Saturday, May 21, 2022

Day 800

  • Tiger Woods' body gives out -- he's out of the PGA after a 79 today.
  • Apparently, listed cause is pain in his feet.
  • Jack Nicklaus is being sued for breach of contract and lack of fiduciary duty -- by his own named companies, who paid Nicklaus $145,000,000 in 2017 and got nothing of agreed work back for it.
  • Yes, some of the rumored joining of the Saudi-backed tour is part of it.
  • DeShaun Watson's lawyer told Sports Illustrated the NFL will probably issue a discipline decision on the quarterback before training camp.
  • Sage Steele was covering the PGA Championship for ESPN and, after her shift was over, was watching from the gallery when she was hit with a stray shot from Jon Rahm.  She is recovering from being hit in the face, and will be out for a little while.
  • Tim Anderson and Josh Donaldson got into two separate bust-ups today in New York, the second of which claimed to be perpetrated by Donaldson invoking Jackie Robinson in a racist manner toward Anderson.  Baseball is NOT going to receive that well.  
  • Final day of the May sumo tournament, and a lot to decide!

At the top end:

  • Yokozuna Terunofuji and Maegashira #4 Takanosho are both 11-3, and will play off if both win today.
  • Maegashira #12 Sadanoumi and Komusubi Daiesho are 10-4.
  • Sadanoumi faces Takanosho today about halfway through the list of matches.  If Sadanoumi wins, then Terunofuji wins unless he loses to kadoban Ozeki Mitakeumi.
  • If Sadanoumi wins and Terunofuji loses, that's at least a three-way playoff, and Komusubi Daiesho is also 10-4 and can get in on the situation with a win over 7-7 Maegashira #8 Shimanoumi.
  • We already have two kadoban Ozeki, and the third, Takakeisho, has to beat fourth-time kadoban Ozeki Shodai not to join them.

Rankings:

  • There are at least two feasible candidates for Sekiwake:  Daiesho and Takanosho.  The two Sekiwake meet, Wakatakakage and Abi.  Wakatakakage has his winning record, and can demote Abi with a victory today.
  • Sekiwake and Komusubi could be an awkward discussion, as both Komusubi have winning records and should not be demoted -- and, at that level, there is a tradition of only two at the level.

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