What’s Trending: Thursday, June 17th, 2021
#VegasBorn
o The Montreal Canadiens evened up the third round of the Stanley Cup playoffs last night, beating the Golden Knights 3-2.
o Vegas came out slow in the first period and continued to be their own worst enemy in the second period.
o But in the third, they seemed as though they may be able to tie the game up in the before time ran out.
o Alex Pietrangelo scored twice for the Golden Knights and Marc-Andre Fleury made 20 saves.
o Game 3 is Friday night in Montreal. Puck drop is at 5pm.
#CristianoRonaldo
o The soccer star caused Coca-Cola’s value to plummet $4 Billion!
o During a press conference this week the soccer phenom moved two bottles of Coca-Cola that were placed in front of him on a desk as he sat down to speak with reporters.
o He moved the soda, so they were not in view of the cameras and then held up a bottle of water saying, “Aqua!”
o Coca-Cola is a sponsor of UEFA Euro 2020.
o Yesterday, shares of Coca-Cola dropped 1.6% and while that may seem small, it brought the company’s market value down from $242 billion to $238 billion.
o A Coca-Cola spokesperson said, “Everyone is entitled to their drink preferences.”
#ICarly
o The revival of the popular Nickelodeon show is out today on the Paramount Plus Network.
o The show concluded ten years ago and it’s back following Carly, her brother Spencer and her friend, Freddie.
o The show ended with Carly headed off to Italy to live with her father overseas.
o Now she’s back in Seattle and all grown up, living with her new best friend, Harper, in the building where she grew up.
o The show picks up with her working on reviving her popular web series.
#Cinnabon
o If you love cinnamon buns, you can soon experience the taste while telling yourself you’re doing something good for you!
o The makers of Carnation Instant Breakfast are rolling out a new CINNABON protein drink later this month that’s supposed to taste like the real thing.
o The drink will have 10 grams of protein, 21 vitamins, and only 240 calories.
o An actual Cinnabon has about 900 calories.
o The also debuted a bunch of cereal-flavored protein drinks earlier this year, including Froot Loops, Golden Grahams, and Frosted Flakes.