We hope your Memorial Day fares better than Tom Brady’s pants on the golf course yesterday.
Splitting the difference,
The Last Night’s Game Team
PS - We’d be remiss if we didn’t pause to honor to all of those members of the armed forces who have lost their lives defending our country and their families that they left behind. We are here today because of you. Thank you.
The Match: Champions for Charity
Yesterday’s “The Match: Champions for Charity” gave the world exactly what they were missing - competition, charity (raising $20M for COVID relief efforts), trash tweeting, dad jokes and the answer to the question of whether or not Tom Brady goes commando. (Spoiler: he doesn’t). The torrential downpours couldn’t stop Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning as they held off Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady to claim the title of champions. To add insult to injury, Brady ripped his pants when he bent over to pick up his golf ball on the first half of the course. WARDROBE MALFUNCTION
Overtime
Tonight starts a week long marathon of athlete-hosted episodes of "Saturday Night Live." Be prepared to laugh at the who’s who in sports including Michael Jordan, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Derek Jeter and our favorite skit with Peyton Manning. LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE
Sideline stat
The drivers at the Coca-Cola 600 (NASCAR - National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) had stiff competition in yesterday's race - their umbrellas. Like something out of a comedy, the drivers battled their umbrellas during a rainy pre-race ceremony honoring fallen members of the armed forces and their families. In the end, Brad Keselowski won in the longest race in NASCAR history. The next race is this Wednesday. COMING IN HOT
Coaches’ corner
There’s a changing of the guard on the Forbes list of top earning female athletes. Ousting Serena Williams is Naomi Osaka, the young tennis star, who earned $37.4M over the past 12 months from endorsements and prize money. Osaka set a new record for earnings for a female athlete in a year. You might remember Osaka jumped into the spotlight after defeating Serena Williams as Williams went for her record-tying Grand Slam win at the U.S. Open Finals in 2018. KICKING BUTT AND TAKING NAMES
