's Friday.
Yes!
The Last Night's Game Team
NFL (NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE)
You can drop a few quick highlights from last night's first round of the NFL Draft into conversation over coffee this morning.
It was all about the defense, with defensive players securing the first five spots in the draft. Travon Walker went No. 1 to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
No. 2 pick Aidan Hutchinson from Michigan had a special secret last night - his mom had all of his manifestations from his journal sewed into his suit jacket. He was selected by the Detroit Lions.
We love fashion, and here are the best looks of the draft
Short and Sweet
Is that singer Usher on the Memphis Grizzlies (NBA - National Basketball Association) sideline during the playoffs? No, it's his doppelganger, Grizzlies star Ja Morant's dad, and the two are having way too much fun as lookalikes.
The Detroit Lions (NFL - National Football League) delivered the winning game ball dedicated to the community following the Oxford High School shooting.
This New Jersey golf course makes Augusta National look progressive when it comes to female members.
Before We Go
On Saturday, boxers Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will fight at Madison Square Garden in the first-ever female main boxing event. YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul is promoting the event through his company. He said, "They're both getting seven-figure payday (sic) which is unprecedented and will knock down so many doors for the women that deserve this pay over the next couple of years." ABOUT TIME
Photo: maggie hung on Unsplash
TAILGATE TREAT
Cilantro lime shrimp - One pan for the win. LET'S EAT
GAME CHANGER
Day two of the NFL Draft is today and there are still so many surprises on the horizon. Curious how it became a pop culture phenomenon? ALLOW US TO INDULGE YOU
Making Waves
A wedding fit for a champion, fans gone bad and what the NBA playoffs have to do with the bird flu?
Coffee? Check.
Today's news? Yep.
Can-do attitude? Heck yes.
Go get 'em,
The Last Night's Game Team
NBA (NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION)
The NBA Playoffs are in full force, but protestors are overshadowing them. In the tied series between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Memphis Grizzlies, animal rights activists protested the game over owner Glen Taylor's killing of millions of chickens due to the bird flu. Security managed to tackle one protestor wearing an NBA referee jersey who stormed the court midgame. She was the third protestor removed from the court in the past ten games. TECHNICAL FOUL
FYI: Former baseball player (and J-Lo ex) Alex Rodriguez is also an owner of the Timberwolves.
Short and Sweet
Former Masters champion, golfer Dustin Johnson and Paulina Gretzky marry in a lavish ceremony in Tennesse this weekend.
No. 1 ranked Iga Świątek (tennis) is having an unprecedented year. She is on a 23-match win streak and just won her fourth tournament of the year.
Boxer Tyson Fury defended his heavyweight title in front of 94,000 fans this weekend. Then he serenaded them with the song "American Pie."
Before We Go
Who has the worst fans in the world? According to the Cleveland Guardians (MLB- Major League Baseball) outfielders, the Yankees do. During a game at Yankees Stadium, fans heckled an injured Cleveland outfielder who needed medical attention. They then threw trash, including beer, at the Cleveland outfielders Myles Straw and Oscar Mercado after a Yankees comeback win. Straw and Mercado didn't hesitate to call them "Classless" and the "Worst fan base on the planet." TAKING IT TOO FAR
Photo: A Couple of Cooks
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BRILLIANCE
How do you preserve your family stories? Ally Seifried joins us for "Water Me Wednesday" and shares her tips and tricks going beyond tracking your ancestry to capture the stories. NO TALL TALES HERE