Day 420

• A national day of reckoning is growing closer, where millions could end up on the streets.  The national eviction ban has been nullified because the CDC had no authority to impose it.  (State bans, like California's, probably still stand.)  ETA:  A stay has been granted so the government can appeal the ruling.
• The Tom Wilson incident had consequences this time -- the rematch the next night between the Rangers and Capitals had a number of fights, including a line brawl at the open with six players going to the box.  The moment Wilson got on the ice, he got nailed in a fight and went to the box too.
• Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets have been fined $35,000 each for Irving's refusal to speak to the media.  Second time Irving and the team have been fined for his refusals, $60K total.  In before:  "I'm only here so I don't get fined."   
• If you want an indication of how far the pendulum has swung this year in Major League Baseball:  We are five weeks into this season.  The THIRD official (and FOURTH actual) no-hitter of the season has already been recorded.  John Means of Baltimore no-hit Seattle last night, and came within a wild pitch on a third strike of a perfect game!
• There were three no-hitters in about a seven-week period in 2019, and a fourth earlier in the season.
• In 2015, there were four in five weeks, and three in 18 days (not dissimilar to this year).
• In 2012, there were seven in the season, and three in 13 days.
• Manchester United will now play league matches on May 9th, 11th (moved back a day), 13th (the rescheduled match) and 19th.  The question now is the three latter matches, all at Old Trafford.
• Champions League final is all-English:  Chelsea vs. Premier League Champions (and they should already be such, due to the protests) Manchester City
• Yep, there's the NHL I know and "love":  The New York Rangers have been fined $250,000 for criticizing the lack of a real penalty for Tom Wilson.
• And a 5+ game suspension for Pavel Buchnevich of the Rangers for a high-sticking incident during the game.
• End of an era:  Albert Pujols has been released from the Anaheim Angels.
• Apparently, there is now a report claiming that the number of people killed due to the coronavirus may be twice the admitted number worldwide -- meaning a potential US death toll of about 1.18 million, if that were the case.
• Willie Mays turns 90 today.
• State of the country:  CNN reports 1 out of every 3 new stores opening is a Dollar General store -- so not just a dollar store, one particular chain of one.
• Sacrifice to football, and a story to keep an eye on:  Jake Ehlinger, a Texas linebacker whose brother quarterbacked the Longhorns, died off-campus today.  No word why -- yet.  Father died of a heart attack at 46, and Jake's death is not believed suspicious, so a congenital heart condition is possible.
• In a move which might hearken more later on, Hartford University, who made the Division I men's basketball tournament this year, will transition all the way to Division III in 2025.