Danica Patrick's six-pack triggers the body-shamers, Trump's 'Patriot Games' gets an unlikely partner & NFL! 'Nightcaps' is a daily column that catches you up on the biggest sports, news and culture stories you may have missed while pretending to do work at your desk. It runs Monday–Friday on. Over the hump and safely into the second half of the week. Whew. We made it! More importantly... we MADE it. It's back. It's here. Our long, national nightmare is over. Put all the WNBA talk in the attic until next summer. The greatest sport on the planet is back after a long, dark winter. Sure, it doesn't mean anything and we won't know any of the players, but Lordy, it's finally here... The Patriot
Games begin this weekend! Wait, what? That's right. You can have your Hall of Fame game, NFL. In this class, we're locked in on Donald Trump's "Patriot Games." You'll see. Welcome to a Thursday Nightcaps — the one where Danica Patrick shows off her six-pack and deals with a couple nasty internet trolls. What else? I've got ESPN and Disney extending the White House an olive branch, the wildest celebration in MLB history was uncorked last night, and the Phillies yanked a fan out of the crowd last night to do play-by-play in the radio booth, and he might just be the greatest announcer I've ever heard. Sometimes, you're just born to play a role. OK, grab you an IPA on National IPA Day to celebra
te the NFL's return tonight, and settle in for a Thursday 'Cap! Loaded day, so let's get this class started. Welcome back, NFL. Sure, it's the Hall of Fame game, which means literally nobody of note will be playing, but whatever. Last I checked, the folks in Vegas still send you money for preseason games! On that note, I will gladly hammer the over tonight. I haven't placed a bet in months. I have $7 left in my Hard Rock account after last football season (it went great, clearly), and I plan to throw it all on the OVER at 34.5 points. Kenny Pickett can sling the rock. At the very least, he won't be an insurance salesman a month from now. That means something in a game like this. No offense t