It’s Star Wars Day once again (otherwise known as May the 4th) which means the sports world is once again paying tribute to George Lucus’ ever-expanding saga in myriad ways.
MAY THE 4TH HOCKEY
#MayTheFourth be with the @SanJoseSharks & @Burnzie88! 😂🔊 pic.twitter.com/CM9eQitpYg
— NHL on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) May 4, 2018
Half of the San Jose Sharks’ players look like they are descended from Wookiees, so it wasn’t hard for the team to get in the mood for Star Wars Day.
The Vancouver Canucks missed out on the NHL Playoffs this year, which gave their AV department extra time to prepare a Star Wars-themed promo featuring young gun Brock Boeser.
MAY THE 4TH GOLF
The PGA took the occasion to creatively swap golf clubs for light sabers in their video tribute.
MAY THE 4TH BASEBALL
The San Francisco Giants got Alden Ehrenreich, the star of the upcoming film Solo: A Star Wars Story to plug their upcoming Star Wars festivities scheduled for May 18th.
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Meanwhile the Seattle Mariners took the occasion of Star Wars Day to plug a slick-looking baseball cap.
MAY THE 4TH SOCCER
Man City produced a slick Star Wars=themed video ahead of their game with Huddersfield and Yaya got a send off in front of the watching England Manager, Gareth Southgate.
MAY THE 4TH FOOTBALL
The Pittsburgh Steelers found a nice bit of fan art to post wherein Yoda refuses to be intimidated by the size of the linemen.
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