
Boston destroyed Vancouver last night, and forced a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Final. Roberto Luongo was hilariously bad in the first period, and didn't make it out of the first nine minutes. I have no idea why he's so bad in Boston in this series. I actually asked a goaltender that I know that question, and his response was: "Haha!! I love it." Insightful. But, thanks to Luongo, we have another hockey game to watch this year, and it's for all the marbles. It's the first Stanley Cup Final Game 7 since, gee, I can't really remember the last one. I'd love to say that Luongo struggles again in this one, but unless TD Bank buys Rogers Centre in the next 24 hours, I don't think that's going to happen. Although, Vancouver's strategy of simply not showing up for three of the seven finals games could backfire, as a red-hot Tim Thomas could be enough in a one-game series. (Boston.com)
So, who got their Tigers magnet schedule at the beginning of the year and circled the mid-June series against the Indians as the biggest of the year to date? Didn't think so. But that's where we're at now, after the Tigers beat the Rays in a shady fashion and remained tied atop the AL Central standings. The Indians are struggling mightily right now, and this is a series the Tigers should win. (DetNews)
The Pistons are still looking for a coach, and one of the guys on their wish list is a Rick Carlisle assistant. There's something ridiculously strange about that. (Freep)
Cliff Harris is fast. He also, apparently, drives really fast. The Oregon defensive back/return man was pulled over for driving at 118 MPH while on a suspended license. Well done, Cliff, that's almost a hat trick. What's that? In a car rented by a university employee? *Tosses hat over the glass* (USA Today)
Republican presidential hopefuls took part in their first real debate last night (the FOX one earlier was more of a sideshow than a debate), and the winner was Michele Bachmann (!). No, seriously, I saw that somewhere. I didn't watch, there were sports on, and I'm not voting for any of these clowns. Mitt Romney also handled himself well, I heard, but benefited most from not having any of the other hopefuls attack him. Perhaps they've all realized that he's the only electable one of the bunch. The big loser? CNN, which continues to lose integrity. Johnny Cash of Elvis? American Idol or Dancing With the Stars? Really? Fuck you, John King. Also, there's no way Bachmann could have won that debate if she answered both to the Cash or Elvis question. (Time)
Today's Amazingness is celebrities getting tasered. Yeah, I'm running out of amazingness: