Day 561, Part Two

• Near-miss for Vice-President Harris today.  She was going to appear on ABC's The View, but, partway through the taping of the show, two of the hosts found out they tested positive for COVID!  Meaning they had to leave and the rest of the cast and crew probably had to be declared contact-traced.  They hastily arranged a remote interview with Harris.  (Hat-tip to my anonymous friend again...)
• The NFL has announced there will be a Monday night Wild Card game.  Two games Saturday, three Sunday, one Monday.
• Stop me if you didn't see this coming:  Jon Jones, arrested on domestic violence...  WHODA THUNK???
• And there it is:  With a $48,000 win in his 28th victory, Matt Amodio has become at least the 34th person in all of American game shows and the 4th in the history of Jeopardy! to win one million dollars on a program.  He becomes the third player to gain the number in the course of regular play.
• For, what is this now, the FOURTH TIME???  Josh Gordon has been reinstated AGAIN by the NFL.  He is cleared to be on the field (including he is vaccinated) for next week's Seattle game.  *facepalm*  
• The NBA has denied a religious vaccination waiver for Golden State's Andrew Wiggins, all but certainly putting an end to his time as a Warrior, because he cannot play in any games at home until he is.
• The USA had a historic first day at the Ryder Cup -- it's best in two decades, leading the competition 6 points to 2 over Europe.  Since Europe holds the Cup, the USA needs the extra half-point, for 14 1/2, to take it.
• The St. Louis Cardinals now have the longest streak in baseball this season.  With two seven-inning wins today over the Cubs, the Cardinals now have 14 wins in a row and are headed on a one-way shot to at least a one-game wild-card situation in Los Angeles in about 10 days.  It is also their longest winning streak since they joined the National League.
• There have been 30 streaks of 16 wins or more in MLB history.  The record is 26 by the 1916 New York Giants.  The modern record is 22 by the 2017 Indians.
• Missed this one earlier, and another one you can chalk up to the COVIDiots...  We lost Rob Rivera earlier this week to COVID-19.  You might not know the man's name (unless you know the connection), but you'd know what he started...  He was the originator of the world-famous Raider Nation "Black Hole"...