May 22, 2023 News and Notes

• At least three more MLB ejections Sunday -- 75 now for the 53 days of the MLB season.
• Both NBA conference finals are 3-0.
• Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr. was sent off after a melee -- the first red card of his career.  The bigger story may be the racial abuse he's received from Spanish fans, which may have precipitated it.  Everything is getting ugly now.   
• Juventus has been re-expelled from European football next year by Italian authorities.  The 15-point deduction has been retried after an appeal wiped it out, and the authorities have imposed 10.
• And there may be more.  Fresh charges last week as to COVID irregularities!
• Carmelo Anthony has retired after 19 NBA seasons.
• Racist incident after the NASCAR All-Star race when someone from the outside hijacked Bubba Wallace's radio feed and told him what we all know most White fans believe:  "You're not wanted in NASCAR..."  The league is investigating.   
• Look for another round of NFL disposables to be suspended soon -- appears to be more gambling violations being investigated.  Brian is right -- we won't know the truth (or, as I told him, it's extent).  But more teams can be scratched off the list as time goes on.  Do not look for any Eagles or Chiefs, for example.   
• As widely speculated here, Glen Kuiper has been fired from the Oakland A's broadcast team for a racial slur on the air.
• It's Owners Meetings time in the NFL.
• The NFL owners will now allow Thursday night games to be flexed out.
• A proposal to allow a limited third emergency quarterback has been reinserted into the sport, after it pretty much kayfabe-felled the NFC Championship Game.
• Super Bowl LX (yes, SIXTY) goes to Levi's Stadium in the Bay Area.
• This year's Super Bowl LVIII is in Las Vegas.
• Next year's Super Bowl LIX will be back in New Orleans.
• Green Bay may never host a Super Bowl, but they will host the 2025 NFL Draft.
• Next year's Draft will be held in NFC North rival Detroit.