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Here's Mila Kunis, who has a way of sticking in my head for long periods of time. I just watched "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and was so in love with her by the end of the movie that I was pretty sure I was Jason Segel's character. Then I realized that I wasn't, and I didn't actually make out with and sleep with Mila Kunis and I got upset. So I googled this. Speaking of Google, Chrome went ahead and updated itself last night, and not much changed, except I was now able to download Angry Birds, which I hear is the most addicting game on the fucking planet. So, I'm sure I'll be real productive from now on.
There are great headlines that are just given to you on a silver platter, like when a congressman with the last name of Weiner sends pictures of his junk to girls over Twitter. Then there are headlines that are great because they're simple, effective and tell the whole story by using words you wouldn't normally see in a headline. "Canucks depantsed, basically," is one of those headlines. It's so, so true and simple it's amazing. The Canucks were depantsed for the second time in three days, and now the Stanley Cup Final is tied at 2. Game 5 is huge, as always, but so much more so for the Canucks. There is no fucking way this team is winning a game in Boston. They basically have one shot in this series, and that's winning in seven games. Of course, Canucks coach Alain Vigneault faces an interesting decision going into the game: Does he start Roberto Luongo, who has been somewhere south of awful in the past two games, or does he go with Corey Schneider, the rookie who has looked solid in limited action this postseason? Since they're going back home, I think you go with Luongo, but an early softie or two will quickly turn those "Looooos" into "booos." Also, the Bruins are just physically and mentally beating the shit out of the Canucks right now, and it's super fun to watch. (The Province)
Speaking of important Game 5s, there's a pretty big one tonight in Dallas. The Mavericks can take their first lead in the NBA Finals and heap a shitload of pressure onto the shoulders of the Heat with a win tonight. Or, the Heat can put the Mavs on the brink of elimination and have two chances to close it out at home. Where the pressure rests after tonight is anybody's guess, but there's no question about where it is going into the game -- on the shoulders of LeBron James. He was nonexistent in Game 4, and that's been talked about a little bit. But what do we see out of him tonight? Does he redeem himself while continuing to play within himself and continue to let Dwyane Wade lead the way? Does he try to take over the game on his own and score 40-plus? Does he try to take over the game and take bad shots? There's a lot going on in his head right now, I'm sure. (Fox Sports)
Former Tiger Jim Northrup died Wednesday at 71. He was from Breckenridge, which was right down the road from where I grew up. He also went to college in my hometown. I also didn't know this until yesterday when I found out he died (that might not be 100% accurate, I'm sure I'd heard that before, but I didn't remember it until yesterday). (DetNews)
A loss to the Rangers isn't the end of the world for the Tigers, who are still 1.5 games back of the Indians in the AL Central. It's really only a matter of time before they're in first place. Also, they finished the MLB Draft yesterday, and the Tigers picked players who were related to Alex Avila, Rod Allen and Mario Impemba, thus proving the last 10-15 rounds of the MLB Draft are 100% pointless. (DetNews)
Oh yeah, the Pistons don't have a coach right now. One thing I disagree with in this column is the one decision can make the difference line. Sure, with a lot of teams that is the case. But with the Pistons, it's been a series of bad coaching and personnel choices by Joe Dumars that has put them where they are today. They're more than just a good coach away. They're also several players away. (Freep)
"Hello, NCAA, welcome to the wonderful Clemson Four Seasons. How long will you be staying with us?" "Um, actually, we've got what we need and we'll be checking out now." That's Clemson commit Mike Bellamy, who apparently has been living under a rock for the past four months. (Twitter)
Today's Amazingness is a few weeks old, but still amazing. It actually took me a while to realize that wasn't really Neil Young:
