Category Archives: Sports

Helming the crushing defeat the Philadelphia Eagles just delivered to the Kansas City Chiefs in this year’s Super Bowl, quarterback Jalen Hurts more than deserves this Dazzler of the Day. It’s also worth noting that his entire management team is comprised of women, so maybe we need to see more of that secret to success. A Dazzler of the Day and the MVP in one week – pretty impressive – and he didn’t even need to bother with the attention-seeking distraction of the current FOTUS. 

Proving that this beautiful brat summer of 2024 is not quite over, Naomi Osaka donned this spectacular green ruffled tennis outfit for her opening volley of the US Open, and in my mind this kicks open the door of some fun and fine fashion finally being worn on the tennis court. She easily won her set, so it doesn’t seem to impede her skills in the least, and for being brave in this and so many other ways, she earns her first Dazzler of the Day crowning. 

Marking March Madness with some record-breaking magic, Jared McCain earns his first Dazzler of the Day crowning thanks to a spirited performance this past week as a Blue Devil. Of greater interest, and more potent power, is his confidence in pulling off painted fingernails in the manner of the trailblazer that he is. 

Caitlin Clark easily earns her first crowning as Dazzler of the Day thanks to her record-breaking feat of scoring the most points by a Division I basketball player, men’s or women’s during her final regular-season home game in Iowa. That means she has shattered the record previously held by NBA legend Pete Maravich. 

PS – Perfect timing, as it’s Women’s History Month. Congratulations Caitlin!

We are knee-deep in the end-zone of the final days leading up to the finale of the football season, the Super Bowl, and so we have another footballer being crowned as Dazzler of the Day, Trevor Lawrence, even if he’s not headed there this year. Vidal Sassoon, get this guy a sponsorship immediately – or at least get Garnier on the phone! His locks alone are enough to dazzle – throw in his on-field talents and you have all the reason for this crown. 

It’s taking me all the restraint and editorial self-control I can muster not to make any cute references/puns/limericks regarding the last name of this Dazzler of the Day, so I’ll keep this brief for the sake of honoree Brock Purdy. He’s on his way to the Super Bowl as the starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. Once upon a time, not so long ago, I’m told he was deemed Mr. Irrelevant. I love a good comeback story. 

PS – Apparently he has another nickname, ‘Big Cock Brock’, which is reportedly more of a reference to his attitude than his actual stick shift. But supporting pictorial evidence is always welcome… 

He felt the need… the need for speed, and Jordan Stolz took that need and turned it into a number of medals and record-breaking speed skates this past week. At just 19 years old, he niftily earns his first Dazzler of the Day for busting through the American record for the 1000m speed skate. Watch him fly, if you can.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is our very first Dazzler of the Day for 2024, just in time for the football season to reach its crescendo. Along with Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, Mahomes has been an integral part of the successes the Chiefs have enjoyed over the past few seasons. According to our resident football expert Skip, he “dazzles not just in dozens of ads for countless products, but also on the field. In only six years he has already been crowned both Super Bowl Champion and the League’s most valuable player twice.” 

[PS – I am well aware that Travis Kelce is more than Taylor Swift’s boyfriend – he’s also a previous Dazzler of the Day – it’s just fun to pretend we live in a Taylor World, because we actually do.] 

This Dazzler of the Day is dedicated to my pal Skip, who is entirely enamored of Josh Allen, who earns his first Dazzler title thanks to his fancy football footwork on the Buffalo Bills. Allen was all over the fantasy football scene (which means something totally different from what I originally thought when someone mentioned ‘fantasy football’, and let’s just say it was a bit of a let-down). Skip says Josh Allen showed the same sort of spark that Tom Brady once showed at the start of his career, and I trust in his opinion. 

Taylor Swift put Travis Kelce on the map the same way Bridget Jones put Renee Zellweger on the map. Only one other person in the world will get that, but it tickles me in the same way that people who had never heard of Travis Kelce are suddenly acting like he was not known. Full disclaimer: I did not know of Travis Kelce prior to Taylor making a spectacle of herself at one of his football games (a spectacle of which I fully support, because I spent all last weekend trying to get into one of those cozy glass houses at a baseball game where it was pouring rain – but that’s a story for another post, and trust me, it’s coming up…) As for Travis Kelce, some rudimentary research and image-seeking found a man wholly worthy of this Dazzler of the Day. See for yourself.