The Sports Superlatives - Issue No. 44

November 1, 2024

🏆 The Superlatives 🏆

The Super Fan: Miss Peggy Coppom

Coach Prime (aka Deion Sanders) has helped lead the University of Colorado -Boulder to bowl eligibility. Post their bowl-clinching win over University of Cincinnati, Coach Prime made a very special phone call to 99-year old superfan Peggy Coppom. In the call, he let her know about the win and their plan to give her the game ball. She’s apparently been a Boulder fan for 80 years -that’s loyalty! She also got her own NIL deal… looks like Colorado takes care of their own. What a sweet way to honor a long-term fan.

The Not-So-Super Fan(s): Austin Capobianco and John Peter

Sports have a tendency to make most of us a bit passionate. It’s totally normal to be caught up in the moment, feeling one with the team. Game 4 of the World Series certainly had NY Yankee season ticket holders, Austin and John, feeling like they were a part of the team. They decided to play offense on behalf of the Yankees when they tried to rip the ball out of LA Dodgers’ Mookie Betts’ glove. Nope, we’re not kidding and neither were the Yankees when these super fans were ejected and banned from the game and stadium for the remainder of the series. 

⚾️ Four + Four = ATE: Because that’s what the LA Dodgers did when they trampled over the NY Yankees, 7-6, to earn the franchise's EIGHTH World Series title. On Wednesday night, in front of a packed NYC crowd, the Dodgers executed an unbelievable comeback win to end the series and wrap their hands around the highly coveted Commissioner's Trophy. Now, was it pretty? No. Were the Dodgers down 0-5 going into the 5th inning? Yes. Did the Yankees have an unprecedented meltdown in front of their unforgiving fans? MOST DEFINITELY. But hey, a win’s a win! Now, instead of heading back to LA for a Game 6 (you know you thought there would be a Game 6 tonight), the Dodgers will return to LA for a celebratory parade that doubles as a traffic nightmare. Regardless, we're sure the Dodgers (and their fans) are just happy they actually get a parade this time around (cuz COVID said “nah” in 2020); traffic be damned! Congrats to them on their amazing season and 2024 World Series title.

Oh, and we can’t forget to congratulate Freddie Freeman for a record-setting post season that earned him a World Series MVP trophy. With a cleft chin like that, it’s only fitting that he played the role of superhero for his team this postseason.

🏒 Backcheck, Forecheck, Paycheck: After a record breaking inaugural season and finally naming their teams, we’re a month out from puck drop of the 2024-2025 season of the PWHL which also expands each team’s regular season from 24 to 30 games. Good news for the PWHL fans should always come in threes, so it’s only fitting that the PWHL also announced the beginning of their search for two new expansion teams for the 2025-2026 season!

Over on the boys’ side, the Winnipeg Jets’ winning streak ended on Monday at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs. There’s something about this matchup that must really scare the Jets because they haven’t won against the Leafs since December 2021. Better luck in the next one on Christmas Eve Eve.

🏈 Oh Hail Yes: In week 8 some of these team’s ate (…again? Always on theme). But seriously, did y’all see that game-ending hail Mary pass that Washington Commanders’ QB Jayden Daniels threw to solidify their win over the Chicago Bears? Picture this, the Commanders are down by 3 points with 2 seconds left on the clock. The Bears are thinking they have this in the bag. Meanwhile… Jayden, or as we like to call him, Jay Jay, launches a 52-yard pass into the end zone to wide receiver Noah Brown… and get this, Noah catches it! Commanders win, 18- 15. Cue the violin as the Bears head off the field. 

Meanwhile, another buzzer beater ended with the Baltimore Ravens (24) being upset by the Cleveland Browns (29). That’s right, the Ravens were beaten by a team with a 1-6 record. With a little less than a minute left in the game, Browns QB Jameis Winston threw the winning touchdown. This was Winston’s first NFL start since 2022, stepping in for an injured Deshaun Watson. Did the Browns just insert a little magic back into their game or were the Ravens just having a bad day? If you ask Jameis, this wasn’t a fluke. He said you only get one shot & he took his.

🏀 Ballin’ Without a Budget: Ballin’ Without a Budget: Although it’s early in the season, the Cavs are silently sitting atop the eastern conference, undefeated. The bottom slot in the eastern conference is held by its forever fave, the Detroit Pistons. Meanwhile, on the West side, the Thunder are holding the top spot with a 4-0 record, and the Jazz are bringing up the rear at 0-5 (yikes, at least the Pistons have 1 win).

NBA injuries are already rolling in. After an impressive, career-high, 50 point game and win against the Pacers, Magic star Paolo Banchero is out indefinitely with a torn oblique. Oh darn, just when we were gonna finally recommend that you watch a Magic game. In other news, Steph Curry is out with an ankle sprain (surprise, surprise). Luckily no structural damage was seen, and they hope to have him back on the court soon. 

Lastly, for some reason, Bronny James made headlines just by scoring. Something tells us this must not be a common occurrence. Either way, congrats to him for making his hometown crowd proud, and probably his Dad/teammate, too. Looking to watch some games this weekend? Here’s what we recommend:

• Timberwolves vs Spurs 11/2 8pm… Wemby and Ant…Sure, why not?

• Cavaliers vs Bucks 11/2 8pm…maybe you can figure out what’s keeping the Cavs on top

• Magic vs Mavericks 11/3 7:30pm… Let’s see how the up and coming Magic do without their young star vs the newly enhanced Mavs.

🗣 Whose House?: Good question, because we’re not sure. A statue of “Dwyane Wade” was unveiled outside of Kaseya Center, the home of the Miami Heat. The statue allegedly depicts Dwyane Wade in an iconic moment against the Bulls where he said “this is my house” after scoring a game winning three. However, everyone and their mama is wondering: who exactly is that a statue of? And we’re all a bit perplexed about whose house it really is. Internet onlookers and “I could’ve done that” specialists say the statue looks more like Laurence Fishburne or Zordon (from the old school power rangers). When asked about the statue, the artist responsible stood ten toes down, saying you can’t expect everyone to have a “positive reaction”. It’s giving “I’m an artist and I’m sensitive about my sh*t”. Hey, if D. Wade likes it…we love it (but honestly, his reaction was the epitome of why some folks don’t like to open their gifts in front of others).

🏃🏿‍♂️ Gotta Be Quicker than That: So we’ve already brilliantly detailed the Commanders vs Bears ‘Hail Mary’ situation for you. However, there was a bit of tea that we left out. Apparently Bears’ CB, Tyrique Stevenson was taunting Commanders’ “fans” just before (and as) the Hail Mary seen ‘round the world was thrown. He then seemed to realize he was still at work, and the job wasn’t done. So, he sprinted over and tipped the ball into the hands of Noah Brown. The rest is history. Stevenson, of course, had to walk it back with a social media apology. But you know what they say, “he who laughs last, laughs the loudest”…and that sound you hear would be the Commanders’ fans laughing….really loudly.

Your sports term of the week is: Late Life

IRL Example: It’s like a glow up…in an abstract, we-might-be-reaching, kinda way. Hear us out. You think someone looks a certain way: plain Jane, ugly duckling type vibes. Then, WAM! 5-10 years later, that duckling has become a swan. No one saw it coming. 

In case you haven’t picked up on it yet, chocolate is THAT GIRL this fall. She’s rich. She elevates. She’s versatile. Integrating this color into your outfit is a must this fall/winter. Whether it’s a jacket, a purse, top, or pants, we’re all in on this trend. But we have to admit… we are kind of loving brown tailored pants. It’s neutral enough to go with just about anything. Not sold? Stay with us here…  

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (soccer for us uncultured Americans) player Son Heung-Min’s chocolate pants paired with his maroon top is such a decadent color palette. We also love how his jacket adds a bit of texture with its pattern. 

Broncos player Brandon Jones also styled a pair of chocolate slacks with a cute jacket. The blue in his jacket along with the beading gives his outfit a bit more of a posh look.

Have we convinced you to tap into this trend?

You know the saying, sports fashion is like a box of chocolates!

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