Day 823

• The final two spots for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar are finally on the line today and tomorrow.
• Australia plays Peru today for the right to join France, Denmark, and Tunisia in Group D.
• And then Costa Rica plays New Zealand tomorrow to join Spain, Germany, and Japan in the Group of Death.
• The one convenient thing about them trying to deal with the summer in Qatar is that the matches will take place at 11 AM Pacific each day.
• Australia won in penalties after a scoreless 120 minute draw, but the winning penalty miss might be couched in controversy.  Which will probably get it's own post...   
• Phil Mickelson has finally turned in his PGA Tour card -- the only LIV defector still left on the PGA Tour is Ian Poulter -- and, chances are, he may only be there, at this point, for the legal challenge Greg Norman may mount to kill off the PGA Tour once and for all.  That WILL get it's own post.   
• Josh Donaldson WILL have to serve his one-game suspension for the apparent racist remark he made against Tim Anderson.  Should've been far more, but this is MAGA League Baseball.  
• Jeff Hardy has just ended his wrestling career.  AEW will have no choice but to fire him, because he had to go and blow nearly a .30 on a breathalyzer in Florida this morning.  Good.  God.   
• COVID positives are the Health and Human Services Secretary (for at least a second time), Mick Jagger, and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is in the league's protocols.