Morning Head: Heat choke or Dirk-Gasm?

Willa Ford, who is the single biggest reason why Mike Modano will retire this offseason. Also, he's old, and was a healthy scratch through the playoffs. But she's not a bad reason, either.

So the headline: Choke or ridiculous comeback? Can I just say both? Is that a puss move? Yes? Fuck it, both. I still had 3/4 of a beer left, so I didn't turn off the television when it was 88-73 with about 6 1/2 minutes to play, but I was tempted to turn the channel. Then the Mavs figured things out. They forced the Heat to take tough shots from the outside instead of just clearing out so Dwyane Wade and LeBron James could continue their two-man slam dunk contest. They also hit shots as the Heat's defense started to crumble. And, of course, Dirk. He scored the final nine points for the Mavs, including a three to give them the lead, and a lefty layup that won it. Also, Wade did this after missing a shot at the buzzer. I really fucking hate that guy. (Miami Herald)

They gave the boys at Kurtenblog a press pass for the Stanley Cup Final. This was a really good idea. (Kurtenblog)

Sakanya Roy spelled cymotrichous correctly to win the National Spelling Bee last night. Oddly enough, Blogger does not realize cymotrichous as a correctly spelled word. *Ding* (Journal-Gazette)

Jack Kevorkian died from natural causes. If you see his death put into words any better than this, let me know. (Freep)

Kid Rock announced that he'll be playing a concert at Comerica Park in August. Either that or he was on hand for Nick Lidstrom to announce his retirement and Chris Chelios to announce his license has been reinstated. (Freep)

Short Head today, but here's some amazingness for your weekend delight: