Tabe

Feels like the team should lose some draft picks instead of pocket change.

Misread it as back-to-back (two) rather than back-to-back-to-back (three). Makes more sense now. TL;DR - Tabe is barely literate.

I realize that, for decades, teams rarely put any power at the top of the lineup but I find this incredibly remarkable that it hadn't happened before.

Ekblad gets 2 games for the Misawa elbow. Mikkola gets a $5k fine for the murderous boarding hit.

He put Dylan Larkin in traction with a crosscheck on a faceoff. And wasn't penalized in any way for it. How I long for the days of Darren McCarty or Bob Probert.

I very, very rarely play online games. Last time I did was some of the Assassin's Creed games on PS4. Those were a lot of fun. But they also were co-op. I just don't wanna deal with toxic nonsense.

Hey, it worked for Jamie Benn last night against Colorado. He literally just skated right into a stick, lifted it up a bit and flopped to draw a penalty. And it worked.

Yeah, that one was nasty. Blatantly dirty.

Look for Aaron Ekblad to get a game himself for the Misawa elbow he hit Hagel with in game 4. In keeping with playoff tradition, despite being clearly seen by a referee 8 feet away, there was no penalty.

The NBA has admitted they blew the call.

Apparently the fan was actually rescued by security. Other fans in the area were looking to handle it themselves so good on them.

Maybe? I haven't seen that show but just read the synopsis and it sounds semi-similar.

Took a break from watching movies to revisit a little-remember TV series from a decade ago - American Crime. American Crime is a serious drama that seeks to tell the story of a single crime during each season. This is not to be confused with American Crime Story - a show that tells the story of true crimes. In American Crime, the stories are fictional but are definitely realistic. Each season unfolds slowly and progressively with disparate stories eventually being tied together. The actual style of the show is unique in that it frequently makes use of dialogue that runs ahead or separate from the visuals being presented before the two eventually sync up. This can definitely take getting used to for some people. The show is gritty and dark with storylines that are heavy-hitting and intense. Season one deals with a home invasion attack on a young couple, season two the rape of a young man at a high school party, and season three the murder of a young farm worker. What's interesting is that the cast is largely unchanged from one season to the next and so you get Felicity Huffman playing three different characters, etc. The cast is stellar - Huffman, Timothy Hutton, Regina King, Benito Martinez, Lili Taylor and more. The show is a tough watch as there are very, very few "good guys" by the end of each season and little in the way of happy endings. Still, it's compelling, well-made, and interesting. Highly recommended. 9/10.

And he was about 2 seconds from being ejected in the first half before being saved from himself by Zubac from Houston.

So they just solved the problem by drafting Shedeur, too. Which makes even less sense.

I trust Brad Holmes but I do not understand trading up to draft Isaac Teslaa - a wide receiver who had......... 28 catches last year. Without being injured. He's big (6'4") and apparently super athletic but... 28 catches.

The Lions picked up the option on Jameson Williams, who also just attended a voluntary team workout. Guess the rumors of him being traded were nonsense as everybody thought.

Kerby Joseph got PAID. 4/86 - highest paid safety ever.

In the 1970s, Charlie Finley suggested MLB have free agency every season with every contract being one year. The players quickly realized that would screw 98% of them so they went with the current system. College players will get there eventually.

If only we could somehow add Russell Wilson to that mix.

Yes. Please give me a quarterback room with Rodgers, Shedeur, and Deion hanging around. Seriously, though, if anybody can quiet the nonsense that the Sanders family brings, it's Tomlin.

LA blew a 4-goal lead against the Connor McDavids only to score in the final minute to win 6-5.

Back to the movies: The Way Way Back - Steve Carell stars as Trent, the douchebag boyfriend of Toni Collette's Pam. Pam is the mother of Duncan, an awkward and shy 14-year old. They're spending the summer at Trent's beach house where Duncan is going to meet people and come out of his shell while working at water park Water Wizz. This is a throwback movie that could have been set in 1986 but isn't. There's plenty of clichés here - the pretty girl next door (AnnaSophia Robb) to be interested in him for no obvious reason, the black kids in one scene to teach the dorky lead how to dance, the cool older friend (Sam Rockwell) to impart wisdom and so on. And, yet, it works. This is a heartfelt movie that does nothing new or unique is entertaining nonetheless. Bonus points for the incredible Allison Janney as the flirty lush next door. 8/10.

I hate to say it but I feel like he's not going to be around for too much longer. Sure hope I'm wrong.

Rece Davis and ESPN are being investigated by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. On College GameDay, Davis called a betting pick "a no-risk investment" and that's highly illegal. Davis got talked to and tried to walk it back on air. That could result in ESPN Bet losing their gambling license. Likely nothing will happen but we're bound to see some fallout eventually from all this gambling nonsense integrated into our sports broadcasts.