May 17, 2023 News and Notes

• One week to Part Three...   
• If I don't get arrested before then.  
• A near-replay of the Princess Diana tragedy in New York today, as paparazzi almost got Harry and Meghan killed. 
• The San Antonio Spurs have won Victor Wenbenyama, the #1 pick in the 2023 Draft.
• And the talk is that the #RaceForSeis (the sixth San Antonio NBA Championship) is a three-year project with him.
• Adam Silver was shocked at the new Ja Morant video.  We'll see what he does about it.
• At least #64 so far tonight - Domingo German will be suspended 10 games.  He's been caught with the sticky stuff!  I had a feeling that was what they caught him with against Minnesota, and Close Call Sports notes it's the same umpiring crew from the Minnesota incident.   
• And various altercations regarding the Aaron Judge situation from last night!
• And again, after three perfect innings from German.
• The suspension was announced late Wednesday.
• Oakland won their 10th game last night, with 34 losses.  Beat Texas 9-8 in 12.  3,261 tickets were sold.
• And 4,159 for their 35th loss of the year Wednesday, 5-3.  Not even 9,500 for the three games.
• Voters in Tempe soundly rejected all proposals to move the Coyotes there -- it appears Houston is the first candidate now.
• We have our Final Four in the Jeopardy Masters, sans a shocking result to keep Amy over Matt (Amy must win, but she faces James, who is one Final Jeopardy mistake from a clean sweep of the first round.)
• James, Mattea, and Andrew have made the semifinal.
• Matt should join them tomorrow night.
• Amy will be eliminated barring beating James and winning her match (Matt wins the tiebreak at 6 points otherwise)  (Amy will get $75000), Sam already has been ($50000).
• Suggestion of change in format for Year Two:  You must win a first-round match to advance (I think it's math impossible for four not to), tiebreaker is wins, then seconds, then the other statistics.  No points needed, at least for the first round -- especially if you get six second-place finishes and get eliminated cleanly.
• Four rounds complete in the May Sumo tournament.
• Suspended former Ozeki Asanoyama is 4-0.
• As are Wakamotoharu and Daieisho at Sekiwake.  And the other two, Kiribayama and Hoshoryu, are both 3-1!
• Ozeki Takakeisho lost to Komusubi Kotonowaka, but is 3-1.  He needs to go 8-7 this tournament, or he loses his rank.
• Yokozuna Terunofuji is 4-0.
• Maegashira #6 Meisei is also 4-0.
• It looks as if the high Maegashira are taking the brunt of it:  The Maegashira #1s are a combined 1-7, as are the Maegashira #3s.  And the one competing Maegashira #2 is 0-4.
• 65, 66, and 67 as of Wednesday's day games.