Add-on posted early Tues. AM.
To clean up some items since I posted early Sunday evening….
NBA Playoffs
–The Timberwolves aren’t going away, winning Game 4 114-109 to even their series with the Spurs at 2-2.
It helped that Victor Wembanyama was ejected in the second quarter after elbowing Naz Reid in the neck. Anthony Edwards had 16 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter for Minnesota.
Game 5 Tuesday back in San Antonio.
—Monday night…the Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell was 1-for-8 from the field in the first half, only to erupt for 39 points in the second (tying an NBA playoff record for most points in a half) as the Cavs evened their series at 2-2 against the Pistons, 112-103, the winner facing off against the Knicks.
And the Thunder completed their 4-game sweep of the Lakers in L.A., 115-110, SGA with 35 points.
LeBron James had 24 points and 12 rebounds and said after he had no idea if this was his last game.
–I forgot to note Sunday that the Washington Wizards won the NBA Draft Lottery, with Utah picking second, Memphis third, and Chicago fourth.
MLB
–The Mets (15-25) lost again to the Diamondbacks (19-20) in Phoenix Sunday, 5-1, the putrid New York offense with just four hits, while they committed three errors.
The Rangers (19-21) handed the Cubs (27-14) their second straight loss, 3-0, as Jacob deGrom showed he still has it, seven innings, 10 strikeouts to improve to 3-2, 2.62.
And the Braves (28-13) beat the struggling Dodgers (24-16) 7-2, L.A. starter Justin Wrobleski yielding all seven runs in 8 2/3, as his ERA jumped from 1.25 to 2.42 in suffering his first loss of the season, now 5-1. Shohei Ohtani’s batting average is down to .241.
—Monday night, the Yanks’ Ryan Weathers had a no-hitter through six, gave up a single in the seventh, and was removed after throwing 101 pitches. Reliever Brent Headrick then gave up a 3-run homer to the Orioles’ Coby Mayo, Baltimore wins it 3-2. Crushing.
And the Dodgers lost again, this time to the Giants at home, 9-3, to fall to 24-17 and a half-game behind the Padres in the NL West.
Shohei Ohtani was 0-for-5 and is batting .233. Mookie Betts returned after being out since April 4 and was 1-for-5.
–Back to the Mets…having completed a quarter of their season, their godawful offense has a whopping 91 extra-base hits, or a pace of 364 for a full season. Compare that to 2025, when they had 506. That’s a huge difference.
Granted, we haven’t had two of our three best hitters in the lineup for extended periods (Soto and Lindor), but our big offensive acquisition in the offseason, Bo Bichette, making $42 million, is batting .222 with 16 RBIs.
Brett Baty (.207 BA, one home run), Francisco Alvarez (.236, 9 RBIs), and Mark Vientos (.231), just aren’t developing.
We get Jorge Polanco to make up for much of Pete Alonso’s lost production, and he was clearly damaged goods.
And Juan Soto is 4-for-33 in May.
Baty is the biggest mystery. Last season it looked like he was about to break out and become a star, with 18 home runs in 393 at-bats. And then this.
Meaningful games in September, the wish of every fan at the start of a season? Ha.
Well, whaddya know…the Mets called up top prospect A.J. Ewing to spark the offense. It’s too soon to do this…but what the hell.
Stuff
–Sunday night, the Canadiens took a 2-1 series lead over Buffalo, 6-2. I watched a bit of this one, and what a rabid fan base in Montreal, every single fan wearing that famous jersey. Buffalo has their work cut out for them.
—Shane van Gisbergen continued his remarkable NASCAR Cup Series record at Watkins Glen in Sunday’s race…he picked up his seventh career victory – all on road or street courses – leading 74 of 100 laps.
Next Bar Chat, Sunday PM, following the PGA Championship, where beers are $15, by the way.
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[Posted Sunday PM after Golf and the Knicks-Sixers.]
NHL Quiz: What’s this, you ask…two weeks in a row for hockey? 1) In the modern era, let’s call it 1960 to today, who are the only two players to score six goals in a game? 2) Who holds the record for most points in a game, all-time, with 10? Answers below.
NBA Playoffs
–Going back to last Wednesday, having mauled the Sixers in Game 1, 137-98, the Knicks had a tougher time of it in Game 2 at the Garden, Philadelphia without Joel Embiid due to right hip soreness and a right ankle sprain, the Knicks prevailing in a far tighter contest, 108-102. Jalen Brunson had 26, Karl-Anthony Towns 20 points, 10 rebounds and 7 rebounds in just 27 minutes due to foul trouble, and OG Anunoby with another stellar game, 24 points and four steals.
But late in the contest, Anunoby left the court after hopping around in discomfort and Knicks fans, despite the 2-0 series lead, went to bed that night worried that our best player in the postseason thus far would be out for an extended period.
Alas, Thursday we learned OG had a hamstring strain, not a tear, and was day-to-day.
Friday night in Philly, there was thus no reason for the Knicks to risk OG in Game 3, even if he could play, and after falling behind 9-0 and 20-8, New York stormed back to win it rather handily, 108-94.
Brunson had 33, including his usual assortment of clutch shots, Mikal Bridges, who has been outstanding during this playoff win streak (now six) had 23, and, despite being in foul trouble again, Karl-Anthony Towns had 8 points,12 rebounds, and 7 assists, as he has embraced the role of facilitator.
But the real star was Landy Shamet, who came off the bench for 15 points, 5-of-6 from the field, and a team-leading +20. Always liked the guy, but he’s had major shoulder issues. The Knicks, though, smartly brought back the veteran this season and he paid dividends Friday.
On to Game 4 this afternoon…can the Knicks sweep?
No OG Anunoby…as expected…but the Knicks came out and blitzed the Sixers, 43-24 after the first quarter, New York hitting 11 of 13 from three…Miles McBride 4-of-4.
And it was 81-57 at the half, McBride with 20 points (6-of-7 from 3), Towns with nine assists…New York with just two turnovers.
And 122-83 after three.
Knicks sweep…144-114…seven straight playoff games. Wow.
–Also Friday, in Minneapolis, the Spurs took control of their series with the T’Wolves, 2-1, taking Game 3 115-108 as Victor Wembanyama had a historic game, 39 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks. The only other players in NBA history to hit the 35-point, 15-rebound, five-block thresholds in a playoff game are Hall of Famers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Shaquille O’Neal.
For Minnesota, Anthony Edwards was heroic in defeat, playing 41 minutes, 32 points, 14 rebounds and six assists.
Game 4 Sunday night.
—Saturday, the Pistons, up 2-0 in their series against the Cavs (111-101, 107-97), played Game 3 in Cleveland and the Cavaliers prevailed, 116-109, as Donovan Mitchell had 35 points and 10 rebounds.
For Detroit, Cade Cunningham had a triple-double, 27-10-10, but he committed 8 turnovers, including a big one in the last two minutes.
–The Thunder, having won their first two against the Lakers in easy fashion (108-90 and 125-107), played Game 3 last night and it’s 3-0 after a 131-108 victory. Series over.
Will Game 4 in L.A. be LeBron’s last?
—San Francisco is bringing back coach Steve Kerr, reaching agreement on a two-year deal.
Why not…12 years, four championships.
MLB
–The Mets beat the Diamondbacks in Phoenix Friday night, 3-1 in ten innings, making it 5 of 7! Mark Vientos has finally begun to flash his 2024 form, and rookie outfielder Carlos Benge is beginning to hit when he was very close to being sent back to AAA.
Saturday, however, the Mets’ bats went silent, falling 2-1, one hit the last seven innings, New York 15-24.
–The Yankees opened a weekend series in Milwaukee, Friday, and fell to the Brewers 6-0, as Jacob Misiorowski threw six innings, striking out 11, for Milwaukee. In the process he hit a peak of 103.6 mph with his blazing fastball. This start came after he threw 5 1/3 of no-hit ball against Washington before a hamstring cramp forced him out of the game.
For the Yanks, slugger Spencer Jones made his major-league debut and struck out twice and drew a walk. The guy has the potential to be a prolific home run hitter, but he literally strikes out every third at-bat.
Jones replaced Jasson Dominguez on the roster after Dominguez hit the injured list following a crash into the outfield wall at Yankee Stadium, exiting with a concussion and sprained shoulder.
Friday’s game was marred by a horrific injury to Brewers outfielder Brandon Lockridge, who slammed his legs into the concrete base of a wall pursuing a foul pop fly and was taken from the field by cart.
Chasing a ball hit by the Yanks’ Cody Bellinger in the top of the fourth inning, Lockridge went into a slide and slammed into a wall that was unpadded at the base. He winced in pain and tumbled face down for several moments.
Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy said postgame that “Initial X-rays say it’s not fractured” but Lockridge has “a huge laceration.”
“It’s going to be a while. It’s all the way down to his bone, the laceration. So, pretty ugly,” Murphy said. Yikes.
“We don’t know the extent of any other damage because there’s so much swelling that we’re going to have to wait until it goes down to get an MRI,” he added.
Saturday, the Yanks (26-14) lost again, 4-3, wasting six shutout innings from starter Cam Schlittler, who lowered his ERA to 1.35, only to have the bullpen blow it. For the Brewers (21-16), reliever Aaron Ashby got the win and he’s 7-0! Goodness gracious. Shades of Elroy (Roy) Face, 1959. [He went 18-1 that season for the Pirates, all in relief.]
And the Yanks were swept, falling 4-3 today on a Brice Turang walk-off homer off closer David Bednar.
–The Cubs beat the Rangers 7-1 Friday night in Arlington, their 10th win a row. But for the 27-12 Cubbies, it is their second 10-game winning streak of the season, the first time in franchise history since 1935. Pretty amazing.
Alas, it ended Saturday, Rangers (18-21) winning 6-0. [Spencer Jones 0-for-3, two strikeouts.]
—Friday night the Dodgers beat the Braves, 3-1, as Atlanta’s Chris Sale (6-2, 2.20) took the loss despite giving up just two earned in 7 innings.
Through Friday, Atlanta (26-13) had the third-best staff ERA in baseball, 3.20, with the Dodgers (24-14) No. 1 at 3.10. [Yankees second at 3.12.]
I mention this because former Mets pitching coach Jeremy Hefner is the new guy in charge in Atlanta. Hefner was needlessly dismissed in the Mets’ coaching purge in the offseason, leaving manager Carlos Mendoza all alone with a totally new staff.
Saturday, the Braves won, 7-2, as Spencer Strider, making just his second start of the season, thew six innings of one-hit ball. For LA., Blake Snell was hit hard (4 earned in 3 innings) in his 2026 debut.
Back to Wednesday night for the Dodgers, Andy Pages hit three home runs, 6 RBIs, and he had 33 ribbies through Friday.
But in that game, Tyler Glasnow left after a back issue after just one inning and he was placed on the 15-day IL with back spasms. For Glasnow, Snell and Strider, it’s one injury after another. When healthy, all three are studs.
–Also Wednesday, the Pirates’ Paul Skenes tossed eight shutout innings in a 1-0 win over the D’Backs, Skenes improving to 5-2, 2.36.
–Houston lost third baseman Carlos Correa for the season to a torn tendon in his left ankle suffered in batting practice this week.
He sustained the injury while taking a swing in the cage. Correa said he “felt a pop” and went down in pain. Unreal. Not the first major injury of his career.
–At the end of Saturday’s action…the A.L. still just had four teams with a better than .500 record, while the N.L. had eight, including all five in the N.L. Central.
—Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox died Saturday. He was 84.
Cox managed 29 years in the big leagues, going 2,504-2,001, .556, all but four years in Atlanta, two different runs. He also managed Toronto for four years. His win total is the fourth-most in MLB history, and he was voted Manager of the Year four times by the BBWAA.
In Cox’s second run, 1990-2010, the Braves won 90+ games in 14 of the 20 full seasons (1990 a half season), winning five NL pennants and the 1995 World Series. They won an unprecedented 14 consecutive division titles.
Cox was viewed as the epitome of a players’ manager, and his players said his 162 ejections – far and away the most in MLB history – were a testament to always having their backs.
“If I were on the field, I’d want the manager sticking up for me,” Cox once said. “Sometimes players are dead wrong, ranting and raving, but you stick up for them. They appreciate that.”
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, Cox was inducted in the 2014 class that included Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux, members of the Braves’ Big Three pitching trinity during his managerial tenure, along with John Smoltz, a Hall of Fame inductee a year later.
Cox’s passing comes days after the death of longtime Braves owner Ted Turner, who both fired and rehired Cox to lead his team.
–Speaking of the passing of the cable giant, I commented on Turner in that other column I do, the one I sign, but I have to note in this space his ownership of the Atlanta Braves, leveraging his TBS superstation to broadcast their games across the country, all while showcasing his outsized personality at a time when many owners stayed behind the scenes.
Turner bought the struggling Braves in the 1970s, put the team on his then-tiny TV station and then sold the signal to cable systems nationwide.
“He effectively transformed the Braves into a team with a national reach and set the table for ways that local teams have now gained more of a national footprint,” said Travis Vogan, a sports media professor at the University of Iowa.
With a burgeoning fanbase that stretched far beyond the South, the Braves turned into a World Series mainstay during the 1990s, and Turner finally hoisted the Commissioner’s Trophy in 1995 before selling the franchise the next year.
Famously, back in 1977, the Braves having lost 16 straight, Turner told manager Dave Bristol to take a few days off. Turner took over, and the Braves lost 2-1 to the Pirates to extend their losing streak. [They snapped the streak at 17.]
“I wanted to see what it’s like down in the trenches,” Turner said that night.
Major League Baseball intervened and put a stop to Turner’s managerial career after that one game.
Turner also once owned the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks, and NHL’s Atlanta Thrashers, and the rest of his sports interests were about as varied as could be – everything from professional wrestling to sailing to the Olympics.
Speaking of sailing, he skippered the winning entry in the 1977 America’s Cup onboard “Courageous.”
–And we note the passing of former Pirates outfielder Bob Skinner at the age of 94.
During a 12-year career, 1954-66, Skinner earned two World Series, one with the Pirates in 1960, and then a second with the Cardinals in 1964.
But Skinner played his first eight seasons in Pittsburgh where he was a 3-time All-Star, and for his career he batted a solid .277, with 103 home runs and 531 RBIs.
In the World Series season of 1960, Skinner hit 15 homers with 86 RBIs while batting .273.
He would earn a third ring as the Pirates’ hitting coach in 1979, the “We Are Family” edition that beat the Orioles.
Golf Balls
–We had another Signature event this week at the Truist Championship, Quail Hollow Golf Club in Charlotte, NC, an event Rory McIlroy has won four times.
Weather was an issue, but after 36 holes….
Sungjae Im -9
Tommy Fleetwood -8
Justin Thomas -7
Alex Fitzpatrick -7
Rory -5
Cam Young -4
Scottie Scheffler was taking the week off prior to next week’s PGA Championship.
And after 54, it was an intriguing leaderboard.
Alex Fitzpatrick -14…amazing…64 Saturday
Kristoffer Reitan -13…64
Cam Young -12…63
Nicolai Hojgaard -10
Im -10
Fitzpatrick and Young are getting a boost from all the Wake Forest supporters in the crowd.
Meanwhile, Reitan, the 28-year-old Norwegian, has been playing great the past month, including a T2 at the Zurich, which the Fitzpatrick brothers won, and a T14 last week at Doral, as well as a T10 at the Valero Texas Open.
Rory, after getting to -6, fell apart and had a 75, -1, T37.
But to start the final round, Cam Young double-bogeyed No. 2…four putts from 14 feet. Unreal.
Fitzpatrick bogeyed 2 and double-bogeyed No. 3! Ugh.
Meanwhile, Rickie Fowler was -6 through ten holes in his round and was tied for the lead at -13 with Reitan (thru 7).
And we advance….
Fowler -13 thru 12
Im -13…10
Reitan -13…8
Fleetwoood -12…10
Harry Hall -12…13
Young -11…9
Fitzpatrick -11…8
Yes, as Jim Nantz and Trevor are saying, we have a long way to go, but Young shouldn’t be in this position. Fitzpatrick’s troubles are very understandable.
Young missed a 3-footer for par on No. 10. Troubling, heading to the PGA Championship.
And on 15, Fowler birdies and is alone at the top at -14.
And Fowler hits a spectacular approach on the par-4 16th, the first leg of the Green Mile, but he misses a makeable birdie putt.
Fitzpatrick, great birdie at 12…-13.
And he birdies 13…-14! C’mon, Deacs!
Reitan birdies 14…-14. Hojgaard birdies 15…-14.
Four tied for the lead. Fowler on 18. And he bogeys it…-13.
Reitan birdies 15 and is all alone at -15.
And he gets a huge break on the par-4 16th, his drive popping out of a bunker. And Reitan pars it…to retain the one-shot lead.
Fitzpatrick doubles 17…-12.
Reitan pars 17….
Reitan -15…17
Fowler -13…F
Hojgaard -13…17
And Reitan bags PGA Tour win No. 1…second Norwegian to do so (Viktor Hovland the other). Pretty impressive.
Reitan -15
Fowler -13
Hojgaard -13
Fitzpatrick -12
Fleetwood -11
–Meanwhile, in the alternate field event…the Myrtle Beach Classic at the Dunes Club, 45-year-old Brandt Snedeker picked up career win No. 10! Good for him.
But Brooks Koepka finished a disappointing T11. He was right in the mix on Saturday.
–The LIV Golf league had a stop at Trump National Golf Club in Washington, D.C. (Sterling, Va.) this week and in remarks to reporters prior to the event, Jon Rahm said he doesn’t “see many ways out” of his LIV contract, as Rahm spoke openly for the first time about what his options will be now that the league has announced it’s no longer funded by Saudi Arabia’s PIF and is looking for investors for it to continue.
“As of right now, I have several years on my contract left, and I’m pretty sure they did a pretty good job when they drafted that. So I don’t see many ways out, and as of right now, I’m not really thinking about it since we still have a season to play and majors to compete for. So it’s not something I want to think about just yet.”
At the same time, Rahm said his disagreements with the DP World Tour were resolved, ending a stalemate between the two sides that threatened Rahm’s Ryder Cup eligibility.
Players can maintain their DP World Tour membership while competing on different tours so long as they play in a minimum of four non-major DPWT events. For those competing on LIV, however, it’s six events, two of which are chosen by the Tour itself.
Rahm stated that he didn’t agree with those terms. He was the only one of nine European LIV members who didn’t agree to terms for a conditional release, which stated players would compete in six-to-eight non-major DP World Tour events – as well as pay any outstanding fines and withdraw any active appeals – in order to keep their status as members.
Meanwhile, LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil faced reporters in Virginia for the first time since the PIF confirmed it would no longer fund the league – and that the PIF governor, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, had stepped down as LIV Golf’s chairman.
O’Neil said, “I can tell you that it was very clear 18 months ago that for this to be a growing concern, we were going to have to make significant and substantive changes in terms of the way we do business….
“We have a good runway through this season fortunately, and it’s for next year that we’re going to be making some pretty significant, substantive changes. If you can piece together what I’ve said over the last six months, there won’t be too much surprise in terms of what you find.”
[Think reduced purses, for one, if they make it to 2027.]
If LIV golfers were to supplement their schedule with other tours, O’Neil said he would not stand in their way.
And he was queried about LIV’s biggest drawcard, two-time U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau.
“You want to talk about a business partner, we’re literally talking about the future of LIV Golf, I’m talking with him about how does he see, not just the golf, but the business,” O’Neil said. “He’s smart, he’s driven, he’s committed, and he’s a heck of a partner.”
College Basketball
—The top uncommitted player in the transfer portal, Wake Forest’s Juke Harris, announced he was headed to Tennessee, picking the Vols and coach Rick Barnes over Michigan and North Carolina. He is the fifth top-75 transfer to sign with Tennessee this offseason.
Harris smartly recognized that he was a fringe first-round pick had he gone the NBA Draft route and now, aside from being handsomely compensated in Knoxville, he’ll move himself into the top-ten in 2027.
Us Wake fans are very sorry that we weren’t able to retain him for his junior season, but he’s going to an established program with a terrific head coach.
Tennessee will be a preseason top-10.
–And it’s confirmed…the men’s and women’s tournaments will grow from 68 to 76 teams next season, the NCAA announced Thursday.
In terms of the men, the 12 lowest-seeded at-large teams and 12 lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers will play in what will now be called the “March Madness Opening Round.” The games will be split between Dayton, Ohio (site of the First Four since 2011) and a to-be-determined site.
One thing is for sure, there can be no bitching if you don’t make the field, because in the case of at-large teams, you’re probably talking .500 records in the Power Five (including the Big East).
Premier League
Going back to last Monday, Manchester City probably lost its opportunity to grab the Premier League title when it managed only a 3-3 draw at 10 Everton. It was a must-win, as are all the remaining games.
Saturday, City then beat Brentford 3-0.
Liverpool and Chelsea played to a 1-1 draw, and Sunderland and Manchester United had a scoreless tie.
Sunday, Arsenal was at West Ham, not just a big one for the Gunners (and City), but also Tottenham, battling to avoid relegation along with the Hammers.
And Arsenal prevailed only 1-0, but great for Tottenham, who plays Leeds on Monday.
Also, Aston Villa managed only a draw against lowly, 19 Burnley, 2-2.
So, the Table (35/36 of 38 played) – points
1 Arsenal 36 – 79…42 goal differential
2 Man City 35 – 74…40
3 Man U 36 – 65
4 Liverpool 36 – 59
5 Aston Villa 36 – 59 …Champions League line….
6 Bournemouth 36 – 55
17 Tottenham 35 – 37
18 West Ham 36 – 36
Stuff
–In the NHL playoffs, Montreal evened up its series at 1-1 against Buffalo, winning on the road Friday, 5-1. Game 3 tonight.
The Carolina Hurricanes are 8-0 in the postseason, having completed a sweep of the Flyers in the second round, taking Game 4 Saturday 3-2 in overtime.
–In kind of a surprising move, the New York Jets reached agreement on a contract extension with running back Breece Hall, after franchise tagging him. The two agreed to a three-year, $45.75 million contract Friday, his agent told ESPN.
The contract includes $29 million in guarantees. The average per year ($15.25 million) ranks third among running backs behind Saquon Barkley ($20.6 million) and Christian McCaffrey ($19 million).
The value of the franchise tag was $14.3 million.
Hall was mentioned in trade talks last fall, after the team traded stars Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams at the Nov. 4 deadline.
Hall, who turns 25 on May 31, rushed for a career-high 1,065 yards in 2025 – no easy task on a 3-14 team. The guy is a stud. Great move, Jets.
—The Preakness will be without Kentucky Derby winner Golden Tempo, once again eliminating any chance of a possible Triple Crown winner in 2026.
In a statement from Cherie Devaux Racing: “Golden gave us the race of a lifetime in the Kentucky Derby, and we believe the best decision for him moving forward is to give him a little more time following such a tremendous effort. His health, happiness, and long-term future will always remain our top priority.”
The plan is for Golden Tempro to run this year’s Belmont Stakes, which is taking place at Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York again, while Belmont Park undergoes a significant renovation.
The last Triple Crown winner was Justify in 2018.
—New Jersey Transit plans to trim its universally hated World Cup fare hike by 30% after securing funds from “sponsors an other sources,” according to a report.
Last month the rail system made the shocking announcement that a round-trip ticket from Manhattan to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, would jump from the standard $12.90 to a whopping $150.
The new price will be set at $105 – still more than 800% higher than the usual rate.
Meanwhile, resale tickets for nearly every World Cup game have declined in recent weeks, with tickets to dozens of matches – including the U.S. opener – now available for less than FIFA’s list price in the same category.
–We had our second major bear attack in a national park in days, this time fatal.
A 33-year-old hiker who had gone missing in the Glacier National Park in Montana since Sunday, was found dead as search and rescue crews spotted the hiker’s remains in a densely wooded area, with injuries “consistent with those sustained by a bear encounter.” The popular trail the man from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was on was closed.
While fatal bear attacks are still rare in the U.S., experts say the animals grow bolder and lose their fear of humans when homes and campgrounds become easy food sources.
The last fatal bear attack at Glacier was in 1998, but it is known to hold 1,000 bears in the park, including 300 grizzlies.
From 1900 to 2009, just 63 people died from a black bear attack in North America, according to a study in the Journal of Wildlife Management.
Last Monday, two hikers were injured in a bear attack at Yellowstone National Park, near Old Faithful geyser.
Top 3 songs for the week of 5/8/71: #1 “Joy To The World” (Three Dog Night) #2 “Never Can Say Goodbye” (The Jackson 5…great tune…) #3 “Put Your Hand In The Hand” (Ocean)…and…#4 “I Am…I Said” (Neil Diamond) #5 “If” (Bread) #6”What’s Going On” (Marvin Gaye…brilliant…) #7 “Stay Awhile” (The Bells) #8 “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (Aretha Franklin) #9 “Chick-A-Boom” (Daddy Dewdrop) #10 “Me And You And A Dog Named Boo” (Lobo…B+ week….)
NHL Quiz Answers: 1) Only two in the modern era to score six goals in a game since 1960 are Hall of Famer Darryl Sittler (Feb. 7, 1976, Toronto) and Red Berenson (Nov. 7, 1968, St. Louis). 2) Only player in NHL history with 10 points in a game (any era) is the same Darryl Sittler, who had 10 points in that same Feb. ’76 game. It was an 11-4 rout of Boston, Sittler adding four assists. Funny thing, he didn’t get the first of his six goals until the second period.
No one ever had 9 points in a game.
The only two players with multiple games of 8 points were Mario Lemieux (3 times) and Wayne Gretzky (twice).
Lemieux, incredibly, had the 8-point games all in the same season, 1988-89 for Pittsburgh. He scored 199 points in all that campaign.
The only player with 200 points in a season is Gretzky, who did it four times, including the record 215.
In fact, Gretzky and Lemieux are the only two in NHL history with 160 points in a season…Gretzky doing it nine times, Lemieux four times.
Bazooka Joe says: “Mario was born in Montreal, Quebec!”
Brief Add-on up top by noon, Tues.
