May 31, 2023 News and Notes

• Riot Games has cancelled the first two weeks of the Summer Split of the North American League Championship Series.
• If no play after that, the Summer Split and North America's place in the 2023 League of Legends World Championship is cancelled.  And nothing of value would be lost.
• Midnight Eastern going into Day Four of SGDQ 2023.  Total raised for Doctors Without Borders:  $454,246
• Last year:  $536,400.
• Danny Masterson has been convicted of two counts of rape of women he met through Scientology.   Gee...  Hollywood, Scientology, Rape...  Water is wet -- film at 11!   
• Two in a row for the A's -- only the second time this year -- wins Monday and Tuesday over the Braves, of all teams...  Just over 5,000 saw Tuesday night's win.
• 12-46 now as Atlanta takes the third game of the series 4-2 this afternoon.  6,429 tickets were sold.
• The Diamond Sports bankruptcy has claimed it's first victim.  Major League Baseball themselves now has to take the broadcasts of the San Diego Padres, as Diamond could not make a payment due by Tuesday which would allow them to continue the rights.
• And now a hearing in Houston tomorrow which could have four more teams immediately join them!