Sports this 'n' that

 In two weeks, the Detroit Lions will have their annual Thanksgiving game, but the wags are already chirping that their halftime show be even better than what the NFL has planned for the Super Bowl in February. 

With all due respect to Bad Bunny, one of the hottest artists today, Detroit, with its own rich, diverse musical history, reached out to one of their own in Eminem to help produce their Turkey Day halftime show.

What? You were expecting Kid Rock? Shame on you!

14 years after the Lions raised eyebrows by booking Canada's Nickelback, the team and the league have turned it around with Eminem, whom we know isn't a fan of the current president, so you have to figure there's more whining coming from the White House.......!

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It's rare for multiple repeat winners come awards time, but it's happened this week in Major League Baseball.

Detroit's Tarik Skubal won his 2nd straight Cy Young. Cleveland's Stephen Vogt & Milwaukee's Pat Murphy repeated as Managers of The Year. Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes, last year's NL Rookie of The Year, captured the NL Cy Young, which merited a call from Dwight Gooden, who turned the same trick with the same two awards 40 years ago with the Mets.

NL MVP? Who do you think? Shohei Ohtani repeated, winning his 4th award overall.

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Until this week, the Annika, named for LPGA legend Annika Sorenstam, wasn't getting much mainstream buzz.

This week? Different story.

First, the LPGA invited Indiana Fever star and Gatorade pitch-doll Caitlin Clark, who missed most of this season with injuries, to take part in the Pro-Am. Teammates Lexie Hull & Sophie Cunningham shared caddy duties.......

Today, Kai Trump, the president's granddaughter, given a sponsor's exemption, played her first round as an amateur in an LPGA event. Unfortunately, Ms. Trump finished dead last after 18 holes, despite getting some pointers from potential future stepfather Tiger Woods (Dumb Donald II is Kai's dad). Kai finished at 13 over par. At least, she played honestly, unlike her grandpa, a notorious and reputed cheat on the course.

Like, she's just 18, and will attend Miami next year to play for the Hurricanes. There'll be other tournaments.