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By Joe Torosian

Kick it!

The more hockey I watch, the more I miss Bob Miller.

Will Shohei Ohtani be the first person in major sports to be cloned?

Think what his DNA/Blood is worth to the folk who work with genetics?

…And the Los Angeles Angels couldn’t find a way to win with him, keep him, or even market him.

Note to Arte: Sell the team and go sailing with Frank McCourt.

Do Clippers fans feel as hopeless as Angels fans do?

Note to Rams Fans: Don’t drink the Kool-Aid being poured that says if Ty Simpson doesn’t beat out Stetson Bennett for QB2, it means he’s a bust.

Bennett is in the last year of his rookie deal. The Rams have kept him for a reason. Simpson being QB2 is a better question for next year. 

Montreal’s fate was decided in advance. Game Four was a circus, the Habs never had a chance. The fans made an effort and, oh, how they tried…But Carolina took them all for a ride.

Yeah, this is the story of the Hurricanes. Who went to the Great White North and stole their game. And after having so much fun…The Land of the Maple is all but done…And Carolina is heading home, leading three…games…to one!

I once spent a week in Toronto–nice town, polite people, and really good corned beef. I didn’t think to ask at the time how they felt about Montreal.

So I did some research and discovered that 70% of Canada wants to see a Canadian team break the Stanley Cup drought. But the majority of the other 30% that would rather see an American-based team win the Cup is in Toronto.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have not won the Stanley Cup since beating Montreal in 1967. That’s also the Leafs’ last finals appearance…and they hate the Canadians.

Now that’s a level of bitterness a Mets fan like myself can embrace.

#54—May the San Francisco Giants rot and lie stinking in the earth…

The Spurs host the Thunder tonight. If you want to see Game Six at Frost Bank Center, you’ll need a 170-zops and a good streaming service where you sit.

I find myself being drawn in by the WNBA. No, it’s still not good basketball, but the ladies compete. Maybe it’s my age, not longing for slash, but substance. I want to see competition. 

Outside of football, the NHL, and Padres-Dodgers, there’s a lack of competitive “bad” attitudes in the sports we watch. So I’m taking it where I find it.

(This is why the expansion of the college football playoffs and the NCAA tourney is a bad idea.)

Last night I was introduced to Minnesota Lynx guard Courtney Williams.

The Prime slate tonight of Las Vegas at Dallas is interesting, but there’s potential for fireworks when Indiana tips off against Golden State. 

The Dude abides…

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