Just when you thought life couldn’t get any crazier, it’s Monday.
Here goes nothing,
The Last Night’s Game Team
NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing)
NASCAR has done so much over the past few weeks as they strive for equality and to combat injustice, like banning the confederate flag from races. At the forefront of the efforts is Bubba Wallace, the only Black driver at the top level of NASCAR. Yesterday, a noose was discovered in his garage at Talladega. NASCAR is investigating and “angry and outraged, and cannot state strongly enough how seriously we take this heinous act.” The race was rained out and will run today while NASCAR investigates. ABSOLUTELY DEPLORABLE
Overtime
He played the music legend Ray Charles and now Jamie Foxx is training to play another icon, Mike Tyson. He’ll portray the boxing legend in a biopic Finding Mike. In order to get in shape for the role he’s starting with a series of push-ups, dips and pull-ups and it’s working. WE CURL COFFEE
Sideline stat
The next stop for Belmont Stakes winner Tiz the Law is the Kentucky Derby during Labor Day weekend. The three-year-old horse won the first race of the Triple Crown on Saturday. Ever wonder what goes into naming a horse? There are a whole slew of rules set forth by the Jockey Club to abide by when naming a horse. Of course, nothing racy is approved but names like Hoochiecoochiemama, Bodacious Tatas and Hardawn (say it aloud) have slipped past the reviewers. WE’D PAY TO HEAR ANNOUNCERS READ THOSE NAMES ON TV
Coaches’ corner
For so many athletes, spending Father’s Day at home is unusual but thanks to COVID, they were able to spend it with their families. Tributes to athlete dads everywhere popped up on social media from Gisele to Khloe Kardashian to Vanessa Bryant, whose girls spent their first Father’s Day without their dad Kobe. SO MUCH LOVE
COMING UP THIS WEEK
Monday, June 22: Monday Night Raw (WWE) Charlotte Flair (from last week's Father's Day podcast) competes for the title against Asuka. NEVER TRUST A WRESTLER WITH ONE NAME
June 27: NWSL (National Women's Soccer Tournament) returns with their month-long champions tournament. LADIES FIRST
