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Joe T., always working hard…<\/p><\/div>\n

Kick it!<\/p>\n

The only thing missing from last night’s national championship game was skates and Jonathan E\u2026.that was a physical contest.<\/p>\n

Bodies were hitting the floor, players were going down, I kept waiting for Bill Rafferty to shout over the air, “Game? This wasn’t meant to be a game!”<\/p>\n

Hardly pretty, little aesthetic charm, but it was competition and exactly what you want in sports.<\/p>\n

It would have been a lot cooler if Solo Ball played more than 16 minutes, and Silas Demary Jr. just 21 because of foul trouble.<\/p>\n

Ball finished with four fouls, Demary fouled out, and college basketball blanked up again with its 20th-century rules.<\/p>\n

Last Add NCAA Final: I thought Aday Mara and Morez Johnson Jr. should have shared the Most Outstanding Player award. Elliott Cadeau was good, but those two big men altered everything defensively in the paint.<\/p>\n

Speaking of Victor Wembanyama, Luka Doncic, and injuries… they’d all be healthy for the playoffs if the NBA had a 60-game regular season.<\/p>\n

Trump didn’t offend Canada as much this past year as the Dodgers have.<\/p>\n

First, they win Game Seven in Toronto after Miguel Rojas’ ninth-inning home run ties it at 4-4. Now they go back, hammer the Blue Jays, 14-2, and put Rojas on the mound to finish the Game.<\/p>\n

It was “veni vidi vici” Caesar-like. I’m surprised the Bums didn’t plant a UNIQLO flag when it was over.<\/p>\n

The Chicago Sky traded Angel Reese to the Atlanta Dream for two first-round picks. While Reese has mastered the MeBound and double-double, the Sky did not make the playoffs in two seasons with her. Atlanta had the fourth-best record in the WNBA a year ago.<\/p>\n

If you’ve sat through and watched all four days of the Masters Golf Tournament\u2014and not just all day on a Sunday\u2014raise your hand.<\/p>\n

Yeah, that’s what I thought.<\/p>\n

I didn’t mind walking or driving a course back in the day. I won’t say I played golf. For me, I swung a club, tore grass, and sliced into the drink.<\/p>\n

Appreciate the Game, love Caddyshack, but golf on TV is a yawning festival\u2014a tradition unlike any other.<\/p>\n

While draft season is also lying season in the NFL, do you have any doubts about Fernando Mendoza being the real deal?<\/p>\n

Was the NIT even played this year? (I’m being rhetorical, I know it was played, but it feels like it wasn’t.) The NIT Final Four should always be in Madison Square Garden, and played with a red, white & blue ball.<\/p>\n

Fantasy Baseball is a whole lot better when you’re in first place.<\/p>\n

Last Add WNBA: If you’re needing a basketball fix until the NBA playoffs start, the WNBA Draft is next Monday\u2026A tradition unlike any other.<\/p>\n

The Dude abides\u2026
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\nJohn 12:12-19
\njtbank1964@yahoo.com
\nFollow Joe on X: @joet13b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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