NEW JOKIĆ ANGLE JUST DROPPED 😳 We're still not over this behind-the-back dime from Joker 🔥 (via: jakewrob/IG, ajj_morris/IG)

The NFL confirmed today that line judge Jeff Seeman has been suspended for two games and referee Adrian Hill has been suspended for one game, each for an instance of unprofessional conduct toward a player in Sunday’s Arizona-New York Giants (Seeman) and Miami-Minnesota games (Hill). The suspensions were issued by NFL Vice President of Officiating Ramon George.

"I just wish we never left the house because now I have to come home and look at the stuff she left on the bed, her shoes, and all of that, and it’s just not fair.” Khloe Ishway, the 12-year-old girl killed by gunfire Saturday night at Leon Day Park in West Baltimore, loved music, swimming and dancing. Her mother said Khloe also was like a second mom to her 1-year-old brother. Kristiana Reese, 36, told The Baltimore Sun Sunday that her daughter loved Alicia Keys’ “Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart,” Keyshia Cole’s “Love” and music by Baltimore artists such as Lor Tyy.

Reaction from the Executive Director of the NFLPA:

Update: Police say they’ve identified the driver of the stolen car - and he’s TWELVE years old

LATEST BREAKING: Mayor Scott files a THIRD appeal to the MD Appellate Court to block full records access to Inspector General Isabel Cumming. (The first 2 appeals were denied.) STILL UNANSWERED: what access to what records is the IG now getting? tinyurl.com/2f648tb6

Really strong account by Andy. There are several revealing quotes, but I found these by Blaze Alexander and Trevor Rogers B2B to be particularly damning:

The Orioles fell short of the postseason again, and Mike Elias says injuries are largely to blame. It's not a good excuse, Josh Tolentino writes. bit.ly/4yksBUx

Madonna at the VMAs

Yesterday, one of the world’s greatest singer songwriters, the undisputed King 👑 of Calypso, & pioneer of Soca, The Mighty Sparrow of Trinidad & Tobago 🇹🇹, has gone on. Everyone with a Caribbean background knows his name, and many more besides. Rest In Power to the GOAT 🐐.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. has failed to achieve the 50:50 season he said he would.

A pitch behind Bobby Grich on April 22, 1978 led to an immediate confrontation during an Angels-Twins game, and both teams came onto the field. The clip is a reminder of how quickly a purpose-pitch situation could escalate in that era. There wasn't much time spent wondering whether the message had been received. Everyone on the field understood the tension right away.

WITH THEIR PAYROLL THIS IS PRETTY CRAZY

Rush with Stewart Copeland

Pete Alonso wears shirt shading David Stearns for 'f-king formulas' - then homers twice trib.al/yGasHi7

You are not ready for this... 🕺

Guy who wasn’t even in the organization two months ago getting all this meaningful playing time down the stretch and capping it off with a platinum sombrero, really hard to understand

If you knew entering the season that ... 1. Alonso would hit 43 homes 2. BY would post a 3.62 ERA 3. Blaze would hit .303 4. Mayo would be the best hitter vs. LHP in baseball 5. Bradish, Rogers, Baz would all throw 150+ innings 6. The bullpen would rank 10th in ERA How many games would you have said the Orioles would win?

Pete Alonso called it "unacceptable" for Orioles to not reach postseason in 2026 and not what he believes the standard is for this club. "Truth be told, there’s been some great moments, but that’s not the expectation. As a club, we failed to perform and do what we were supposed to do. We had great moments, great individual performances, but as a whole, that’s not the standard here. And that’s unacceptable for us. "There’s a lot of things to learn from, there’s a lot of good that happened, but that’s not the expectation and that’s not why we’re here. The standard for us is to not only make the postseason, but make a run and have a legitimate shot to hold up a trophy at the end of the year, and we didn’t even give ourselves an opportunity to enter the dance in October. "So next year, whatever needs to happen, we need to do a better job. We need to do a better job as players, because that’s what it boils down to. At the end of the day, you can have all the help, all the coaching, all the information, but it’s about getting it done between the lines, and collectively as a group, we didn’t do that. And the expectation is to be a great team. We’ve got a chance to be 81-81, but again, where we’re at, we should take some time to reflect and just be like, ‘Hey, what do we need to do more of?’ And really focus on those things in the offseason and then be ready to go when we break camp next year and full steam ahead."

Add Tommy Pham to the list