The Sport Superlatives – Issue No. 48

November 30, 2024

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The One that Curves: Angel Reese

At the 2024 ComplexCon in Vegas, Angel Reese took the stage for a live interview with moderator, Speedy Morman. At some point during the interview, Speedy transitioned into questions about dating (because people are just nosey… it’s us we’re people). As Angel readied herself to answer, a nearby fan in the audience shouted out, “I can be your man.” To which Angel gracefully and swiftly replied, “sorry… not interested,” and continued on with her answer. Yikes… that’s so embarrassing for him. In the words of the great Keke Palmer, sorry to that man. 

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The One that got Curved: Keanu Koht

Now a number of college athletes have entered the transfer portal for a variety of reasons, but when University of Alabama’s Keanu Koht entered… he really had no other option. One night.. Keanu decided to risk it all to shoot his shot….with the coach’s daughter. Now you may be thinking “aww… that’s cute”, but no, it’s not. Koht allegedly DM’d the daughter of his head coach an unsolicited pic (you know the one) & asked her if she “...want(s) this horse(?)”.  Yep, that allegedly happened. She clearly was unimpressed and did not want the horse, seeing as how Koht was suspended from the team indefinitely. If that doesn’t say curved… not sure what does. Please, please hear us when we say this: No one.... not a single person…wants an unsolicited picture of… that. 

🏈 Nothing Says Thanksgiving Like Football: At the start of week 13, at least six teams across the league were down bad with 4 or more consecutive losses. Amongst those teams were the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys, tied with a losing streak of 5 games. (Un)luckily for us -the teams were set to face off during the Thursday night games on Thanksgiving! Two teams… with losing records… with second string QBs at the helm. Yea, that’s the makings for a great game… to use as naptime after having stuffed your face with turkey. Who doesn’t love a Thanksgiving nap? Thanks NFL, for being so… thoughtful. Also, how thoughtful of the Giants to give Cowboys fans a break from the embarrassment and help them end their losing streak. I’m sure the Cowboys fans are thankful. Cowboys won 27-20. 

We were thankful that the other two Thanksgiving games were not so boring. The Green Bay Packers v Miami Dolphins came out the gate strong. The Packers scored their first touchdown in the first 2 minutes of the game, and it was game on from there. Despite the frigid Green Bay temperature (27 degrees at kickoff), the Miami Dolphins put up a decent fight but lost 17-30. Guess those 3500 lbs of cold weather gear the Dolphins traveled with, did nothing but weigh the team down. At least they were warm… something to be thankful for.

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The Miami Dolphins brought ~3,500 pounds of cold weather gear to cope with the Green Bay temperature. ❄️ #cold #packers #miamidolphins

The Chicago Bears v the Detroit Lions definitely kept us entertained until the end. After Chicago failed to score before halftime, things were looking pretty bleak with the Lions up, 16-0. However, by the 4^th quarter, the Bears had climbed their way back into the game and were only down by 3 with the Lions leading, 23-20. But, in the last 15 seconds of the game, the Bears decided they didn’t really want to win anyway after making a decision to not use their last timeout. So… they ran out of time. Ball game over. Lions win 23-20. Sigh. Welp, another thing to be thankful for is not being the coach on the Bears that made that decision. His last as head coach of the Chicago Bears as he was fired the next day.

🏀 This Year We’re Thankful For… the fact that the NBA group stage games are almost done…a multitude of basketball games that we can use as seatfillers between football games… and the foreseeable end of those gaudy NBA Cup courts. All this to say, there’s only one more day of NBA Cup group stage games, and after that, the single elimination tourney begins…and ends. After Friday night’s games, the Hawks (typo? no…), Warriors, and Rockets (again, typo?...still no) have all won their groups, and secured safe passage into the next stage of tournament play. Meanwhile, the Celtics, Pistons, Bucks, and Knicks, are waiting like Rose on that driftwood to see if they, too, will be safe [from elimination].

Ooh, and you’ll never guess who the, once undefeated, Cavs lost to…twice… in… a… row! The Atlanta, haven’t-been-relevent-since-2017, Hawks. “I thought the Calves had the best record in the NBA”, you say? Yea, so while they’ve only lost 3 games all season [so far], they are out of the NBA Cup tournament…because ⅔ of those losses have been Cup games…weird how that works. Eh, it’s ok. We didn’t really wanna see any more Cleveland games anyway. So, you can add that to the list of things we’re thankful for. To watch the remainder of the NBA Cup group play games, tune in on Tuesday December 3rd. 

🗣Gang Gang: Ok, so NY Giants and QB Daniel Jones have officially decided to go separate ways. No one was shocked by this because… he hasn’t really excelled in NY. Last March, Jones signed a $160M deal with the Giants… and now, with this separation, the only thing the team has to show for it is a losing season. Jones felt so bad about taking their money [and not delivering] that he gave it back… JUST KIDDING. He did, however, write them a heartfelt note that he read aloud at a press conference. Later… Elle Duncan, a sports commentator on SportsCenter, did her job and commented on Daniel’s statement. Basically, Duncan said she was unimpressed and cracked a jokey joke… or two. The Giants’ head office and fans took that personally. So much so, that not only was she being discussed on podcasts and receiving angry tweets… but also, the Giants’ organization “allegedly” called ESPN to “complain” about Elle. It’s giving Karen TBH. On ESPN’s First Take, Elle and her fellow hosts (minus one) defended her comments. We love to see it. Elle is more than capable of standing up for herself, but it’s always appreciated when your crew has your back. Gang gang.

🎾 Dope Boys and Dope Girls: Tennis star, Iga Swiatek, who ended the season ranked #2, just got hit with a one month doping ban. KERSPLAT! Now, when we say “just”, we really mean she tested positive for a banned substance during the Cincinnati Open (back in August). What’s with all the secrecy, you say? Good question… and Simona Halep has entered the chat to get the answers. Halep, who [very publicly] got a 4 year sentence for her positive doping test(s), doesn’t think the way the ITIA has handled Swiatek’s (and Sinner’s for that matter) case has been fair. While the ITIA claims that all the cases were different and were, therefore, handled on an individual basis, many believe that the stars are being shown favoritism. Differences aside, all three individuals continue to claim innocence and contamination. Who knew so many PED’s were floating around in routine supplements, melatonin, and massage creams?...HMM.

Your sports term of the week is: Blitz

IRL Example: It’s like the Black Fridays of old (circa 2010’s), when people were abandoning their kids, carts, and dignity to reach the last, highly coveted big screen TV.

Thanksgiving outfits are a big decision. Do you dress up? Do you dress down? Do you try to outdo your cousins? Do you just wear something comfy with an elastic waistband? Decisions… decisions. Let’s look at what our favs wore on the holiday. To make things fun, we will make this the cousin edition.

Here you have the cozy cousin who wanted to keep it cute but not uncomfortable after his 3rd plate:

The Gap has this sweater set if you also like a comfy-cute look:

Bears player Kevin Byard III gave us bougie cousin vibes with his fur jacket.

Feeling Bougie? Check out this faux fur coat at Asos:

Which cousin were you? Tag us in your Thanksgiving ‘fit pics on the ‘Gram!

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