Day 814

• And just like that, CM Punk vs. Tanahashi is off.
• Punk announced tonight that he needs surgery, and will be placed inactive.  He will still be an AEW World Champion, but an interim belt will be created, and, eventually unified with Punk's upon his return.
• Next Wednesday, a massive battle royal will be held.  That winner will face Jon Moxley.  That winner will go to Forbidden Door and face Tanahashi for the interim belt.
• It's time for 83 year old Twins broadcaster Jim Kaat to be retired.  About six months ago, he made a "40 back acres" comment about one player...
• And then, last night, a nasty pitcher named Chester was called "Chester the Molester" because of his filthy pitches.
• Kaat quickly apologized to both, Chester to his face.
• Kaat has had a 40 year near-spotless career in broadcasting after retiring from baseball, but he IS 83.
• We now have a court ruling that bees are fish.  Seriously.
• A California court has ruled that endangered bumblebees must be given the same protections and endangered fish under state environmental laws.  That legislative jargon can be used to expand definitions of words beyond normal parlance...
• Another example, Deborah Gibson, of why "freedom" only applies to those who have been declared to have something to offer to the culture or society:  Sports Illustrated, through the Los Angeles Times, reported Friday night that five San Diego State football players played much of last season after being reported for an off-campus rape which took place in mid-October.  The entire football team is aware of the incident.
• The girl was unconscious and left bloodied and bruised.
  
• None of the major control mechanisms have been activated...  because FOOBAW MAN!!!!!!!  RARGH!!!!    

1. Even as of today, no internal investigation of the report, which was done by two other athletes, neither of which were at the party.  Indicating to me that the rapes became part and parcel to the 2021 San Diego State football season -- as already reported, the entire team knew!    
2. No student disciplinary procedures have been enacted against anyone.
3. And no alert to the campus female community that one or more students, OF ANY STRIPE, were being investigated for a sexual assault or rape.
4. San Diego police told the campus to lay off on the 28th, purportedly so as not to compromise the investigation!  ("Tallahassee is a football town, ma'am!") 
5. They claim to the Los Angeles Times that the investigation is still going.  Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha....
6. *breathes*  Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha....  (And let none of that be against the victim or to diminish the crime committed.  I hope I don't have to explain that reaction!)
   

• The only people who are allowed to be happy with who they are without interference had the interference cancelled because someone (as is required) said yes to them and their talents.  Anyone not receiving this assent has no rights whatsoever!!!
• Especially in DeathSentence's Florida!!!  Who has gotten the Special Olympics to remove their mask and vaccine mandates, rather than face the wrath of the Idiot Jackass Governor who wants the lessers to DIE!  GO FUCK YOURSELF, ROT DEATHSENTENCE!!!   
• A historic day in golf, and not in a good way:  After weeks of pressure from the PGA Commissioner regarding the Saudi breakaway tour, Kevin Na has become the first player to renounce his PGA Tour card to go all-in with the LIV, the Saudi-backed tour.  (Erroneously put as Li Na, the Chinese tennis player.  I'm an idiot.)
• One reason, a report about Dustin Johnson:  The report states that Johnson will be paid $125,000,000 in appearance fees during the length of his contract with the LIV.  If true, it will be two-thirds more than his entire winnings in 15 years on the PGA Tour (About $72 million.)
• To no one's shock (no offense to Gauff, Swiatek was that dominant, dropping only one set to win the French):  Iva Swiatek swept Coco Gauff 6-1 6-3 to win the 2022 French Open women's title.
• Hmmmmmmmm...  I'm not sure there's any way he could've known it THAT FAR BACK, even if rigged, but....  A Boston Celtics fan has been spotted with a Boston championship banner tattoo for this season.  He got it back in March.  And I think, after the TNT incident with the Warriors fans, he's right!  They already have the break of home court and are up 1-0 with Game 2 tomorrow.     
• The USA men's national soccer team is playing Uruguay in a friendly tomorrow.  Fans of the USMNT will not, largely, care, sans injuries, etc.
• The important USMNT match tomorrow is in Cardiff, Wales.  Wales takes on the Ukraine.  Winner joins the USA, England, and Iran in a World Cup group.