Miscellaneous and Follow-Ups: 6/13/12 PM

I get up and it seems to be coming faster and more furious:

1. The Sandusky trial is moving quickly.  Today's testimony included a Bob Costas interview with Sandusky.  Prosecution is said to be wrapping up their case this week.  I've got a bad feeling about that.  (Source:  Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports) REAL BAD...
2. David $tern can't handle the truth, as he verbally attacked Jim Rome today with the classic "Have you stopped beating your wife?" card when he was asked about the (rigged) 2012 NBA Lottery for the NBA-owned New Orleans Hornets (to be sold to Bounty-Gate's Tom Benson, probably this week!) to get the #1 pick and the biggest potential talent many people think the NBA has seen in years.  A transcript of the entire exchange is on the bottom of the article, and may well get a post in and of itself.
3. Pacquiao-Bradley:  The WBO is going to review the fight, about the way that I proposed to Brian Tuohy after his interview in Las Vegas Sunday night.  Brian asked what proof could be found of a situation (never mind the rather blatant and obvious leading toward a rematch), to which I said that they could basically review the fight with other judges and apply the standard known scoring mechanisms (which could be very interesting in this fight, given the lack of real damaging shots) -- and this is, apparently, what the WBO will do.  Five internationally-recognized judges will review after the Nevada State Athletic Commission (IMHO protecting their boy, "Money", just as they did May 5) turned their backs on looking at the decision.  I get the sense that any monkey-business can be laid on the desk of Keith Kizer and chairman Skip Avansino.
4. EURO 2012:  The Russian soccer federation has been fined $150,000 for incidents after their first match, and charged further with incidents during their second match.  They've also been threatened with a points deduction, though it is unclear whether that would apply to this tournament or to qualifying for EURO 2016 -- another incident (past the one in the second match) will cost the team the equivalent of two wins.  The Polish federation has also been charged with a fireworks incident in the stadium itself.
5. And none of these are probably even the biggest story of the day...  Lance Armstrong is finally being formally charged by United States Anti-Doping Association with what the letter to him refers to as "a massive doping conspiracy from 1998 to 2011, and that “the witnesses to the conduct described in this letter include more than ten (10) cyclists . . .”, according to The Washington Post.  If proven, he loses his seven Tour de France titles.  (Small editorial:  When are people going to get it that the entire Tour de France is dirty and needs to be scrapped?)

And this is just with my first half an hour today on the Net...