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N.Y. Times

We believe that’s game 4 of the jail sentence?
Nuggets 99, Lakers 84.
Wouldn’t be an L.A. kind of day if we didn’t have a Metta World Peace sighting, no?
Oh and the Lakers got their asses kicked.
ESPN LA

San Diego-area residents and Charger fans continued to mourn the tragic death of Junior Seau, who died yesterday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest at his beachfront home in Oceanside. The North County Times broke the story yesterday, when an anonymous caller dropped a dime and then hung up. A call by a reporter to the Oceanside PD followed. When 1 of the cops started being evasive, that’s when the story took off.

I must have been 9 or 10 when the white ribbon I earned at the 4-H Club boys dress review embarrassed me to no end. Blue was the high standard by which all others were compared, with red representing runner-up. It was OK if you’re scored a red. That meant you were at least decent. White? You could have left your house in pajamas and scored higher.
I had no clue what to wear on this faithful day. Still, I wanted to decide on my own. My Mom, bless her soul, had no clue I would be judged on my outfit since I failed to tell her. All she knew was I had entered this tacky woodwork project in one of the contests. Had she known about the dress contest, no way I leave with what I had on.
She wished me luck, but the project didn’t fare much better than the crap I wore. Mom had no idea the wrinkled jeans, no belt and whatever shirt I grabbed out of the hamper would make me infamous with the other poor saps who also had no fashion sense. I didn’t tell her later either.
I still hear the girls from my school laughing. Initially, I wondered what they were laughing about until they kept sneaking looks, sometimes pointing, at me and my white ribbon. I was too stupid to know I could have taken it off and spared myself the ridicule.
And oh the hair. If there’s 1 thing my son has inherited, besides his good looks, its my frequent habit of not combing my hair as kid. Now, though, it’s stylish for kids’ hair to look as rough as Chris Webber’s. I like it, too. Imagine that.
Worst for me, the shirt was tucked in for all to see of my beltless fashion statement. I still cringe thinking how awful I looked. The good part, though, is it scarred me enough to develop a decent taste in clothes and how to dress over the years.
Which brings us to the NFL Draft. Depending on your taste, this show of runway outfits produced some fashionable and not-so-fashionable styles that made and didn’t make the men.
The rest of the story from Pulitzer Prize winner Wesley Morris.
Grantland.com

Unless you’re a Mavs’ fan, Kevin Durant’s game-winning bucket provided the climax of 1 of the best games of the NBA playoffs on Saturday night in Oklahoma City, where the Thunder took a 1-0 lead in their series against the defending champs.
NewsOK.com
The low point: Regardless of who you’re a fan of, Derrick Rose going down with a torn ACL was a bummer. But is it fair to blame Tom Thibodeau?
Sun-Times

We said it back in December, when the NBA season tipped off. Everyone and their mother picked the Heat, the favorite to win it all, while idiots like us took the Thunder.
The smart money says the Heat, and we get that. But for credibility sakes, we can’t change horses in the middle of the street. Can’t do it.
Our only reservation about the Thunder is Kendrick Perkins (and Russell Westbrook not getting out of hand and shooting them out of a contest) matching up with some of the big men in the Western Conference. Against the Heat, though, it’s even money since they don’t have a significant presence inside either.
So here’s how we see the playoffs playing out. Happy trails.
East
Bulls over 76ers in 6; Heat over Knicks in 5; Pacers over Magic in 5; Hawks over Celtics in 7.
Semis: Bulls over Hawks in 5; Heat over Pacers in 7.
Final: Heat over Bulls in 7.
West
Spurs over Jazz in 5; Thunder over Mavs in 6; Lakers over Nuggets in 7; Grizzlies over Clippers in 6.
Semis: Spurs over Grizzlies in 7; Thunder over Lakers in 5.
Final: Thunder over Spurs in 7.
For all the marbles: Thunder over Heat in 6.

Not in my lifetime.
Who would have guessed Joel Ward would generate so much hate when his series-clinching goal in overtime bounced the defending champion Boston Bruins this week from the NHL playoffs? Plenty of folks are grinning because Ward scored the goal on Tim Thomas, the Bruins goalie who snubbed President Obama during the Bruins visit to the White House.
You probably heard how some idiots really showed their true colors on Twitter.
Deadspin

With the NBA playoffs tipping off Saturday, the Heat remain the favorites to capture the title. The Bulls are the No. 2 pick at 3-1 odds, while the Thunder come in at 4-1. The Thunder are tabbed as the favorites to claim the Western Conference title, meaning they will meet the Heat in the final.
Vegas Insider

Our daily thread.
The Dodgers lost their 2nd in a row to the Braves, but Matt Kemp homered for the 10th time this month, tying Gary Sheffield (remember him?) for the most home runs in April. Kemp leads the major in homers and has 23 RBI.
Tough night for Dodgers reliever Javy Guerra, who took 1 in the face and might be knocked out of the closer role.
AP
They’re just funking with us, no?: The Rays handed the Angels their 3rd straight setback. We suspect they’re trying to find out who their real fans are before they go on a roll and blow everyone away. No?
Albert Pujols is 0 for 19 and still looking for his 1st homer as an Angel. This wouldn’t be happening if he was in St. Louis.
O.C. Register
Star of Texas: The Rangers pounded the Yankees again to take 2 of 3 in their series. Bob Nightengale, 1 of the best writers in baseball, tweeted that the Rangers are the greatest of all time. Some of us Cardinal fans are a little offended. Didn’t we beat that ass last October?
Oh, and did we mention that the Angels are 8 1/2 games back of the Rangers? Didn’t think so.
Star-Telegram
Mr. 400: Tip of the cap to Paul Konerko, who slugged, and we mean slugged, his 400th homer Wednesday in a 14-inning loss to the A’s. Konerko hit a bomb to force extra innings in the 9th.
Did we mention the A’s are playing better ball than the Angels? Didn’t think so.
Sun-Times
There is no crying is hockey: This bud’s for you my man Timothy Schnupp. Caps 2, Bruins 1. Series over.
Boston Herald
Riding off into the Sun set: So where does Steve Nash play next year?
Pro Basketball Talk

Kevin Durant and LeBron James are the top candidates for MVP, but there is no disputing this is James’ best season. Still, it means nothing if he and the Heat fail again at winning the NBA title. That’s the standard by which he’s held. Unlike before, LeBron appears to embrace it now.
SI.com