June 24, 2023 News and Notes

• Bill Romanowski is not only a steroid cheat, but the Department of Justice accuses him of owing the country $15,000,000 in back taxes.
• Beginning of the CONCACAF Gold Cup tonight in Chicago:  USA vs. Jamaica.  
• USA to field a substantially different roster than that won the CONCACAF Nations League.
• Probably a good thing:  Weston McKinnie is suspended three additional matches (for four total!) and Sergino Dest banned three for their Violent Conduct red cards against Mexico.
• Cesar Montes of the Mexican team gets the same four matches McKinnie got, Gerardo Artaega got the same three Dest got -- both ARE on the Mexican side.  Montes will not play until the Gold Cup knockout round, Artaega will not play until Mexico's final group stage match.
• A further sanction against Mexico may be announced after the Gold Cup, as the chants which caused the USA-Mexico match to be abandoned are still being addressed.  My guess:  They'll gloss them over, in the name of seeing what happens in the Gold Cup tournament.  
• The big showdown with the Dodgers and Astros this weekend.  Dodgers won Game 1 in LA, Houston leads Game 2 as I type.
• Davonte Adams' assault charge in Las Vegas has been dropped.
• Just like the effective CFP, the baseball collegiate championship is SEC vs. SEC:  Florida vs. LSU.
• The only of the three major championships to go otherwise was the Final Four, where UConn won the title with three Final Four debutants, two from midmajors.