Hold onto your hats because this weekend is about to get wild. It’s the busiest weekend of sports in the last six months.
Party on,
The Last Night’s Game Team
NFL (National Football League)
The NFL kicked off the season last night with the defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs defeating the Houston Texans. The teams orchestrated a show of unity before the game by uniting arms during a moment of silence. The act of unity was met by boos from some of the 17,000 fans in attendance, which Texans J.J. Watt called “unfortunate.” The season will continue on Sunday and there’s the five things you need to know. GAME ON
Overtime
The best part about college football season – ESPN College GameDay is back this weekend. The show that makes college football approachable for all will take place on a socially distanced set on the field at Wake Forest. No word who the celebrity guest picker will be but fingers crossed it’s People.com worthy. Here’s the good, the bad and the different for the college football season so you can be in the know. READ ME
Sideline stat
In the battle of the moms in the U.S. Open semifinals, Victoria Azarenka ousted Serena Williams for a spot in the finals. It is Azarenka’s first Grand Slam final since giving birth to her son. She will face Naomi Osaka, the highest paid female athlete in the world, in the finals on Saturday.
On the men’s side, for the first time ever, the eventual Grand Slam champion will be one born in the 90s. With the “big three” (Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal) out, the pathway to the championship was open to new blood. CHANGING OF THE GUARD?
Coaches’ corner
In the midst of the NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) playoffs, driver Bubba Wallace made a shocking announcement. He will be leaving Richard Petty Racing. Wallace, whose name became a headline after a noose was found in his garage, did not make the playoffs this year. Owner and former race car driver Richard Petty has been outspoken and supportive of Wallace, who is the only Black NASCAR driver, in his quest for equality in racing that included working with NASCAR to ban the confederate flag from races. ONWARD AND UPWARD
What to watch
In honor of the start of the NFL season, a handful of players (and DJ Khaled) staged a singalong to Celine Dion’s “It’s All Coming Back To Me Now.” HITTING THE HIGH NOTE
