Weekend winners
Kentucky hoops. Monster win for the Big Blue Nation on Saturday as Cal’s Cats completed a season sweep of the Tennessee Vols. And Saturday’s win over No. 10 Tennessee — which was coming off its biggest win of the season Wednesday over top-ranked Alabama — all but punched UK’s dance card in less than three weeks. (Side question: How nuts is it that selection Sunday is 20 days from this morning?)
Jon Rahm. Dude is in full-blown crush mode. He has five wins in his last nine starts. And the scary thing about his win this weekend at the Genesis was he prevailed over a world-class field with at best his B-minus game on Sunday.
The Dunk Contest. Sweet buckets Mac McClurg, you do your thing. In truth, I did not watch a moment of said Dunk Contest, but the fact that folks were talking positively about the Dunk Contest is a monster step forward. Man, think back to circa 1986 and some true NBA superstars — MJ, the Doctor, ‘Nique, et al. — were in the Dunk Contest. If Mac McClurg walked into your office tomorrow morning, would you recognize him?
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. If you are asking, “Who is that? Is that one of the kids on Greeson’s youth team this season?” well, that makes sense. And it makes NASCAR cry. The man who until Sunday was likely best known in racing terms as being married to Danica Patrick won the Daytona 500. Seriously.