The Pi Brew
It’s Monday morning, and you know what that means. We’re back with an all-new Morning Brew.
The Sixers locked up the No. 1 seed for the first time in 20 years and are showing some big energy. The NFL released schedules for the upcoming season, so of course we need to take a closer look at the Eagles’ schedule. WrestleMania Backlash took place last night, and we might’ve gotten a preview of a future challenger for the Tribal Chief. All that and more in today’s Brew.
The Eagles’ schedule is a work of art
Our 2021 schedule is truly a work of art, presented by @Hyundai.
📺: NFL Network | 8 PM ET pic.twitter.com/dMjPJ7YNdr
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) May 12, 2021
Plan accordingly
Our full 2021 schedule is here. Plan accordingly.@Hyundai | #FlyEaglesFly
📺: NFL Network | 8 PM ET pic.twitter.com/gvRAViVYUY
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) May 12, 2021
What about the potential win-loss breakdown?
Wins and Losses: Breaking down the 2021 Philadelphia Eagles schedule. (@CandisRMcLean)#FlyEaglesFly https://t.co/43vEeTX5MH
— Philly Influencer (@PHL_Influencer) May 13, 2021
More thoughts on the schedule
Here’s what jumps out to me about the Eagles 2021 schedule, with an over/under and bold prediction: https://t.co/42xlmwkPxg
— Tim McManus (@Tim_McManus) May 13, 2021
Your Week 1 NFL schedule
NFL 2021 Week 1 schedule: Cowboys-Buccaneers, Bears-Rams, Steelers-Bills highlight opening week. https://t.co/9URvD6Dr5G
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) May 12, 2021
Week 1 odds
NFL Week 1 Odds (@DKSportsbook)
DAL at TB -6.5
PIT at BUF -6.5
LAC at WSH -1.5
MIN -2.5 at CIN
PHI at ATL -3.5
NYJ at CAR -4.5
SEA at IND -2.5
JAX -1.5 at HOU
SF -7 at DET
ARI at TEN -2.5
CLE at KC -5.5
DEN -1.5 at NYG
MIA at NE -2.5
CHI at LAR -7
BAL -5.5 at LV— Fox Sports PHL Gambler (@foxphlgambler) May 12, 2021
Sixers lock up the No. 1 seed
The Sixers will lock up their first 1-seed in 20 years with a win tonight against the Pacers. pic.twitter.com/ljEj60xHeT
— Did The Sixers Win? (@DidTheSixersWin) May 11, 2021
What do you think of their chances?
The NBA Eastern Conference bracket is set.
The Sixers are the 1 seed.
The Nets, Bucks and Heat are all on the opposite side of the bracket.
What do you think of the Sixers’ chances to win the East? pic.twitter.com/dkejJ5QkxV
— Fox Sports PHL Gambler (@foxphlgambler) May 17, 2021
Trust the Process, baby
Goodnight, Sixers Twitter. pic.twitter.com/0B8oxksiQg
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) May 15, 2021
Big Energy
Joel Embiid takes the court…
Rocking the Big. Energy. Chain.
🥺🥺🥺 pic.twitter.com/x4BaX9CMMx
— Lauren Rosen (@LaurenMRosen) May 16, 2021
And the meaning…
Some background on the Big Energy Chain in case you’re new here.
📰 via @LaurenMRosen https://t.co/kE2tMtwMkL
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) May 16, 2021
The Head of the Table stood tall at WrestleMania Backlash
Acknowledge him. Acknowledge YOUR Universal Champion. #AndStill #WMBacklash pic.twitter.com/RbjUIdjs4F
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) May 17, 2021
Reigns won clean over Cesaro
Roman Reigns beat Cesaro via submission in a great main event. Clean in the middle, both Jimmy and Jey nowhere to be seen.
— Bryan Alvarez (@bryanalvarez) May 17, 2021
Cue Seth Rollins
Wow, what an end to #WMBacklash 👀
Seth Rollins brutalises Cesaro and he does it in style ⚡ pic.twitter.com/CBCme0yM21
— GiveMeSport WWE & Wrestling (@GMS_WWE) May 17, 2021
A preview of things to come?
WAIT THIS HAS GOT TO BE NEXT RIGHT?
Seth Rollins vs Roman Reigns. YES #WMBacklash pic.twitter.com/0Wt9LzyEB3
— Steve 🦅Flight⚡️ (@Steve1oftheMany) May 17, 2021
I have no idea what’s going on here
#ArmyoftheDead takes over #WMBacklash in the Zombie #LumberjackMatch! @NetflixFilm @ZackSnyder #BrandPartnership pic.twitter.com/EEfFZFRDMr
— WWE (@WWE) May 17, 2021
Big Man on the move
THIS JUST HAPPENED! 🤯
(via @WWE) #WMBacklashpic.twitter.com/T32gUwmHNU
— WWE on BT Sport (@btsportwwe) May 17, 2021
Bobby Lashley was explosive
Drew just took out Lashley! 😱
(via @WWE) #WMBacklash
pic.twitter.com/t4pTonOw4z— WWE on BT Sport (@btsportwwe) May 17, 2021
But Lashley is still your champion
STILL ALL MIGHTY.#ANDSTILL @WWE Champion, @fightbobby! #WMBacklash pic.twitter.com/XkCBU5izQV
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) May 17, 2021
Father & Son Tag Team Champions
HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE 🙌🙌🙌@reymysterio & @DomMysterio35 have become the first-ever father and son to win Tag Team Titles in @WWE! #WMBacklash pic.twitter.com/i1h6NwXIT1
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) May 16, 2021
Wild developments in the MOVE bombing
Philadelphia’s top health official has been forced to resign because he had human remains from the 1985 MOVE bombing cremated and disposed of without notifying family members. Mayor Jim Kenney said Thomas Farley’s decision lacked empathy. https://t.co/NjKGyPYwDO
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 13, 2021
Here’s the Mayor’s statement
Mayor Jim Kenney Announces Resignation of Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley pic.twitter.com/9m4TxD9G7x
— PhillyChitChat (@HughE_Dillon) May 13, 2021
Plot twist
BREAKING: The remains of MOVE members were NOT discarded and have been FOUND in tact — a subordinate disobeyed Health Commissioner Farley’s orders to dispose of the remains. https://t.co/0vhDjbLN2K
— Ellie Rushing (@EllieRushing) May 15, 2021
Mayor’s statement: Take 2
The MOVE victim remains ordered cremated in 2017 by the health commissioner have been found, per Mayor Kenney. The Africa family is being consulted, he said — but this only leads to more questions.
Kenney statement: https://t.co/HPpW4MEzWU
Background: https://t.co/R80xXDJAq4 pic.twitter.com/KzJUubMCFa
— Billy Penn (@billy_penn) May 15, 2021
We have children representing Congress
Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey, goodbye Liz Cheney
— Rep. Madison Cawthorn (@RepCawthorn) May 12, 2021
If you haven’t heard of him… here’s Hawthorn’s greatest hits
Madison Cawthorn, a Republican candidate for the House from North Carolina, created an attack website accusing a journalist of leaving a job in academia “to work for non-white males, like Cory Booker, who aims to ruin white males running for office.” https://t.co/6975jQP7nE
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 23, 2020
How about a little Hitler action for Hawthorn?
Just seeing these @CawthornforNC Instagram posts from 2017…my god.
Referring to Hitler with the honorific “Führer.” Saying a visit to Hitler’s vacation home where he planned out unspeakable atrocities as a “bucket list” moment…as if it’s a visit to the Grand Canyon pic.twitter.com/AvgNSe23cO
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) August 11, 2020
Hitler not your thing? How about being a sexual predator?
“Danger Warning”: Women Say Madison Cawthorn Harassed Them In College https://t.co/DHbh18Phlu via @addysbaird and @bri_sacks
— Tom Namako (@TomNamako) February 26, 2021
What about lying about the Paralympics?
BUSTED: GOP’s Madison Cawthorn Paralympic story is a lie — according to athletes https://t.co/rMzlXcdeCG
— Raw Story (@RawStory) January 22, 2021
Don’t worry folks – Hawthorn can beat up a tree
Why is Madison Cawthorn beating up this tree? pic.twitter.com/T4FcjiVQDZ
— Jared Pushner (@JaredPushner) March 5, 2021
Speaking of class acts in the GOP and Congress, more leaks for Matt Gaetz
EXCLUSIVE: When Matt Gaetz attended a 2019 GOP fundraiser in Orlando, his date that night was someone he knew well: a paid escort and amateur Instagram model who led a cocaine-fueled party after the event, according to witnesses https://t.co/uK6qfMkrwB
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) May 14, 2021
Gaetz has a huge problem on his hands
Rep. Matt Gaetz is still a sitting member of Congress in good standing.
But that could all change, now that his close friend and associate has pleaded guilty to a slew of federal crimes including sex trafficking of a minor. pic.twitter.com/4SvtHLsiEr
— The Recount (@therecount) May 14, 2021
*Flashback
Seems like a good day to remind people of the time Matt Gaetz got a slurpee thrown at him… https://t.co/gQEHasD6pu
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) May 14, 2021
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again – Marjorie Taylor-Greene is a dangerous lunatic
Marjorie Taylor Greene seems really smart and not at all crazy. pic.twitter.com/WKFfeHm6Rg
— The Good Liars (@TheGoodLiars) May 14, 2021
Nailed it!
Marjorie Taylor Greene in THE WHINING pic.twitter.com/OduedjiZ4O
— El Elegante (@ElElegante101) May 14, 2021
Taylor-Greene of course has dangerous friends
Anthony Aguero, a close associate of Marjorie Taylor Greene has been identified as one of the insurrectionists storming the Capitol on January 6th pic.twitter.com/ZYYkG9xNXe
— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) March 24, 2021
The one person that the boys club of the GOP did stand up to is not backing down
Liz Cheney told Fox News it has an “obligation to make sure people know the election wasn’t stolen” during a combative interview with Bret Baier on Thursday. https://t.co/0Z4hUygYST pic.twitter.com/KYzHfb90ui
— POLITICO (@politico) May 14, 2021
Yup
Liz Cheney: ‘We’ve had a collapse of truth in this country’https://t.co/fraJxpgLYK
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) May 14, 2021
More from Cheney
Cheney told Karl that McCarthy “absolutely should” testify before any commission, and that she “wouldn’t be surprised if he were subpoenaed.” https://t.co/EeNGKfLfr3
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) May 14, 2021
It’s stunning that 75 million people voted for this pathological liar
‘CRIME OF THE CENTURY!’ Trump issues furious statements lashing out at Pence and Mitch McConnell for his election loss https://t.co/VlvgBhuitN
— Raw Story (@RawStory) May 15, 2021
AMEN!
“We can’t indulge these insane lies any longer. As a party. As a state. As a country,” Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer tweeted. https://t.co/Cs1pXW3k8i
— Action News on 6abc (@6abc) May 17, 2021
Rep. Andrew Clyde is lying through his teeth and this video exposes his lies
A NEW VIDEO: #PartyofTheInsane pic.twitter.com/8zq80QgmJx
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) May 12, 2021
And there’s also this
Rep Andrew Clyde helping to barricade the door from the “tourists”. pic.twitter.com/XZ7ct4FrAZ
— Kim Carroll (@Kimquilts2) May 15, 2021
The Israeli-Palestinian battle has escalated
Israel-Palestinians Latest:
• Fighting bears hallmarks of devastating 2014 Gaza war.
• Israel has pounded the besieged Palestinian territory with airstrikes.
• Gaza’s armed groups have fired hundreds of rockets into Israel.
• Death toll rising,https://t.co/Yt7qSwivQ6— The Associated Press (@AP) May 12, 2021
A cease fire is needed
Members of the United Nations Security Council, including the U.S. and China, call on Israel and Hamas to immediately halt more than a week of deadly fighting https://t.co/t2MoFqhQzt
— Bloomberg (@business) May 17, 2021
Look at this craziness
Iron Dome. All you need to know perfectly encapsulated in one photo. pic.twitter.com/vqE5Jku4Dt
— Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) May 14, 2021
And in action
RAW FOOTAGE: This is the moment the Iron Dome intercepted a barrage of rockets over Tel Aviv and central Israel. pic.twitter.com/8jl8OTgWCl
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) May 11, 2021
We’re almost back in business
UPDATE: If you are fully vaccinated against #COVID19, you can resume activities without wearing a mask or staying 6 feet apart, except where required by federal, state, local, tribal or territorial laws, incl. local business and workplace guidance. More: https://t.co/FJMon7WlFO
— CDC (@CDCgov) May 13, 2021
Ricky Schroder is a nerd
Ricky Schroder Verbally Accosts Costco Mgr., Wouldn’t Let Him In Without Mask https://t.co/1fqvZGu3kP
— TMZ (@TMZ) May 16, 2021
R.I.P. New Jack
Here is Paul Heyman’s tribute to New Jack. pic.twitter.com/TP77i5fCMc
— Fightful Wrestling (@Fightful) May 15, 2021
New Jack was a legend
Maybe my favorite New Jack promo in ECW pic.twitter.com/vVAX9Lbh6B
— Nick Piccone (@nickpiccone) May 15, 2021
Kobe Bryant: Hall of Famer
A look back at Kobe Bryant’s Hall of Fame career 🏆
(via @NBA) pic.twitter.com/O3GxGypETP
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 15, 2021
Vanessa Bryant inducted her late husband
“You did it. You’re in the Hall of Fame now. You’re a true champ. You’re not just an MVP. You’re an all-time great. I’m so proud of you. I love you forever and always. Kobe Bean Bryant.”
– Vanessa Bryant
(via @TSN_Sports)pic.twitter.com/u7lvaa6BTw
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 16, 2021
A beautiful moment
A beautiful moment tonight during Kobe Bryant’s Hall Of Fame induction with Vanessa Bryant & Michael Jordan💜🙏🏽💛🐍
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📸: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images pic.twitter.com/rTaHMvy2ig— Power 106 (@Power106LA) May 16, 2021
Kobe! Kobe! Kobe!
You’ll always be the kid from Philly. pic.twitter.com/lbgWJ4F8UN
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) May 15, 2021
Your 2021 Basketball Hall of Fame Class
2021 Basketball Hall of Fame Class:
Players: Paul Pierce, Chris Bosh, Chris Webber, Ben Wallace; Coaches: Rick Adelman, Jay Wright, Bill Russell. WNBA: Yolanda Griffith, Lauren Jackson.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 16, 2021
Jay Wright responds
— Jay Wright (@VUCoachJWright) May 16, 2021
Steph Curry is the NBA scoring champ
At 33 years old, Steph Curry joins Michael Jordan as the only players in NBA history to lead the league in scoring in a season at age 33 or older. pic.twitter.com/NyJvNfmQsv
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) May 16, 2021
Here was the basket that did it
BUCKETS.
With this basket, @StephenCurry30 has secured the 2020-21 @NBA scoring title 👏 pic.twitter.com/oenaw1PNb5
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) May 16, 2021
LaMelo with the dime
LaMelo with the full-court dime! 🙌
(🎥: @NBAUK) pic.twitter.com/QQ9ClwkGxh
— theScore (@theScore) May 16, 2021
Oh my!
the highlight of the year – with replays. check this Blake Griffin pass from the above the rim camera. pic.twitter.com/sguHkNIDf9
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) May 17, 2021
Rombauer wins the Preakness
Congrats to Rombauer and connections for winning the @PreaknessStakes 🏆🏇🏿👏 #Preakness pic.twitter.com/VkxcNXsVVC
— Kentucky Derby (@KentuckyDerby) May 15, 2021
It’s almost Wander time in MLB
🚨 WANDER GRAND SLAM 🚨 pic.twitter.com/pArPu4pvq2
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) May 15, 2021
Marv Albert will call it a career
Marv Albert is reportedly set to call it a career after nearly 60 years on the mic. 👏 😢 🎙 https://t.co/jageXLOoF3 pic.twitter.com/OyDoVUbrxX
— theScore (@theScore) May 15, 2021
Memories
Marv Albert is reportedly set to retire after the season. Growing up my enduring images of basketball were MJ, Magic, Marv and the NBA on NBC theme. This opening for the 1991 Finals combines all four.
— Sid Seixeiro (@Sid_Seixeiro) May 15, 2021
I need this right now
The Myrtle Beach Pelicans are doing $1 Beer Day and putting it in these awesome Beer Bats
(via @bryan_kurp) pic.twitter.com/uSgNVZ5Urb
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) May 16, 2021
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