quick hits 9/?
ππ½ππ½ππ½ Good morrow! It's your friendly neighbourhood sports trivia leafblower combatdavey reporting for duty from deep in the heart of Bloordale in Toronto. Today is Wednesday and y'all have been good so you get a QH post.
A few little things before I start:
π§ π§ If you haven't checked out Tuesday's trivia questions and want to, get to it. As with last week, this week's trivia questions have the answers below them (but hidden).
π€π€ I think I want to rename these posts. "Quick hits" is good, but I want something better and maybe more brandable. If you have any good ideas, write them on a scroll and beckon thine owle.
At any rate, below you will find some sports-concerned confetti and sprinkles to fill the moments in your day you would otherwise spend negotiating a printer jam at work or surreptitiously causing a printer jam at work just to feel something.
NB: New Twitter is a dumpster fire but media organizations (legacy and indie) and professional teams share things there. As such, I will hold my nose and link to the hellsite when appropriate.
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πΎπ³ A photographer named Ray Giubilo took a truly great photo of Jasmine Paolini at the US Open. (Instagram/raygiubilo)
βΎβ€οΈ Ex-Brewer Willy Adames wore Mr. Baseball cleats to honour Bob Uecker when the Giants played the Brew Crew in Milwaukee a few days ago. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
βΎπ§ Masyn Winn out here saving runs by being good at the fundamentals. (Twitter/SeanZerillo)
ππ₯ͺ Kevin Durant is worth hundreds of millions of dollars but he still gets excited for free food. Stars, they're just like us. (Twitter/Stunna999_)
ππ Last night Alyssa Thomas dropped another triple-double, breaking her own WNBA record for trip-dubs in a season. (ESPN)
ππ Related: Last night Alyssa Thomas became the first player in WNBA history to have 15 or more assists in consecutive games and the first player to have 15 assists and 15 rebounds (same link) in the same game. (Twitter/UnderdogWNBA)
ππ Related: Last night Alyssa Thomas became the first player in WNBA history to have a 10/15/15 game. (Twitter/WNBA)
ππ½ππ½ Sidebar: I'm a Lynx fan so I'm Phee-for-MVP all the way, but if Alyssa Thomas finishes below 3rd in MVP voting something is seriously wrong.
ππ° Apparently the Knicks are a potential landing spot for Malik Beasley, who got a clean bill of health not-going-to-prison way too late to capitalize on his career year. You truly hate to see it. (Hoops Rumors)
ππ Ralph Samson thinks he'd average 30/20 in today's NBA, which is adorable. (ClutchPoints)
ππ¦ Don't know about you, but my buddy Tristan is ready for the Raptors' season to start. Also, buy his stuff. It's good! (Instagram/halfgood_)
βΎπ€ Nathan Eovaldi's brilliant season is likely over due to a rotator cuff strain. I hate the Texas Rangers with the fire of a thousand suns but I have really enjoyed watching Eovaldi get better with age over the course of his career and I hope he heals up soon. (ESPN)
ππ©ββ€οΈβπβπ¨ Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce got engaged and I love that for him. (Instagram/taylorswift)
π² gonna
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π± touch record a
π³ grass podcast
π· now
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