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Weekend winners
Tennessee baseball. Yes, there are multiple teams still alive chasing a World Series crown in Omaha, but these Vols appear to be destiny’s darling. That was never more evident than Friday night’s miraculous ninth-inning rally that turned an 11-8 hole into a 12-11 walk-off win over FSU. Tony Vitello is right there with Bruce Pearl and Kirby Smart in the if they committed murder would the fanbase still not care-level of job security.
The WNBA. Yes, the league is following a hybrid 1980s and 90s NBA blueprint that led the league from near-financial ruin to arguably its all-time popularity heights. And it all centers on Caitlin Clark. She’s brought the racial tension of the early Bird-Magic rivalry, brought the physical play — Angel Reese is making Bill Laimbeer look like an old-softie — of the Bad Boy Pistons and eventually the “can she cross the threshold into champion?” drama that followed MJ for his first half of his career.
King George. I love George Strait. Have for a long time. And now he truly is the king after drawing more than 110,000 folks to Kyle Field in College Station for the largest American concert on record.