September 9, 2022 News and Notes

• A study of 20 of the 21 largest life insurance companies and over 2 million death claims for the summer of 2021 indicates that the death rate for people aged 35-44 was double that of normal.  And the Republican site of quacks which posted this is claiming the vaccines. The fact is, they are getting the kill off they desired -- just not the directed kill off.  We have underreported deaths due to COVID by a multiplicative factor (I'm saying five, with this added to the evidence.).  The only difference of opinion, at this point, is what is responsible.    
• A significant number of British sporting events have been obviously called off due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
• Mysteriously, it still appears the EPL will go on with it's weekend slate.  A Friday Championship match has been postponed, but the rest of the weekend slate is still on.  Surprising.  The Queen's death is supposed to trigger 10 days of mourning in the Commonwealth.  There shouldn't be any games until at least the 19th, the Queen's funeral being done the day before!    
• Friday morning, all matches down through the EFL were suspended through at least Monday.  Should be another week on top of that, to my understanding.
  
• The new season of Dancing With The Stars has been booted off of ABC.  It will become the first live series exclusive to the Disney+ platform.  Cast members include criminal whore Teresa Giudice, Wayne Brady, a Bachlorette plant, one of Arnold's sons, American Idol season six winner Jordin Sparks, and this year's nostalgia pick, Cheryl Ladd.
• Three goals, the 75th minute and afterward, continued MLS dominance of US Soccer's US Open Cup Wednesday night, as MLS' Orlando United defeated USL Championship side Sacramento Union 3-0.
• Khazmat Chimaev is done with Nick Diaz, and may be done with the UFC.  After a fight with another fighter cancelled the Wednesday press conference, Chimaev got on the scale this morning for the official weigh-in for tomorrow's pay per view and missed weight by a full 4% -- 7 1/2 pounds.  And he didn't seem to give Shit #1 nor Shit #2 about it.
  
• It now appears that several manipulations were made to the pay-per-view card, and the advertised Diaz/Chimaev match was never supposed to go off in anyone's mind except Nick Diaz'.  Each now has another opponent.
• And, to no one's surprise, the streets outside SoFi Stadium last night had fights between Bills and Rams fans.  Welcome back, NFL...  Hoo boy...