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Ann Michael Maye baked sourdough cinnamon rolls for the ultimate day of Bakemas.
What Drake Maye’s spouse, Ann Michael Maye, made for ultimate day of Bakemas: All good issues should come to an finish, together with vacation baking rituals.
Patriots quarterback Drake Maye’s spouse, Ann Michael Maye, dropped her ultimate video of this 12 months’s Bakemas on Christmas Day, capping a 25-day sequence the place she baked completely different vacation treats. For the final Bakemas of the 12 months, Maye baked sourdough cinnamon rolls.
After Maye confirmed how she made the rolls, the video ended with one of many Patriots quarterback’s teammates: offensive sort out Will Campbell.
“Bakemas, Day 25,” Campbell mentioned earlier than chowing down on one of many rolls. “12 out of 10.”
Maye additionally appeared in his spouse’s video, calling Ann Michael “the queen of bakemas.” He additionally gave Campbell a nickname (Will “Get Higher Quickly” Campbell).
The sequence, which Ann Michael Maye posted every day by way of the primary 25 days of December on her TikTok account, was an instant hit among Patriots fans. The truth is, a handful of her movies obtained over a million views. In her first video of Bakemas, Maye made chocolate chip cookies with purple M&M’s that coincided with the Patriots’ sport towards the Giants on Dec. 1.
Among the different treats Maye made throughout Bakemas included peanut butter vitality balls, peppermint chocolate chip cookies, darkish chocolate peppermint bark, Oreo truffle balls, sweet cane sugar cookies, and brown butter chocolate chip cookies.
As Bakemas grew in recognition with every passing day in December, Maye’s TikTok account additionally appeared to develop in recognition. She now has over 280,000 TikTok followers, giving her almost as many or extra followers as some skilled sports activities groups just like the St. Louis Cardinals, Buffalo Sabres, and extra.
Earlier in December, Drake Maye mentioned that his favourite deal with of Bakemas was the peppermint chocolate chip cookies. He additionally mentioned earlier within the month that the eye his spouse has gotten from Bakemas has “been superior.”
“I get to do the great a part of attempting all her stuff she bakes. I attempt to deliver some leftovers into the constructing,” Maye recently told WEEI. “I feel folks up north kinda wrestle with the double title. Her title’s a double title, Ann Michael, so hopefully folks determine that out. However, she’s a celebrity. She’s been an enormous addition for me, being up right here and residing with me.”
Trivia: The Patritos chosen Drake Maye and Will Campbell with the fourth total choose in back-to-back drafts. Previous to Maye and Campbell, who have been the final two gamers the Patriots chosen with a top-five choose in back-to-back years?
Reply beneath.
(Trace: One was a quarterback.)
Scores and schedule:
After a couple of days off and never taking part in on Christmas Day for the primary time in 10 years, the Celtics are again in motion on Friday after they tackle the Pacers in Indiana. Boston defeated Indiana on Monday. Tip-off for that sport is at 7 p.m. The Celtics will head out West for 4 video games after that, taking up the Path Blazers in Portland on Sunday.
The Bruins return from their vacation break on Saturday, after they tackle the Sabres in Buffalo. That marks the beginning of a five-game highway journey, spending the following 4 video games of the journey on the West Coast.
Lastly, the Patriots play their penultimate sport of the common season after they tackle the Jets on Sunday. A win in that sport and a Payments loss to the Eagles later within the day would assist the Patriots clinch the AFC East. Kick-off for Sunday’s sport in East Rutherford is ready for 1 p.m. ET.
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“The nickname’s catching flame, isn’t it?” Maye mentioned within the video.
How Boston sports activities athletes celebrated Christmas Day
With the Celtics not taking part in on Christmas Day for the primary time in his profession, Jayson Tatum appeared to spend the day at house along with his son, Deuce.
A handful of gamers on the Patriots, in the meantime, participated in a Madden event. Patriots operating again Terrell Jennings, together with broad receivers Kyle Williams and DeMario Douglas, have been among the many gamers to participate within the event.
On this present day:
Twenty years in the past on Friday, the Patriots defeated the Jets, 31-21, in what was the ultimate “Monday Night time Soccer” broadcast as a part of ABC’s unique contract with the NFL. Mike Vrabel had a robust displaying that night time, catching each landing passes Tom Brady threw in that sport and recording a sack. Vrabel lately mentioned that the sport was his favourite “Monday Night time Soccer” reminiscence as a participant.
After the Patriots-Jets matchup, “Monday Night time Soccer” moved to ESPN after 36 seasons on ABC. Nevertheless, ABC has begun simulcasting “Monday Night time Soccer” matchups over the previous few years, with 13 of the 22 “Monday Night time Soccer” telecasts airing on ABC this season.
Every day spotlight:
Stiff arms are fairly frequent within the NFL, however have you ever seen somebody throw a stiff arm so exhausting that they knocked the opposing participant’s helmet off? That’s what Commanders broad receiver Deebo Samuel did to Cowboys security Donovan Wilson in Washington’s Christmas Day loss to Dallas.
Trivia reply: Drew Bledsoe and Willie McGinest (1993, 1994)
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