The LuLac Edition #3970, December 30th, 2018

TOP 5 SPORTS STORIES

1. Eagles win Super Bowl, After a few false starts an trips to the big game, Philly finally won the Super Bowl. In my mind, it all started at the end of the first half when circumstances called for a field goal. The Philadelphia Eagles, leading the New England Patriots 15-12 near the end of the first half of Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, had the ball on a fourth-and-goal, at the New England one-yard-line. Kick the chip shot field goal, take the points, head to the locker room happy. Philly coach Doug Pederson, however, not only broke convention by going for it, he also delved deep into the playbook and called for some trickery: the “Philly Special,” in which the center snapped the ball to a running back, who flipped it to a tight end, who ran right before tossing the ball to the quarterback — yes, the quarterback — in the end zone. Tom Brady threw for 500 yards and still lost.  Eagles claimed the win.
2. The Crimson Tide Comeback, Trailing Georgia 20-10 entering the fourth quarter of January’s national championship game in Atlanta, the Crimson side came back to win
3. Serena Williams Wigs Out, Serena Williams’ extended argument with chair umpire Carlos Ramos at the U.S. Open final in September was uncomfortable: she called him a “thief” for calling violations on her, and she accused him of sexism, as many male players have treated umpires far worse than she did and never suffered a game penalty at a crucial point of a Grand Slam match.
4 Tiger Comes Back, Think what you want of Tiger Woods. But no athlete in his sport — and maybe all sports — commands eyeballs quite like Tiger. After injuries and personal scandal nearly left him an afterthought on the PGA Tour, Woods capped off a stellar comeback campaign, in which he contended for two major titles — Woods shot a final round 64 at the PGA Championship to finish second — with his first tour win in over five years, at the Tour Championship in Atlanta.
5 Boston in MLB, Washington in NHL, Golden State in NBA: All winners.