The brand split has helped and hurt wrestlers in the women’s division, Sasha included. While it’s helped elevate some with a second belt to build around (is Alexa even a thing if she doesn’t take the belt from Becky and build her career up from there?), if you’re not competing for one of the main titles, you disappear…

Yup. Even her wins quickly became predictable by their third matchup on Raw; Sasha takes the title Monday night, only to drop it the following PPV.

I’m very happy this is happening! Stevie Y was my favorite player, the Wings are my team, and Ken Holland has been meh for years.

While I’m glad Operation Thanus was a success, I feel Scott bellowing “Holy Prostate Exam, Cap” after growing big was a bit much.

Ray’s shot was Gm6, Timmy’s Gm7. I’m not sure what that has to do with my point about the Heat being a beatable great team though, other than strengthening it? If Ray doesn’t hit that shot, they don’t even make it to Gm7 and one of the greatest collections of stars loses 3 out of 4 Finals. That shot helped them get to…

Is this going to end up with Simmons using his Celtics Chants or whatever it is account to try and start an “Actually, Paul Pierce is Underrated” chant during Celts playoff games? Or has even the biggest Boston homer, Mr. I Must Rank Everything to Find Joy in It, dismissed Paul’s claim?

I think GSW could’ve gotten some of this even with KD, had they just looked vulnerable at all in the ‘17 Finals, let alone lost. As great as the Big Three Heat were, they still had to win a Gm7 against Boston in ‘12 and another against the Spurs in ‘13 (which was a Timmy missed layup away from going differently) just…

It won’t happen, but if there were ever a time for a bunch of current Packers who are tired of Aaron Rodgers’ shit to come out publicly, on the record, and say “Yeah, there’s truth to this article,” now would be the time. Something something could split the locker room between pro- and anti-Aaron factions and piss all…

Pace-wise, I thought everything was going fine up until the HHH/Batista match. The match itself was fine to me, but still too long, and the crowd was just dead after that. Constantly thinking Becky/Ronda/Charlotte was next, only for another 2-3 matches to come after that before the main event, didn’t help. I have…

Normally this is where I’d say the NFLPA needs to push for breaking the connection between free agent signings and the comp pick formula, and make it so comp picks are solely awarded based on free agents lost, to prevent any free agent freezes that can cost mid-tier vets jobs and even careers. How willing is the NFLPA…

Kraft, amidst multiple players protesting racist policing and the criminal justice system: “Eh, whatever. Did I tell you I like Air Force 1s?”

I get excited for a bunch of matches (Becky/Charlotte/Ronda, Bryan/Kofi, Shane/Miz), but the thought of how long it’ll take to get to some of them does let some of the air out of the balloon. I’m starting to lean towards “make Wrestlemania two days, four hours each” just so a bunch of these matches can breathe.

How much of this hinges on the MLBPA (and unions in general) getting much better at the PR battle and pushing for, even just preemptively agitating for, their positions? And what about baseball media (namely, ESPN) getting better at not enabling owners’ BS logic and/or playing both side-sy “I just want to watch…

This news did make me wonder if this was the Mets choosing Jacob while Noah ends up being traded for some crap sandwich or allowed to leave for nothing.

I only pay so much attention to the Mets (and baseball in general, lately) because I like not feeling sad, but I’m a little confused here - did the Mets work through their financial issues? Where did they get the money for this contract and their offseason moves? I’m happy Jacob got paid and it’s a nice thing for Mets…

This is still my favorite St. Vincent video ever, though Big Gay Disco’s pretty close.

My favorite is St. Vincent’s Big Gay (okay, “Fast Slow”) Disco. The video’s great, and the vibe of this version of the song is very much “I’ve been through some shit, but I’m going to be ok.” I adore it.

Oh my goodness, I have tears in my eyes from that.

Don’t forget, Simmons also fetishizes lists and ranking systems. Lombardi, with his whole blue chip/red chip thing, was right up his alley.

Is your mom going to start name-dropping him while being an ass about things like Wilbon too?