HGTV's Christina Hall Is On The Market, US Women's Track Outfits Have Our Attention & Divisive Trump Email
Well, here we are – Hump Day. We doing a lot of that today? Maybe you are. God bless you if so. I'm not.
You know why? I just got slammed with a $1,000 bill from the mechanic down the street because I had an overheating brake in my truck that needed to be replaced. Warranty company said it would only pay for the overheating brake, even though both brakes are gonna be replaced. Nice.
You ever been living in Joe's shitty economy, with a second kid on the way in a month, and had a $1,000 invoice shoved down your throat? Knowing you're gonna have a couple of hospital bills due this fall that include a comma?
Oh yeah! Today's also Prime Day – have you heard!!? Come buy all this crap at a huge discount, but buy so much of it that you really end up spending way more than you would have on a normal Wednesday. Great.
I mean, talk about just a punch to the gut. Here I am, trying to enjoy the return of training camp and the RNC Convention, and now I need to figure out the whole food stamps situation. Those still a thing? How do they work? We'll find out! (Kidding … I think)
On that note, welcome to a Wednesday Nightcaps – where we welcome HGTV's Christina Hall to class fresh off her third divorce and see if we can get her back on the horse.
What else? I've got LPGA No. 1 Nelly Korda dominating Croatia, a quick shoutout to Sticker Mule (courtesy of the First Lady), and the Team USA Track & Field team getting HYPED for the Paris Olympics next month.
Whew. What a lineup. Hopefully my power stays on long enough to get through it all!
Grab you a hot dog for National Hot Dog Day – then grab another one because who just has one hot dog? – and then settle in for a Hump Day 'Cap!
Today is always such a weird day on the sports calendar
So, I always talk about the Dog Days of Summer around here, because my job is sort of dependent on #content from the sports world. Big part of it, at least.
Today, for those who don't know, is annually known as the ‘Day Without Sports.’ True story. It's the only day of the entire year when there is not one major sporting event going on.
No baseball. No football (duh). No basketball (thank God). No hockey (go Panthers!). The four major sports rest today. It's weird, isn't it? Now, the wokes will tell you that I'm being an idiot because there's plenty of MLS and WNBA going on! And that's fair. I guess.
Normally, I'd scoff at both, but the WNBA has Caitlin Clark now, so they get a pass. But, for us traditionalists, today is the only day of the year with no sports on the calendar.
A nice breather, frankly. A way to gear up for the second half of 2024. I've been telling you for a month now how wild it's gonna be, and I don't think I've undersold that at all, have I?
A night to give the gambling account a rest – cashed an easy All-Star game parlay last night, which is good, seeing as I no longer have any money – and a night to recharge the batteries for the busiest, most glorious time of year.
Take advantage, fellas. Put in the work tonight so you can get back to business tomorrow.
Anyway, I say all that to say … maybe watch some HGTV with the missus tonight so you can resume gambling your asses off again tomorrow. And hey! Maybe you'll even catch Christina Hall on the colored TV.
She's single once again, according to industry sources. Three divorces now. Three!
Time to get back on the horse, Christina!
Funny things I saw on the internet that should hold you over until tomorrow
Welcome to class, HGTV Christina Hall! Three divorces seems excessive, but you look more than ready to get back out there. We here at Nightcaps are wishing you all the best!
Give 'em hell.
Now, if you try sitting down and watching HGTV tonight and find yourself just beyond bored – which is completely understandable – I do have a couple gems for you that I found tucked away in my Twitter bookmarks.
I know I usually only empty the tank on Fridays and Mondays, but, again, it's a special class today because there just ain't much going on. So, here are a few things to make you laugh while you try to act like you're paying attention and hide the phone from your wife:
Tigers, Nelly & stickers, oh my!
That pan out of the dog at the end was such a stunning little twist. I didn't see it coming. Maybe the most shocked I've been in my life. Talk about a cliffhanger.
OK, let's get back to business. It's rapid-fire time on this sports-less Hump Day. First up? Only a few more hours until the British Open!
And yes, it's the British Open around here. Don't be one of those people.
Big Cat, you ready to roll?
God, I love Salty Tiger Woods. We rarely get him anymore because he kind of stinks now, but don't you dare tell me our man ain't ready to light someone's ass on fire across the pond this weekend.
(Let's just hope he makes it to the weekend.)
Next? From the best PGA golfer of all time to the hottest thing going on the LPGA circuit right now. Welcome back to class, Nelly Korda!
Does that look like the face of a golfer who is currently in a bit of slump? Don't think so. Nelly is enjoying the summer despite a couple missed cuts and a T26, and you should be, too.
No sports? No problem. Off to Croatia we go!
Finally, before we end the class, here's a semi-serious from the world of sticker-printing … that's right, sticker-printing!
I wrote about the drama over at Sticker Mule this morning, so check it out when the final bell rings here in a minute.
Basically, their co-founder sent out this long email over the weekend defending Trump after he was nearly murdered – I know this because the First Lady received one – and the backlash in the days since has been hilarious and predictable.
Here it is, for those looking for a new sticker company:
The US Women's Track & Field team is ready for Paris
Seems pretty harmless, right? WRONG!!!! All the crazies on social media are out for blood because Sticker Mule said … the political hate needs to stop. Seriously.
And we're the problem. OK.
Anyway, like I said, the First Lady got the email Sunday morning and showed me … and I was thrilled. Almost thought it was fake, because you just don't see companies do that nowadays. Anyone else get it? Let me know!
OK, that's it for today. Enjoy your HGTV tonight. Sports are back tomorrow, and the Olympics are on deck.
Take us home, ladies.
OutKick Nightcaps is a daily column set to run Monday through Friday at 4 p.m. (roughly, we’re not robots).
You dabbling in HGTV tonight? Email me at Zach.Dean@OutKick.com.