What's Trending 8/7/20: Vegas Golden Knights Give St. Louis The Blues, A League Of Their Own Adaptation Gets Green Light

VGK vs. STL
  • #VegasGoldenKnights
    • They beat the St. Louis Blues yesterday in their second game of round robin play, 6-4.
    • The Blues took the lead in the first period with former Golden Knight David Perron scoring.
    • They woke up in the second period with goals from Shea Theodore and two from Alex Tuch before St. Louis scored back-to-back, pulling ahead of the Knights 4-3.
    • The third period was huge for them with goals from Zach Whitecloud, Mark Stone and another from Theodore.
    • The final game of round robin play is Saturday vs. the Colorado Avalanche and the winner will get the #1 seed from the Western Conference.
  • #ALeagueOfTheirOwn
    • Amazon’s series adaptation of the 1992 Penny Marshall film has been given the green light.
    • The hour-long series will tell the story of an entire generation of women who dreamed of playing professional baseball.
    • The co-head of television for Amazon Studios say that they have taken a classic movie, reimagined it for a new generation with new characters.
    • The show was co-created by Broad City’s Abbi Jacobson who will also star in the series.
  • #Halloween
    • It’s hard to believe that Halloween is less than three months away and finance experts forecast quite the dip in sales.
    • With many Halloween get-togethers and events being cancelled or altered due to COVID-19, there will likely be a drop in sales for candy, costumes and tickets for Halloween-themed events.
    • They worry that this could be another financial blow to our economy.
    • As for trick-or-treating, experts say that families should be prepared to offer alternative ways of celebrating to minimize contact with non-household members.”
  • #KekePalmer
    • She is set to host the 37th annual MTV VMAs this year.
    • The actress-singer will emcee the first major awards show to be held completely at a venue since the pandemic began.
    • BTS, J Balvin and Doja Cat were the first performers announced this week.
    • The show takes place at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on August 30th.