Sting later said he was disconcerted by how many people think the song is more positive than it is. He insists it is about the obsession with a lost lover, and the jealousy and surveillance that follow. “One couple told me ‘Oh we love that song; it was the main song played at our wedding!’ I thought, ‘Well, good…

Isn’t a large part of every Maroon 5 tracklist about being with women?

Unfathomable? 90% to 95% of criminal cases in the United States end in a plea, and I would bet a majority of the other 5% to 10% - the cases that go to trial - also result in convictions.

Nobody in Chicago gave a shit about the Hawks when they were terrible, nobody in Pittsburgh gave a shit about the Pens when they were terrible and almost moved, and nobody in Detroit gave a shit about the Wings when they were terrible. Go fuck yourself.

Nashville became a hockey town tonight.

Well, that and register as a sex offender for life.

Yeah, the only organization Trumpier than the IOC has his fucking name in it.

Read The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle. It’s a retelling of “The Horror at Red Hook,” and it is so good.

It’s a stupid, stupid, stupid .... stupid take. “The Code” led directly to Bertuzzi almost crippling Moore, for fuck’s sake.

When they go low, we go high.

Johnson was the trial judge, not the appellate judge.

U.S. patriotism is definitely insane, but James McClean refused to wear a poppy for similar reasons, and he got a similar reaction.

So, Chelsea players : America :: Billy Haisley: soccer?

She's a Justice, not a politician.

The Red Wings haven't won a Cup in 8 years.

Sure, but their ability to do that is dependent on Curry’s injuries forcing him to sign a team-friendly deal, and the cap skyrocketing, rather than being smoothed.

Flagrant points don’t reset. After you get to 4, every new flagrant is either a one- or-two-game suspension.

Unless they win next week, this will be the fourth consecutive season they’ve avoided relegation with less than 40 points ... and the fourth consecutive season they’ve avoided relegation with the points they’ve taken off Newcastle.

“If at the end of the Season either the League Champions or the Clubs to be relegated or the question of qualification for other competitions cannot be determined because 2 or more Clubs are equal on points, goal difference and goals scored, the Clubs concerned shall play off one or more deciding League Matches on…

Monaco’s Russian owner lost 2.6 billion pounds (later reduced to 390 million) in a divorce settlement.