Day 141

• Controversy in the European League of Legends broadcast situation.  NEOM, a government-owned Saudi company in the "Agenda 2030" situation, was partnering with the LEC for the broadcast of European matches and tournaments -- until the fans revolted and the partnership has been severed.
• GenCon Online is this weekend.
• As is the Social Distancing Spectacular -- this year's Mario Marathon.
• NBA restart was tonight -- deemed the largest protest in the history of sports.  The Lakers beat the Clippers in the second game, a preview of what many believe the Western Conference Finals will be, by two points.
• Joe Kelly suspension watch -- Dodgers are 2-0 since the announcement -- 6-3 over the DBacks tonight.
• The SEC has decided to play college football this year -- 10 games, conference only. 
• Doubleheaders will be 7 inning games each in MLB.
• If the college football season takes place, only one captain will be brought out for each team for the coin toss.
• Olbermann, to wit the only thing I disagree with is whether we haven't already hit material collapse on the schedule, especially if the design is to coronate the fucking Yankees in Rob Manfred's image:

#Thurbercast No. 85 includes readings from an ancient text called “the oath of office,” the realization that baseball is just two teams away from schedule collapse, and Thurber’s epic story named for a Red Barber baseball catchphrase: “The Catbird Seat”https://t.co/lloTupQStT

— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) July 31, 2020

• Watch out for this story: Anthony Rizzo of the Cubs has nailed MLB for keeping the team together in the locker room in Cincinnati for eight hours trying to get a game in.