Happy Monday, ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to kick off another week with less than 48 hours remaining in February. It was a wild weekend in the sports world, and Sunday capped off the weekend with some wild moments in the NBA. From Damian Lillard dropping 71 points to LeBron James and the Lakers erasing a 27-point deficit to get a win over Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks, the association delivered some high-level entertainment throughout the day. Outside of the basketball world, Tommy Fury gave boxing fans what they have been waiting for by beating Jake Paul via split decision.
We also saw Kyle Busch bring home the checkered flag in Fontana to earn the first win for Richard Childress Racing at the Pala Casino 400, while Busch now holds the all-time record for most consecutive Cup Series seasons with a win, surpassing Richard Petty with 19. Chris Kirk, meanwhile, earned a big win in the Honda Classic by edging out Eric Cole in a playoff. With so happening over the weekend, there was plenty to miss out on, so let’s take a look at some of the headlines from around the web.
- Meet Natalie from Texas.
- Here are the full fight video highlights for Tommy Fury’s win over Jake Paul.
- An Italian soccer club received a severed pig head in the mail along with a threatening letter at the team headquarters.
- XFL kicker misses a 23-yard field goal after slipping and falling on his ass.
- Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta placed $5.5 billion bid to buy Commanders.
- Here is everything coming to Netflix this week.
- A new bill in Idaho could bring back firing squads for those on death row.
- NYC teacher tells kids that Nintendo characters have sexual-gender identities: ‘Peach is a massive lesbian’.
- Rangers’ K’Andre Miller ejected for spitting on Kings defenseman Drew Doughty.
- Kyle Busch took home the checkered flag at Fontana. Here is the complete finishing order for the 2023 Pala Casino 400.
- Former Mets minor leaguer Matt Pobereyko dead at 31.
- Check out the full list of winners from the 2023 SAG Awards.
Video of the Day
Damian Lillard put on an unforgettable 71-point performance on Sunday night in a 131-114 win over the Houston Rockets, landing him in a tie for the sixth-most points scored in a single game in NBA history.
Food of the Day
BRISKET & BEEF SKYSCRAPER at @mnwild (Cred: @LevyRestaurants) pic.twitter.com/750wCZvAMR
— Kari Steele (@KariVanHorn) February 24, 2023
The Minnesota Wild are doing it big with this monstrous Beef & Brisket Skyscraper at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.