I just realized that WICKED is almost totally ripped-off from The Wizard of Oz and I can’t believe people aren’t talking about it.

I assume all the Lions fans who are outraged about the questionable pass interference at the end of the game were just as horrified by the key false start called on the Eagles that was actually a neutral-zone infraction on the Lions. Also, A.J. Brown stumbled and was called for a low block.

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

It's amazing how far the NBC broadcast on Comcast was behind the actual game. The last Barkley run and the kneeldown happened while the TV audience was still in the middle of the timeout break.

Great stat in the Sixers game notes: Andre Drummond is only 78 (now 77) 3-pointers away from 100 in his career.

Since this came up again... Yes, there is a young political activist who survived the Parkland shooting who shares my name. Yes, I have gotten mistaken for him thousands of times. No, President Trump didn't block the wrong person on Twitter. That was well before Parkland. He meant me.

This is a statement I received from a Epstein survivor who is a Jane Doe. Share it widely.

The Pistons are wearing black uniforms tonight, but not the black uniforms they wore on Wednesday.

Democrats: If any of our leaders are in the Epstein files, they deserve any consequences they get. Republicans: If Trump is in the Epstein files, I'm going to publicly announce that not all forms of pedophilia are that bad. How much power does it take to be able to look at yourself in the mirror?

Patrick Kane picked up his 92nd assist on an Alex DeBrincat goal tonight. That's the record for two American-born players. They have a way to go for the all-time record, though. Wayne Gretzky assisted on 364 of Jari Kurri's goals.

I keep track of how often I hear wrestling themes at sporting events, and the list is 95% CM Punk. Cena and Triple H are a long, long way back. Joe Hendry made the list once, which was a personal favorite.

DCFC loses on penalty kicks after a scoreless draw with Pittsburgh in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Carlos Saldaña got an early save to put City up 2-1 after two rounds, but Devon Amoo-Mensah hit the post and Ryan Williams hit the crossbar.

I think officials in pro sports have a thankless job that they get right a huge percentage of the time. I'm also in favor of rules that prevent injuries. That said, I don't understand the calls against the Lions defense.

There's a World Baseball Classic in four months. Yoshinobu Yamamoto has just volunteered to pitch in every game. Canada can't play Japan before the championship game. Since they are currently ranked behind Czechia, Great Britain, and Italy, this shouldn't be a problem.

Baseball breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart.

I don't think John Gibson originally intended to knock the net off the moorings, but once it came off, he shoved it the rest of the way. I think the refs have gotten the big calls right in the last 24 hours.

When I was in elementary school, we had the Jimmy Hoffa kidnapping *and* the Oakland County Child Killer within a few miles of our house. It was a long time before I realized that wasn't normal.

That was a lovely hour, especially coming on your day after the 20th anniversary of Dad's death.

People keep saying they will be amused if the Blue Jays win the World Series, because Canada will have won both the NBA and MLB championships since their last Stanley Cup win. That's already true. The Canadiens won the last Stanley Cup in 1993, a few months before the Blue Jays won that fall.

Games with 25+ points, 10+ assists, 5+rebounds, 3+ blocks, 3+ steals, 0 turnovers in NBA history: 1) Hakeem Olajuwon, 1994 2) Cade Cunningham, tonight Cade had more points (30 to 26), while Hakeem had more rebounds (13 to 6), steals (5 to 3), and blocks (4 to 3). They each had 10 assists.

Grifters love Trump, not only because he encourages them to keep scamming people, but because he shares their core belief - "yesterday, I was lying to you, but today I'm telling the truth." They really hate it when you keep track of the lies - they need everyone to forget.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers intentionally walked Barry Bonds 81 times, more than any other franchise in baseball.

This means certain relegation to League One next season, which is ridiculous for one of the biggest football clubs in England. But after 35 years as a Wednesday supporter, I'm thrilled. The club didn't have a future under Chansiri. New ownership gives us a chance. www.nytimes.com/athletic/674...

Co-Conspirator 8 is Chauncey Billups. If this is true, his NBA coaching career is over and there is going to be serious discussions over NBA teams tanking games.

Seeing Chauncey Billups listed as a defendant alongside Angelo Ruggiero, Jr. is crazy. If you've read anything about John Gotti, you've heard of Angelo Sr. If not: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_...

The Pistons got 25 points tonight off jumpers from outside the post. That's lower than any game last season.

A family member in Portland Oregon died unexpectedly and left behind a 2 year old husky who is currently on a 5 day hold in a shelter while I try to figure out a way to get her to me here in Portland Maine so that I can adopt her...without it costing All the Money. Anyone have any ideas?

I know a lot more about World War II than most people - my library is over 100 books - and I've only seen the SS-Totenkopfverbande symbol a couple of times. I have zero problem believing a bunch of drunk Marines stationed overseas could see the logo and decide it looked badass enough for a tattoo.

Trump is going to award himself $230 million of taxpayer money as he tears down the entire East Wing of the White House for a ballroom designed to his own atrocious tastes. Is there *anything* he could do that would cause the GOP to stand up to him?

"the president is literally stealing $230 million of taxpayer money to pay himself and knocking down a wing of the white house in order to build a giant ballroom" I dunno I feel like staggering levels of corruption could still be an effective campaign message

I'm an American who has lived 16 yrs in Europe. If you plan to visit France, and you really want to experience it, then you should focus on the Loire Valley. This is France. Jamie will be the perfect host and Chinon is beyond lovely. Do it.

I wonder if the officials got a call from New York to check that one more time.

Jahmyr Gibbs has 217 yards from scrimmage, which is the sixth-highest total by a Lion in the last 25 seasons. He's behind three Megatron games, including a franchise-record 329, one by Jahvid Best and one by Kevin Jones.

Jahmyr Gibbs is never going to be the best Lions running back I've ever covered, just like Amon-Ra St. Brown won't be the best wide receiver. But if I'm ever picking a 53-man all-time Lions roster, they are both going to be on there somewhere.

I'm here on Blue Sky, as well.

The only count I trust at events is number of tickets sold in the 50/50 raffle

Big news from the press box: "Buccaneers elevated G Michael Jordan (60) from the practice squad." No relation to NHL defenseman Michal Jordán.

Premature hattage at the Red Wings game. Dylan Larkin, who has two goals, hit the post, and someone flung a bobble hat onto the ice.

Someone asked me today if I was a minor. I'm about to start my 37th season covering the Pistons for AP. I barely remember being a minor.

As a journalist, never believe crowd counts coming from organizers, whether it is a football game, a protest march, a championship celebration, or the Dream Cruise.

For the second straight night, there's something outside making the same noise over and over. The only way I can explain it is someone trying to pull-start a lawnmower every few seconds for hours at a time. If it doesn't stop, I may have to move.

It isn't the Detroit-Toronto matchup everyone wanted, but it is something.

In Tarik Skubal's last 10 starts, he had a 1.55 ERA with 87 strikeouts in 63 2/3 innings. His WHIP was 0.864. The Tigers scored 26 runs in those 10 games and went 4-6.

In eight playoff games, the Tigers hit .207/.281/.317 and averaged 3.6 runs per game. The pitching staff had a 2.91 ERA with 82 strikeouts in 77 2/3 innings. How much more can you ask?

Kerry Carpenter went 4-5. The rest of the offense went 4-47. Torres, Greene, Torkelson and Keith went 0-23 with 10 strikeouts. The offense failed them again when they needed it the most.

Dan Wilson burns Dominic Canzone way too easily.

I've covered the Tigers for 36 seasons, which means I've gotten to cover three Hall of Fame starting pitchers in Detroit. Tarik Skubal is at a level Jack Morris never approached. He's close to JV and Max at their best, but they threw more innings.

The starters in this game have allowed two runs on five hits and zero walks with 19 strikeouts in 11 innings.