Good morning, everyone. Are you ready for a big weekend in sport?
Let’s get the obvious out of the way: Tottenham Hotspur have a big match against Manchester Untied at Old Trafford on Saturday. We’ve all known Thomas Frank’s future has been in question, but what does Cristian Romero’s recent instagram post say about his own? I love the off-the-field drama. I just wish watching Spurs was as exciting.
Otherwise, there’s of course the Super Bowl. The New England Patriots take on the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday in northern California.
Other than the moon landing, the Super Bowl occupies every slot in the top 10 most-watched US broadcasts. And at No.2 overall (again, after the moon landing), is last year’s Super Bowl.
That pales in comparison to the Puppy Bowl, though. I mean, just look at these pups.
But the biggest - and I mean BIGGEST - game of the weekend comes tonight. It’s St John’s versus UConn in men’s college basketball.
The venue: Madison Square Garden.
Does it get any bigger than this?
The Johnnies began the season in the ranked fifth in the nation but, after a really bad loss against Providence, crashed out of the Top 25 altogether. They’ve since strung together eight wins in a row and now sit at No. 22 in the polls.
They’ve got a tough matchup against Connecticut, though, whose only loss this season was against Arizona. I think it’s going to be a tight game. Neither school has had real dominant stretches in the Big East.
But hopefully the New York crowd lifts St John’s over the Huskies.
Fitzie’s track of the day: Elderberry Wine, by Wednesday
And now for your links:
Alasdair Gold: “Thomas Frank has ‘no idea’ if Cristian Romero will be at Tottenham next season”
The Athletic ($$): “‘Fiorentina have a serious set of owners’: Fabio Paratici on why he left Tottenham”
BBC: “Celtic chairman calls for unity over fan boycott plans”
Yahoo Sports: “Leicester City docked six points for financial breach”