Megan Moroney confirms WAG status, college hoops' wildest free throw & good for Jeffery Simmons

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I learned a valuable tip very early in my journalism career: Never read the comments.

And for the most part, I follow that rule. But over the weekend, I was out on Old Hickory Lake covering The Champions, a massive bass fishing tournament with a $3.25 million purse.

It was also our first big event since OutKick OutDoors became officially official back in August. So naturally, I was curious to see what people were saying.

And after scrolling the comments, I made an alarming discovery: There are an awful lot of you who think there's some sort of mass bass genocide happening on lakes across the country.

Friends, allow me to explain how this works.

These tournaments are catch-and-release. Anglers keep their fish alive in aerated livewells on their boats, hold them up for a few quick seconds during weigh-in, and then the fish are returned to the lake.

In fact, keeping those fish alive is such a priority that competitors are heavily penalized if they bring a dead fish to the scales.

Unfortunately, things do happen sometimes. But the entire process is designed to keep as many of them swimming as possible.

And for the record, there's absolutely nothing wrong with legal hunting and fishing, harvesting animals for food. But before y'all come yelling at me for covering bass fishing, please understand we're not out here just murdering smallmouth in droves for funsies.

Maybe just relax, grab yourself a beer from the garage fridge, kick back and enjoy some Nightcaps.

So you can all breathe easier now that we finally have confirmation.

After months of dating rumors, suspiciously timed trips to Italy and a phone lock screen that seemingly gave the whole thing away, country music star Megan Moroney and USMNT soccer star Christian Pulisic are officially an item.

Apparently, Moroney was chatting with actress Eiza González at the TIME100 Gala in New York City last Thursday when González reportedly joked, "We're the new generation of WAGs."

González is dating tennis star Grigor Dimitrov, while Moroney has apparently claimed her spot on Team Pulisic.

PEOPLE subsequently confirmed that the country singer and AC Milan star are, in fact, dating.

Congratulations to the happy couple. And now we can close this case.

Look, it's no secret that I despise the Tennessee Titans.

As someone who used to work there, I can confirm the absolute dumpster fire they put out on the field every Sunday is directly reflective of the ownership and front office that runs the place.

I was thrilled for Derrick Henry when he got out of Nashville — and for Kevin Byard, too. So now I'm equally pumped that Big Jeff Simmons is in Chicago and will actually have a chance at a ring.

And man, did he make one hell of a first impression.

As a Miami Dolphins fan, I'll likely never see a Super Bowl in my lifetime. I'm at peace with this. But I'm a Bears fan by marriage, so I hope they keep it up.

I do not claim to be an expert on the fundamentals of basketball. My hoops career ended in fifth grade when I got frustrated with girls 7 inches taller than me boxing me out in the school gym.

But even I know you're not supposed to shoot a free throw like you're trying to launch a grenade over