The Sport Superlatives- Issue No. 43

October 25, 2024

🏆 The Superlatives 🏆

The Aspiring Soccer Mom: Rihanna 

Mrs. Fenty herself let everyone know that she no longer prescribes to the soccer mom stigma. RiRi recently said in an Entertainment Tonight interview that she now wants to be a soccer mom. Her kids may not play soccer yet, but she said that she admires the minivan brigade and sees it as a way that mother’s embrace their inner power.  Maybe we’ll get fenty fanny packs to go with our fenty tracksuits.

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The Aspiring Soccer Dad: A$AP Rocky

RiRi’s hubby A$AP said, “I see your desire to be a soccer mom & I raise you”. A$AP is set to join an investment group looking to buy an English soccer club. Upon approval, the pending deal will acquire an 80% stake in the club for $16M. So while the babies aren’t playing soccer yet…it looks like Mr. & Mrs. Fenty are well on their way to becoming soccer parents after all.

🏀 Liberty Has a Nice Ring to It: The NY Liberty have achieved what all other New York sports teams have failed to accomplish in the last 13 years: WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP. Leave it to the ladies to get the job done. Now, you may be thinking “13 years isn’t that long”, and we might be inclined to agree…except New York has darn near 2 teams in every sports league. You’d think the odds would be ever in their favor. Regardless, congrats to the Liberty who won in a thrilling (and perhaps, controversial), winner-takes-all game 5. The game came down to 2 clutch free-throws from Breanna Stewart which sent the game into overtime. After that, it was all downhill for the Lynx (or uphill for the Liberty…it’s all about perspective), who only managed to score 2 points in overtime. In front of a record-breaking home-court crowd, the Liberty saw their championship dreams realized, and a 28 year drought broken. Yesterday, the team had their celebratory ticker-tape parade in the streets of NYC which were lined by thousands of fans. Again, congrats to the ladies on their hard fought title (just ignore all those haters asking if the refs are getting rings)! 

🏀 Back Like We Never Left: No really, it seems like the NBA playoffs just ended the other day! But, alas, the NBA season has officially begun, and the grand opening did not disappoint (unless you’re a Knicks fan). The Boston Celtics vs NY Knicks game kicked off the season with the Celtics receiving their rings and raising their 18th banner into the rafters. Interestingly, to the dismay of Celtics fans and delight of everyone else, TNT’s broadcast team thought the banner raising ceremony was an ideal time to cut to commercial break. Not to worry, the Celtics got their pay back by blowing the Knicks out of the water in a “flawless victory” type of effort. NBA games are plenty and often, so feel free to look at the schedule, or do the lazy thing: listen to us. The only semi-interesting game to watch this weekend is Mavs vs Suns at 10pm 10/26. We’ll continue to give you some games to look out for moving forward.

⚾️ Battle of the Big Dogs: The World Series will begin tonight, and the two most valuable franchises will step into the ring. In one corner, we have the most valuable, most decorated MLB franchise: the NY Yankees. In the other corner, we have the West coast version of the Yankees: The LA Dodgers. Yay, the big cities get more money and more TV coverage! Gotta love it when the rich get richer. Either way, the stars will be out both on and off the field, and the offense is definitely something to look forward to. With big hitters on both teams, it’ll definitely be a battle for the ages. However, with average ticket prices at $1700 in LA and $2300 in NYC, we the peasants look forward to watching the showdown from the comfort of our couches. Hopefully, it goes the distance so we can all get our money’s worth (these snacks ain’t cheap)!

🏒‘Chel Check-in: The NHL season is in full swing! Checking in on the Stanley Cup Champions from last season: the Florida Panthers are sitting at the top of their division for now, and just signed a contract extension with their head coach, Paul Maurice, for $[redacted]MM over [redacted] years. C’mon, Paul, why are we keeping secrets among friends?

In more solemn news, all the NHL players started the season wearing a helmet decal showing the letter G with the numbers 13 and 21 on either side in remembrance of Columbus Blue Jackets’ player, Johnny Gaudreau, and his brother, Matthew. In addition, the Blue Jackets started their home opener with one fewer player on their starting line, and ran the game clock for 13 seconds to honor the late player and his brother who were tragically killed by a drunk driver right before the season started. Guys, it’s almost 2025. Don’t drive drunk.

To end on a lighter note, the last team left standing with a perfect record is…the Winnipeg Jets! The Jets defeated the Seattle Kraken 4-3 in overtime on Thursday night to bring their current season win streak up to seven. Not quite the team most people expected, and especially not by one certain player who [allegedly] “welcome[d] a move” to a different team as recently as this summer.

🏈 Skol: Welp, the Detroit Lions served the Vikings their first loss of the season last Sunday. Now one loss isn’t so bad with the season that they have been having, but then they went on to lose Thursday night against the LA Rams. Now we’re wondering if that loss has their confidence shooketh…or… if it was simply that the LA Rams finally had their star wide receiver, Puka Nacua, back on the field and off the injured reserve list. Guess we shall reserve judgment until we see how they do against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday November 3rd. 

Meanwhile, the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers had their first rematch since last year’s super bowl. Despite y’alls favorite, Mahomes, throwing more interceptions than touchdowns, the Chiefs keep winning. Kansas City beat the 9ers 28-18, making them the last NFL team to have an undefeated record. Skol (that’s cheers in Vikings jargon… for all those that appreciate a bit of petty shade like us)!

🗣 Do Better: As a guest on The Young Man and The Three podcast, former President Barack Obama discussed several topics with host Tyrese Haliburton. Obama also took the time to let Haliburton know he’s not a fan of the NBA All-Star game. He added salt to the wound by saying that “they need to have more pride in the game…[and] it’s an insult to the game.” Based on the criticism the game drew last year, Obama’s not alone in his thoughts. Hopefully after the “talking to” Haliburton got, they do a little better during next year’s game.

🙏🏾 Personal Choice: Miami Dolphins quarterback, Tua Tagovailoa, is potentially set to return to the field during Miami’s game against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday 10/27. Maimi’s QB-1 has been in concussion protocol since their loss to the Buffalo Bills during week 2. This is the  fourth concussion the 26-year old has suffered throughout his football career. During a press conference interview, Tua confirmed that he plans to continue to play football and has decided against wearing the NFL’s “Guardian Cap”. When asked about that choice to forgo the extra precaution, he told the reporter that it was a personal choice. He went on to say that he,  “...loves this game ‘til the death of him.” We really hope it doesn’t come to that. Prayers up for Tua.

⚖ ‘Til You Do Right By Me: Apparently, a former Clippers’ trainer is suing the team over the handling of Kawhi Leonard’s [continual] injuries and for wrongful termination. Randy Shelton, who goes back like four flats on a Cadillac with Clippers’ guard Kawhi Leonard, is singing like a canary regarding inappropriate behaviors exhibited by the Clippers organization. According to Shelton, the team handled Leonard’s [many] injuries with unsafe and illegal treatments. Now, that in and of itself is enough, but Shelton went on to say that the Clippers didn’t even use the proper channels to acquire Leonard in the first place! Shockingly, after complaining about the treatment of Leonard’s injuries, Shelton was fired. The Clippers’ response to all this was basically: “he’s lying!”...and apparently to randomly change the team’s logo (have you seen it? what is it?). Hopefully, this dispute can be resolved peacefully, and with Kawhi remaining safely on the bench… where he’s been for basically the last 5 seasons.

Your sports term of the week is: ticker-tape parade

IRL Example: The NY Liberty celebrating their win!

We have all heard of minimalism but lately maximalism has taken center court. First in our homes as millennial gray starts to take a back seat and we’re seeing more colorful decor trends. Now the trend has found its way to runways, the streets and most importantly our closets! So in fashion… how extra is extra?

Well there is extra like DK Metcalf’s Le Reve Nazam pants last Sunday.

Then there is extra like Lamar Jackson standing in the sun in an all-red leather outfit. Guess he did it for the ‘Gram? 

Either way it’s time to take some risks and get into your eccentric era, sis! Not quite ready to go full stuffed animal pants? Try layering your accessories or mixing prints. Nothing wrong with baby stepping into your extra.

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