The Sport Superlatives –Issue No.54

January 18, 2024

🏆 The Superlatives 🏆

The Most “Generous”: Mat Ishbia

Not sure if any of you girlies have been to a sporting event recently, but if you did, hopefully you ate before you got there…. Because the way those food and drink prices have been skyrocketing lately, they can keep it tbh. Paying $25 for a hotdog and a soda is wild. Luckily for us lowly paupers, Phoenix Suns’ owner Mat Ishba slashed those prices down at the Footprint Center. It was announced that for the remainder of the 2024-25 NBA season, hot dogs, bottles of water, soda, chips and popcorn will cost $2 each. As they should. Thanks to whomever on his team that tapped the billionaire to let him know the commoners were struggling. Appreciate ya!

The Most Greedy: Detroit Parking Lot Owners

So… everyone knows that when there are major sporting events, local establishments tend to spike up the prices on things like hotel rooms, food, and parking. But three Detroit parking lots took that price bump to the next level. According to SpotHero, parking spaces in those lots are listed at $900-$1000 per spot ahead of the Lions vs. Commander's playoff game this weekend. Simply put, that’s crazy. That’s not capitalism; that’s just crazy. Luckily, the city of Detroit said, “that would be a no, shut it down.” Whew, like, who raised these greedy people?

🏈 Play that Off: Y’all it’s the playoffs. With the wrap of the Wild Card games, we are deep in our playoff bag. Let’s get into it:

Over in the AFC, it’s the same ol’, same ol’... as in the same teams that made it to the divisional round last year are the same teams in the divisional round this year. 

• The Houston Texans stepped up to the challenge and beat the LA Chargers, 32-12. As much as we love our wholesome little CJ (the Texans qb, keep up), we just did not see that coming… We’re sorry CJ boo -we won’t count you out again! 

• The Baltimore Ravens beat out the Pittsburgh Steelers 28-14… we still love Mike Tomlin, but he has some decisions to make for next season for sure.

• The Buffalo Bills scored 31 points as they decimated… we mean… just embarrassed the Denver Broncos who scored 7 points… Well, it was better than 0, at least. 

The NFC Wild Card games were a bit more predictable:

• Can’t say we were that surprised to see the Green Bay Packers come up short against the Philadelphia Eagles with a final score of 10-22. Honestly … good on Green Bay for making it this far with all of their injuries. But now it’s time for them to go Pack go… for vacation… byyyyye. 

• The Washington Commanders vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. What a game. If Commanders QB Jayden Daniels doesn’t get Rookie of the Year… we’re boycotting because… he deserves! Jayden led his team to victory, 23-20. 

• The Minnesota Vikings vs. the LA Rams was not the show we were expecting… but the Rams won, 27-9. 

Onwards and upwards! Tune into the divisional playoff games this weekend:

🎾 Buss it Wide Open: Australian Open that is…get your mind out of the gutter. So, the first week of the Australian Open is, well, closed. Some of your faves are moving on to the 4th round, while some were eliminated prematurely. Medvedev fan? Gone. Tiafoe stan? Gone…Sloane Stephens your girl? LONG gone…Do you ride for Osaka? Gone ( tear... it’s us, we ride for Osaka). 

While that may (or may not) get you down, you can take solace in the fact that many top seeds and some of our personal faves are still in the running. Are you fans of oldies and goodies (my goodies, not my goodies….we digress)? Well, Novak “The GOAT” Djokovic and Gael Monfils are still in the running at 37 and 38 years old. Old people not your thing? Fear not, R. Kelly, there are quite a lot of young bucks making a splash this tournament. Americans Alex Michelson (20) and Learner Tien (19) have made headlines by making it into the 4th round and being sooo young (but how quickly those people forget that Coco is still only 20). Also, heavy faves like Sinner and Swiatek (grouped together for a reason..IYKYK), Alcaraz, Sablenka, and Gauff (Ms. Coco if ya don’t know), are also still in the running. SO, be sure to tune in and catch a few matches…especially if you have insomnia like us (cuz they are in a whole different time zone!). See the brackets and schedules here.

🏀 Rumble, Young Men, Rumble: Speaking of the young and the restless. The Thunder are rumbling all up and down the NBA. Now, yes, they may be young, but boy are they mighty. OKC holds the top spot in the West and the best record in all of the NBA as we near the halfway point of the season. On Thursday night, the Baby Bolts (guess that’s lightning, not thunder…oh well…you get the point) took on the top seed in the West, the Cavs (we’re all still surprised) in what was supposed to be a good, competitive matchup. Well, that didn’t happen. The Thunder whooped the Cavs like they stole something, winning the game, 134-114. We’ll see how the fare in the playoffs, but as for right now, the Thunder are definitely the team to watch…if you can stand the barking and group post-game interviews.

Kinda unrelated but worth mentioning...all star voting is still happening until 11:59pm on Monday, January 20th. So, if you want your fave on the big stage, be sure to vote. I mean, what else are you doing with your MLK day? Just put it on your to-do list: Community service… listen to the “I Have a Dream” speech… Vote for your beloved NBA All-star… end of list (no, we don’t know anything about an inauguration).

👀 Oh This is Niiiiiice: We know we talked about Unrivaled last week because Coco joined the ranks as one of the investors. But some new deets have surfaced and we must discuss! Apparently the Unrivaled League’s benefits are BENEFITTING, ok? Reportedly, the Unrivaled facility comes equipped with a glamour room, content creation rooms, and a personalized chef available at the arena. But wait… there's more, Angel Reese tweeted that the girls are getting facials, sweating their edges out in saunas, and getting massages (no Deshaun -IYKYK).... and of course a state-of-the-art weight room because you know the girlies love to work on their fitness… we’re their witness. Plus the players are all being provided a two-bedroom apartment and rental cars at no cost. Oh, and there is childcare and a nursing room available?? Y’all think they’re still hiring? We’re just saying…we know how to dribble if they need a couple benchwarmers. 

The 3-on-3 women’s basketball league’s first tip off was Friday, January 17th in Miami and was broadcasted on TNT. Can’t wait to follow the league during their season!

👨🏽‍🍼 The Golden Child: Kansas City QB Patrick Mahomes welcomed his third child with his wife, Brittany. Their daughter Golden Raye was born on January 12th and joined her sister, Sterling Skye (3) and brother, Patrick “Bronze” (2) on the podium.. we mean… at home. Luckily, the Chiefs won against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas day –securing their status as the No. 1 seed in the AFC and giving them a “bye” week during the Wild Card match-ups we all watched last weekend. Apparently the hospital just happened to have the football games playing so Patrick was able to catch a bit of the action. How nice that he was surrounded by his favorite things while his wife was in labor. 

💰 Can You Pay My Bills? Yes, according to tennis star, Danielle Collins. Now, Danielle has always been a polarizing character in the tennis world, so it’s no surprise that she was tussling with the Australian Open crowd. In her match against Australian, Destanee Aiava, Collins was being heckled and booed by the crowd. Her response: winning the match, blowing kisses to all the onlookers, and low key telling them to kiss her cheeks (...not the ones on her face). As if that wasn’t enough, she then proceeded to remind the crowd that they are paying her bills just by attending the match. She basically told them “You work for me, peasants” and thanked them for her “big fat paycheck”. Unfortunately, she lost her next match to her compatriot, Madison Keys…to the extreme pleasure of the crowd. Danielle might’ve gotten the last laugh though, because according to her she’s gotten six additional sponsorship offers already. More money…less problems.

Your sports term of the week is: Interception

IRL Example: It’s like you’re playing monkey in the middle and said monkey get’s whatever it is you’re trying to keep away from them.

Baby… it’s still cold outside so pull out that faux fur, sweets (emphasis on the faux lest PETA come attack us)! We are loving seeing our favs creating looks and styling their fur coats. 

Love how cozy and cute Dijonai Carrington looks in her classic fur:

Or how about our friend CJ in his black fur?

See? Throw on a fur coat and it automatically elevates the outfit. Like oh… she’s elegant. She’s glamorous. She’s got moneyyyyy.

Here are couple similar faux fur coats that have captured our hearts and coins:

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