An advice column for people who live with people who live for sports
What happened on Monday, November 3, 2014?
The Colts of the Luck: The only luck the Indianapolis Colts needed to beat the New York Giants was their quarterback Andrew Luck. And other “luck” puns. Lots of them. About as many puns as touchdowns in the 40-24 thrashing the Colts gave the Giants last night. Line: [I recommend coming up with your own “luck” pun!]
Blues over Blueshirts: In the only NHL game on the calendar last night, the St. Louis Blues beat the New York Rangers. The Rangers are one of the Original Six teams and have worn blue shirts for so long that they’re known as the Blueshirts. So, you know… more happy wordplay. This game went into a shoot-out so the Rangers get one point in the standings even though they lost. Line: The Blues are on a five game winning streak now. No shame in losing to them.
Home sweet home in the NBA: The Brooklyn Nets won their first home game of the season in convincing fashion, 116-85 over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder are missing their best two players for at least a month, so beating up on the generally weaker Eastern Conference is a must if they’re going to stay within shooting distance of the playoffs in the insanely tough Western Conference this year. The Memphis Grizzlies beat the New Orleans Pelicans 93-81 to continue two streaks. First, they’re 4-0 for the season. That’s impressive. Second, they’re now 16-0 in their last 16 games at home. Line: Must be that Memphis/Brooklyn barbecue!
