NBC’s Jimmy Fallon said of Serena Williams wining her seventh Wimbledon title, “(Williams) now has a record-tying 22 Grand Slam titles. That’s right, she tied with the other Grand Slam record held by Chris Christie at the Denny’s in Paramus, New Jersey. … Female tennis players said that she is an inspiration, while male tennis players said, ‘Thank God we don’t have to play her.’ ... Due to the British pound losing value in the Brexit, Serena Williams’ Wimbledon prize went down from being worth $3 million to just $2.6 million, or as Serena put it, ‘Ah, just forget it. Not even worth cashing the check.’” Meanwhile, Fallon said UFC fighter Khalil Rountree yelling, “Mom, shut up!” at his mother mid-fight on the “The Ultimate Fighter 23” on Saturday is “probably the first time that someone has been more scared to leave the cage than get in.” During a segment called “Popular Mathematics,” Fallon said, “If you take Spongebob plus a football, it equals Michael Strahan.” Fallon also said, “If you take Stephanie Tanner plus Indian food, it equals Steph Curry” (“The Tonight Show,” NBC, 7/11).
Last night’s episode of CBS’ “The Late Show” began with host Stephen Colbert wearing a Cubs hat and hoodie, watching a Cubs game on TV. In the segment, Colbert attributed the Cubs’ success to his rubbing various lucky items, including actual Cubs players Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant and Jake Arrieta. Colbert reckoned the Cubs would end their championship drought “as long as I keep rubbing my lucky horseshoe, rubbing my lucky rabbit’s foot and rubbing my lucky three-legged rabbit, and keep rubbing my lucky three Chicago Cubs” (“The Late Show,” CBS, 7/11).
