Day 617

• In one of those moments which should not surprise me, yet makes me sick:  When the NBA has it's Christmas games, the Nets play at the Lakers in the fourth game.  That game will be the first sporting event held at the Crypto.com Arena.  The cryptocurrency fraud site has bought the naming rights to the Staples Center.  barf  
• Both Trent Brown and Mike Tyson talked recently about near-death experiences.  Brown, a lineman for the New England Patriots, stated he almost passed due to an IV issue.  Tyson, apparently from trying to smoke psychedelic toad venom.
• Interesting note from the Conservitards over on ZeroHedge:  A German newspaper has reported at least 24 people have collapsed on the soccer pitch in recent matches -- many of these anti-vaxx idiots believing it's the vaccines.  It's probably due to the long-term effects of COVID-19 and the staunch refusal of a lot of people to get it properly taken care of.  If the shit these people were to reply with is any degree of correct, they have no understanding of how "over" EVERYTHING would be as a result!   
• Both Lamar Jackson and his starting center were sent home from Ravens practice today for an illness.  It is, however, stressed it does NOT appear to be a third round of COVID-19 for Jackson.
• The Big XII Conference has suspended for one game the Texas Tech broadcast team for excessive complaining of the officials in last week's victory over Iowa State.
• University of Michigan has an outbreak -- but this one is about 500 students with the flu.  Health officials are watching with concern, though.
• TMZ has a video of domestic abuse of the ex-girlfriend of former NFL player Zac Stacy.