December 14, 2022 News and Notes

• Alex Ovechkin notched his 800th NHL goal last night, the third of a hat trick in a rout of the Blackhawks.
• Only two others:  Gretzky (the record holder at 894) and Gordie Howe (801) have reached that number.
• Draymond Green apparently claims to have had his life threatened in a game against the Bucks last night -- a fan was ejected from the premises last night.  Draymond claims there's no real consequences for bad fan behavior.  The fact is that there are a lot of fans who at least say they want to kill an opposing player - and a few who actually say the same for their own!  Speaking from experience, sauce for the goose is as for the gander:  Start prosecuting them all under harassment/menacing/etc. and force an entire change to fan culture.  Or else...    
• There is now NFL consideration to make all "Defenseless Player" hits either review-for-ejection or automatic ejection.  I assume this is for next year.
• Perhaps the larger implication:  They're thinking of doing the same for Roughing the Passer.
• CHAOS won both December NJPW tag-team tournament tours, YOSHI-HASHI and Hirooki Goto will challenge for the World Tag Team Championship at Wrestle Kingdom after winning the Super Tag League.  Their stablemates, YOH and Rush, will challenge for the Junior Tag Team Championship after winning the Super Junior Tag League.
• The NBA and NBPA have moved the current opt-out date of the CBA to the same week as the trade deadline.
• Increasing consternation among Dodger faithful regarding the team not taking part in the spending spree -- latest is $300M+ for Correa to go to the Giants.
• In a move indicating the imminent end of professional women's soccer in the United States:  The latest, and perhaps final, joint report of the NWSL and their player's union indicates systematic misconduct at over half the teams -- STILL NOW.
• Mandy Rose has been fired from WWE and NXT for an OnlyFans-like account.  Remember, even under HHH, WWE owns your tits and ass, ladies...   
• And there is some talk that a certain Vince McMahon wants back in...