Glorious Day Yesterday...

 Good morning, everyone except you Sarah Palin. A few brief words this morning because the biggest fun sponge in history has a hair up her ass and wants to get a project done today, and it involves paint. Anyway, that doesn't take away what a good day it was yesterday. First and foremost, the aforementioned Sarah Palin lost her election yesterday. Translation: Alaskans are (and have long been) fed up with Palin's shit; she should have stuck to being a sports anchor on television up there. Is this the end of the MAGA movement? Unfortunately, not by a long shot. However, this poses good news come the midterms coming up in two short months. In the meantime, let's all sing along...Na-na na na, na-na na na, hey, hey, hey, goodbye (and good riddance)!

Also yesterday, Serena continued her swansong with a resounding defeat of #2 Anett Kontaviet of Estonia. Judging from the energy of the New York crowd for her first two matches, I wouldn't be too shocked if that energy alone carries her to the final, where I hope she wins. There were even some points last evening where I was vociferously cheering at my television; I can't remember the last time I did that over a tennis match. 

In addition to the above items, Orlando City got a last second goal to beat Seattle in MLS action, Tampa Bay completed a mini-sweep over the Marlins, and we got our main event for All Out on Sunday night; Jon Moxley will indeed face CM Punk for the AEW World Title.

Today is the first day of September, and the first meaningful day of college football, with a couple of big matchups tonight, including the resumption of the Backyard Brawl between Pittsburgh and West Virginia. This used to be an annual game until Pittsburgh left the Big East for the ACC, while West Virginia left for the greener pastures of the...BIG 12?! Weird flex, but okay. The schools haven't met on the gridiron in eleven years, so it should be a dandy in the Steel City.

Also, Penn State faces Purdue in a nationally televised tilt on Fox. Here are my picks for some of tonight's games:

Pittsburgh over West Virginia
UCF over SC State
Tennessee over Ball State
Wake Forest over VMI
Purdue over Penn State
Oklahoma State over Central Michigan (remember the LAST time they played?)

Tomorrow, I may have two entries, including a flashback to a year that has yet to be determined. I'll have to roll my magic wayback D20 to figure that out. In the meantime, have a wonderful Thursday.

CT