SBP Snack: Week of 4/1-4/9

5 Interesting, Funny, and Touching Things that Happened in Sports This Week

Alex Abrams
April 04, 2024

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Good Thursday Morning. Bringing you an abbreviated, “snack size” version of SBP this week.

Five Interesting, Funny, and Touching Things that Happened in Sports This Week

#1:The Iowa-LSU rematch delivers a record-breaking number. I’m writing a bigger piece on this — stay tuned!

Iowa-LSU's average 12.3 million viewers are more than:
• Every women's college basketball game ever
• Every ESPN college basketball game ever
• Every MLB game last season
• Every NHL game last season
• Every MLS game last season
• Every NBA game last season except one
•… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Front Office Sports (@FOS)
10:32 PM • Apr 2, 2024

#2: Jacob Wasserman, a member of the Humboldt hockey team who survived the horrific team bus crash in 2018 but was paralyzed from the waist down, has made the 2024 Paralympics in rowing.

In 2018, Jacob Wasserman was paralyzed from the navel down in a bus crash that killed 16 members of his Humboldt hockey team.
He tried sledge hockey, until a friend suggested rowing.
Now, after winning medals for Canada, he's qualified for the 2024 Paralympics in Paris.
— Front Office Sports (@FOS)
6:12 PM • Mar 29, 2024

#3: Las Vegas released a 40-page report on the economic impact of last year’s inaugural F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. Despite some hiccups, the race delivered.

Las Vegas has released a 40-page report breaking down the economic impact of last year's Formula 1 race.
Here are the highlights:
• The total economic impact has been measured at $1.5 billion, including visitor spending of $884 million.
• The race generated $77 million in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano)
4:39 PM • Apr 1, 2024

#4: Korean superstar Jung Hoo Lee hits his first homerun in the MLB with his dad in attendance.

Jung Hoo Lee was the Korean league's MVP and is the son of one of the greatest Korean baseball players ever.
He signed with the San Francisco Giants, and this weekend hit his first MLB home run—with his dad in attendance.
The Korean broadcast call:
— Front Office Sports (@FOS)
7:42 PM • Apr 1, 2024

#5: I’m a sucker for big play gimmicks — i.e., turnover chains, home run tunnels, etc. The Little Caesars home run staff just took over the top spot as my favorite.

The Little Caesars pizza dugout celebration just put the rest of the league on notice. Can’t be the team that half asses the dugout props now. The game has changed.
— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis)
8:15 PM • Mar 30, 2024

Until next time, sports fans!

-Alex