Left Coast Sports Babe

ESPN headline “NBA defends 11% increase in foul calls during playoffs”

That wasn’t the issue most fans wanted defended. What about the fouls that AREN’T called. And the flops?

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And random hockey note: The Montreal Canadies beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 s are 1 win away from advancing to the NHL semifinals

I’m so old I remember when it wasn’t a shock that a Canadian team MIGHT win the Stanley Cup.

(Canadien were the last..in 1993!

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JD Vance today “There’s a lot of fraud in the federal government. It’s unbelievable how much you’ve been fleeced by your own government.”

As the late great English poet Jon Stallworthy wrote… “And every now and then our lies betray us into truth..”‘

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So the President heads to China, bringing his son, daughter-in-law and a bunch of billlionaire tech bros.

But not the First Lady.

And it’s not even a story…

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To put this in perspective.

Trump calls it a “state visit” to China.

But he brought only #2 son & his wife.

Imagine if King Charles had flown to DC, left Camilla at home, and had Harry and Meghan fly from LA to join him at the White House?

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Just went through two days of Fox News website coverage of President Trump in China.

None of the coverage mentions or pictures Donald bringing his son and daughter-in-law along.

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Hey media:

Tourists cannot snorkel at Pearl Harbor. It’s off-limits around USS Arizona & other memorials; considered hallowed, active military cemeteries.
Only “rare, approved dignitaries” are allowed.

So how did Kash Patel rate?

(And what was his liquor bill on the trip.)

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If Xavier Becerra becomes the Democrat who makes it into the general election for the governor’s race in California, it will be a story for the ages – perfect storm of the right opponent dropping out at the right time…so that calm, even boring decency and experience suddenly became attractive.

And how many other Democrats are jealous?

Ouch for Wild fans. In the NHL the Minnesota Wild were up 3-1 with under 4 minutes to play in the 3rd period and lost game 5 (and the series) to the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 in overtime.

Meanwhile Detroit Pistons, up 103-94 with less than THREE minutes to play in the 4th quarter… hold our overpriced beer.

Pistons also lost in OT. 117-113

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The Trump administration is suspending a requirement that foreign visitors from certain countries pay as much as $15,000 in bonds as long as they are confirmed FIFA World Cup ticket holders.

Tell me that hotel bookings are very disappointing for the World Cup without telling me that hotel bookings are very disappointing for the World Cup.

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Apparently President Trump is considering 250 pardons for America’s 250th birthday.

How long until he starts the bidding to buy one of those pardons?

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Trump & Vance are announcing anti-fraud initiative.

They claim it’s not partisan.

But on Medicare/Medicaid fraud, only states administration has gone after are NY, MN, ME, CA, & FL (led by Trump rival Ron Desantis.)

Who thinks this won’t be weaponized against blue states??

All you need to know about how egregiously corrupt Trump’s plan to have the DOJ settle his lawsuit over someone who released part of his tax returns is…

(Note, lawsuit is for 10 BILLION dollars of taxpayer money into Donald’s pocket.

Fox News website isn’t even covering it.)

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So how long before Polymarket takes bets on when Trump’s reflecting pool costs exceeds $100 million?

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From Marc Ragovin “In a recent interview, Melania said that Trump was not in the delivery room when Barron was born. But in Donald’s defense the weather was really crappy. I looked it up and March 20, 2006, was described as a Dark and Stormy night.”

From a United flight landing at DCA National Airport a few years back. Even on a hazy day the water looked just fine.

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NBA officiating is beginning to make us long for the purity of pro Wrestling.

Meanwhile the SF Giants won their FIRST walk-off win of 2026 in 12 innings about a quarter of the way into the season.

In a game that featured the team blowing their two ABC challenges in the first two innings, Devers admiring what he thought was a home run and only ending up at second after it hit near the top of the wall, a ghost runner at second only getting to third on a double… And the winning hit from Jesus Rodriguez who was 0-5 into the 12.

No style points in baseball.

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Has Donald taken credit for the Washington Wizards getting the number one draft pick yet?

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Imagine if RFK Jr were HHS secretary in Trump’s first term.

Operation Warp speed would never have happened

And how many more millions would have died.

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HHS says an American passenger on the Hanavirus cruise ship has tested “mildly PRS positive for the Andes virus”

So if the patient doesn’t survive will they call it a mild case of death

I voted for Kamala Harris.

But HOWEVER you feel about Harris, we know she would have put adults in charge.

Including at HHS.

“American passenger evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests ‘mildly’ positive, 2nd person showing symptoms” HHS says…

Bad enough that Adrian Houser, Wednesday’s starting pitcher for the SF Giants has a 7.12 ERA.

Sadder though that as of May 5 the second worst ERA for SF Giants starting pitchers at 5.06 belongs to Logan Webb?!

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Meanwhile, “Project Freedom” didn’t even last a Scaramucci.

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Marco Rubio says “Operation Epic Fury” is over.

Well, I’m sure that’s very comforting to Americans who can’t afford to fill up their cars with gas these days.

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New Washington Post / ABC poll finds 59% of Americans don’t think Trump has the mental fitness to be President

And that’s with about a third of Americans getting most of their news from Fox News.

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Does ANYONE think Trump could pass his new schoolchildren’s Presidential Physical Fitness Test?

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Trump is now saying that he thought oil would have gone to $300 a barrel (last week he said up to $200, and it’s ONLY over $100 a barrel.

So you already can’t afford gas for your car but it’s okay because you might have been able to afford it less?

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Marco Rubio today on the Iran War “The President’s preference is peace.”

Because doesn’t any President who wants peace start out by bombing a country and killing its leaders?

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You know…if Donald Trump had talked during 2024 campaign about the need to tear down part of the White House and rebuild a massive ballroom, then would have to sadly say, well, Americans voted for this. But he didn’t. And we didn’t.

The lowly Miami Marlins have a 2026 payroll of $79.3 million (30th in MLB).

The Los Angeles Dodgers paid free agent Kyle Tuckerr about $60 million in 2026 by himself.

And the Marlins just won 2 of 3 from the Dodgers in Los Angeles.

Just saying

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PGA Tour is at Trump’s Doral resort this weekend. For the first time since 2016. Yes, 10 years. Since then only LIV events have been held here. But at Doral a new golden statue of Donald has been erected.

On top of the North Korean feel about this, the President is attending the event. Which is open to the public. Isn’t he claiming he cannot possibly attend events without a fortified ballroom?

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SCOTUS saying Constitution doesn’t protect against racial discrimination in voting.

Founding Fathers didn’t believe black people, nor women, should even vote.

Is that where we’re heading?

And why didn’t anyone ask Clarence Thomas or Amy Coney Barrett that question.

King Charles brought Donald Trump part of a bell, called a “bell end” as a gift

If you don’t already know British slang, have fun

But short version, it’s British for d*ckhead.

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SCOTUS sying Constitution doesn’t protect against racial discrimination in voting.

Founding Fathers didn’t believe black people, nor women, should even vote.

Is that where we’re heading?

And why didn’t anyone ask Clarence Thomas or Amy Coney Barrett that question?

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Cost for PEPFAR, program started by George W Bush in 2003 to fight AIDS in developing countries has recently been $6 billion a year.

Has saved about 26 MILLION lives,

Hegseth just admitted Iran war has cost $25 BILLION so far.

I know how I’d prefer my tax dollars be spent.

So yes the SF Giants are still looking up at .500

But who had the worst teams in MLB as of April 26, at 9-19 being the Philadelphia Phillies and the NY Mets?

(and yes, two of the highest payrolls in baseball.)

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Meanwhile the Boston Red Sox fired manager Alex Cora after a 10-17 start including an embarrassing three-game sweep at Fenway Park to the NY Yankees.

Wonder if a sweep by any other team would have given Cora another month.

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How many college football and NFL games has Trump gone to as President?

Are we going to need to start playing bowl games in his ballroom?

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Got news for so many in the media following Donald’s bidding and amplifying his call for the ballroom.

If Velveeta Voldemort gets the ballroom built he’s not going to invite media to events there.

Well, except for maybe a few from State TV.

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Peter Doocy immediately after the WHCA dinner incident to Trump “Why does this keep happening to you?”

In all seriousness why was the instant media narrative that the suspect was after Donald and not one of the other political figures or media personalities in the room?

There were actually almost a dozen assassination plots against Obama. The reason most Americans don’t know about them is that the Secret Service and FBI and DHS were better under President Obama.

So how long until Velveeta Voldemort announces he’ll attend the first reinstated firing squad execution?