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Sunday Sundown Rundown - 2/18/24

3 Up

1. Beyonce Country Music - Bey Bey is sure to annoy a lot of people with the release of several country songs that will climb the charts. The question looking forward will be if "Country America" will accept it. If they do, The Queen is about to add to her legacy for sure. 

2. Caitlin Clark Breaks Record - Well, she did it. And she did it with quite the shot. Clark is box office and is quickly becoming one of the biggest attractions in basketball. I just don't see how Clark leaves Iowa for the WNBA, and the awaiting Indiana Fever. 

3. Jenny Cavnar -  The Oakland A's appointed Cavnar as the first female primary play-by-play announcer. That's really cool. The A's are an absolute mess. This, is definitely a win for the franchise One of the few they'll get this year. Yeah, I went there...

BTW - I'm hoping they stay in Oakland. 

3 Down

1. Chiefs Parade Shooting - Guns, guns, guns. Can't enjoy anything, anymore. 

2. Kelvin Kiptum Dies - The world record holder for the men's marathon suddenly died this week - in a rather sudden way. There is certainly more here, but of course, we lost a generational athlete. 

3. NBA Dunk Contest - The absolute runs. What was that Jaylen Brown dunk (trying to be Dee Brown)?! It's make or break next year with this event. 

Cover Photo

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark celebrates after breaking the NCAA women's basketball career scoring record with a 35-foot three-pointer against Michigan on Thursday in Iowa City. 

Matthew Putney/The Associated Press

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