Left Coast Sports Babe

San Antonio rested their regulars tonight in Denver. Sometimes it’s good to be Gregg Popovich – having the Spurs kind of players probably means he doesn’t have to worry about them then overindulging in Colorado with room service brownies etc.

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The NFL released their preseason schedule today. Surprised ESPN didn’t devote a four-hour long show to it.

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A 28 year-old Texas middle school teacher has been arrested for sending nude photos to a former student, now in high school, on Snapchat. The boy reportedly deleted them but his friends sent screenshots around.
The woman was charged with misdemeanor distribution of harmful material to a minor. And presumably felony stupidity? ‪#‎nothingisprivateontheinternet‬.

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Ted Cruz’s campaign manager said that if Donald Trump “doesn’t get over 50% in New York, he should probably consider dropping out.” Right, so how much did Ted Cruz get in Texas? 43.8%.

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The NFL released their preseason schedule today. Surprised ESPN didn’t devote a four-hour long show to it.

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Dianne Feinstein wrote an op-ed urging her colleagues to consider Judge Garland, saying his “long record of public service calls for fair consideration, open hearings and a vote. Refusal to do this would, in my judgment, only further diminish the Senate in the eyes of the American people.”
Although, really, can anyone further diminish the Senate than Ted Cruz?

New York City has an NBA store where you can get gear from all teams. Now I understand home team, and various bandwagons, and of course super stars. But buying 76ers’ stuff to wear? Shot glasses maybe.

Ben & Jerry’s is introducing a new “Bernie’s Yearning” ice cream flavor. So will it sound incredibly sweet but cost a LOT more than you expect?

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The Cleveland Indians said they are keeping but downplaying their Chief Wahoo logo. Yet, another instant of Native Americans being treated like second-class citizens?

The Warriors lost on a night they committed 22 turnovers and their shooting was less magnificent than usual…. to a team from Boston. Hmm, before the game did anyone see the Patriots ball boys?

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Meanwhile, the Spurs went to a team record 64th win and 39 at home.

The Spurs may end up being the best runner-up NBA team ever. But right now anyone want to second-guess LaMarcus Aldridges’s decision to turn down Los Angeles in favor of San Antonio?

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President Obama says that Donald Trump “doesn’t understand foreign policy or the world in general.” The problem here might be assuming that Trump supporters think that’s a bad thing.

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So after an 8 year investigation, Syracuse’s men’s basketball was banned from the 2015 postseason and coach Jim Boeheim suspended for nine games this season. The violations included violating drug testing, having others do coursework for athletes, and boosters paying thousands to athletes….

But hey, losing in the Final Four to North Carolina. Sounds like the program has really paid the price. .

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Tim Tebow this week talked about potentially being interested in running for political office. And if this presidential primary season has taught us anything, it’s that Tebow could be a far less dangerous risk as an elected official as he could be a quarterback.

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The Broncos and 49ers are apparently close to agreeing on a deal for Colin Kaepernick. Well, Denver has already proven they can win without a QB.-

Today’s quote from Warriors owner Joe Lacob: “We’ve crushed them on the basketball court, and we’re going to for years because of the way we’ve built this team. We’re light-years ahead of probably every other team in structure, in planning, in how we’re going to go about things. We’re going to be a handful for the rest of the N.B.A. to deal with for a long time.”

H&M had an April Fool’s Joke of a Mark Zuckerberg fashion line – seven gray t-shirts and one pair of jeans, for men who want to make as “few decisions as possible.”
How many million men actually saw that and said “Sounds good to me

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Parts of the D.C. Metro might have to close for months for repairs. Which could bring productivity in the city down to a crawl – making all Washingtonians honorary members of Congress?

Two people in an SUV who were fleeing police died when they ended up on a Naval Base in Lemoore, California, and crashed into the tail of a F-18 Fighter Jet. Proving again, while terrorism is real, for real and regular damage you can’t beat old fashioned stupidity.

Tiger Woods has announced he will skip the Masters. Woods must be really tired if he figures he can’t play golf for two days.

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And then there’s Kylie Irving, who says he still thinks the Cavs “are the team to beat” in the postseason. Did they legalize marijuana in Ohio and not tell us?

Former Stanford star and current USF women’s basketball coach Jennifer Azzi tonight came out as gay at a dinner honoring Warriors President Rick Welts, and announced that she is married, to a woman who is one of her assistant coaches.
Well, good for Azzi.. And it will be even better when this sort of thing is no longer considered newsworthy.

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Canada will have no teams in the NHLplayoffs for the first time since 1970. Now, hockey is the Canadian national sport, but before we in the U.S. feel too sorry for them, remember, their leader going forward is Justin Trudeau, and we have….. Sigh.

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A new Gallup poll says that 7 out of 10 women in the U.S. have an unfavorable view of Donald Trump. Shocking. 3 out of 10 actually like him?

My friend Steven Harmon wants to start a pool on when Donald Trump pulls out. I just wish Trump’s dad had.

From Marc Ragovin: NY Mets pitcher Matt Harvey has been told to urinate more frequently to prevent the bladder infection that nearly derailed his opening day start. When asked what changes he might now have to make to his routine as the season progresses, Harvey said he will “just go with the flow.”

Remember the good old days when people thought California was nuts because we elected someone as flamboyant and inexperienced as Arnold Schwarzenegger? ‪#‎quaint‬

Some don’t want to vote for Hillary because they say she is a liar. But then they say they’ll vote for Trump despite the crazy things he says because he doesn’t really mean them. ‪#‎WTF‬?

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But okay,  at a town hall today, Donald Trump, who has been saying abortions should be outlawed, and now he added women who have abortions should face “some form of punishment.”
Okay, Bernie and Hillary fans, still thinking of not voting for a Democrat if your candidate doesn’t win?

Donald Trump has said and then walked back his first comments that a person having an abortion should be punished.  He’s now saying those performing abortions “would be held legally responsible.”
Did Trump just remember that women are allowed to vote?

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Ted Cruz is apparently leading the GOP polls in Wisconsin. Amazing for someone who even the Senator from neighboring Minnesota would say about “You’re good enough, you’re smart enough, and doggone it…. no, people DON’T like you.”

So now Trump says it’s not the woman having the abortion who would be punished, but the person performing the abortion? Uh, so the doctor, or the pharmacist prescribing the morning-after pill, a nurse who might give a woman the pill? All of them? ‪#‎secondversesameasthefirstlittlebitlouderandalittlebitworse‬

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A New Orleans voodoo priest, known as Zaar, says he believes ” , that the NBA Pelicans “are jinxed, for lack of a better word. I think there’s a negative energy that keeps surrounding them.”
Hmm, might this be an explanation for what’s been happening to the 49ers since they beat the Saints in the 2012 playoffs?

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Apparently Lakers rookie D’Angelo Russell secretly recorded a conversation between teammate Nick Young and himself, talking about women Young had sex with who weren’t his fiancee. And now the video has gone viral. And just think, some Lakers fans asked after that 48 point loss to the Jazz, “Can it get any worse?

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A recent poll said that even 34% of DEMOCRATS want to ban Muslims from entering the country. Wonder how many of those kind people are of Italian, German, or Asian descent?

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Donald Trump campaigning in Wisconsin says “we’re going to win so much we’re sick of it.” Got news for him, most of us are already sick of it.

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Amazing, United has fares from SF to Chicago for about $118. And then adding “economy plus” seating adds $143. $169 for exit row. Uh, maybe people just need to start buying two seats?

Time to remember to get those Marshmallow ‪#‎Peeps‬ out of storage.

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But also remember, love may fade.  But Marshmallow peeps are forever.

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That glorious moment you’re thrilled for ‪#‎Oklahoma‬ and ‪#‎Villanova‬ in ‪#‎FinalFour‬; you didn’t know players on either team 2 weeks ago

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American Airlines had to cancel a flight full of spring breakers this morning because the pilot was allegedly drunk. Now that’s getting into the spirit with your passengers.-

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And we think the Warriors are dominant. UConn women since 2013, UConn’s women are 118-1. All 118 wins have been by double-digits, and their only loss was by two points in 2014 in overtime to Stanford

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The ACC will make at least $40 million from the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Which means they will be able to spend at least a few thousand on education.

So ‪#‎BuddyHield‬ definitely looking like best player in college basketball right now. Will his reward be a lateral move to ‪#‎76ers‬?

(or a downgrade to the Lakers?)

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Another day, another half-dozen emails from Bernie Sanders. Can only imagine the emails if I actually ever donated to him.

Well, he didn’t do much of a job running “Right to Rise,” a Super PAC supporting Jeb Bush. But Mike Murphy has an interesting take on Trump: “He has no understanding of presidential powers. He has no understanding of Congress. It’s like putting a chimp in the driver’s seat of a tractor. He’s not going to plow the field. He’s going to drive the tractor into the lake.”

Waiting for the chimp researchers to defend their ability with a tractor?

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