Weekend winners
Luka Doncic and Dallas fans. Heck, NBA fans. The Dallas Mavs traded two guards and a slew of picks to Brooklyn for Kyrie Irving. Yes, that Kyrie Irving, who is a strange cat but can seriously play. And coupled next to Luka, who — hold your water, Spy, but I’m going here — is better than Larry Bird as a play-making, score-first point forward. The Mavs not only are a monster contender in the wide-open West, they now are the most interesting and potentially fun team in the NBA.
Aaron Rodgers. Yeah, I know, he’s had a run of late. Man bun. All the lies about the vaccinations. The underwhelming showing this year. But hey, he carried some no-name pro who missed the cut to the Pro-Am title at the AT&T, so there’s that.
Viola Davis. No, I did not watch the Grammys. Had a full Sunday of other stuff. (Side note: Made some ricotta-stuffed eggplant rolls with a homemade marinara this weekend, and it was pretty tasty. Now that football is done, shall we have a day we share recipes? Discuss.) But the talented Davis won a Grammy, and that made her part of the select group known as EGOTs, which are folks who have Emmys, Grammys, Oscars and Tonys, and that’s pretty select company. (Side note: Viola Davis is pure greatness in “The Help,” which is also pretty dag-nabbin’ great, too.)
Keith Mitchell. The Chattanooga native is golfing his ball right now in the AT&T, which will conclude today. He’ll start the weather-delayed conclusion to the final round three back of leader Justin Rose and in a tie for fifth.