A little of this and a little of that

 A year ago, Governor Andrew Cuomo was hailed as a hero for his handling of the then-developing coronavirus pandemic. The diametric opposite of then-President Donald Trump and his intentional downplaying of the pandemic, largely because it didn't fit Trump's warped agenda.

Now, however, Cuomo has something in common with America's Oldest Baby.

Both are alleged to be serial perverts.

As of press time, six women have come forward to accuse Cuomo of sexual harassment. Cuomo is defending himself by saying he doesn't believe he said or did anything inappropriate. However, as more women likely will come forward, it's less & less likely that Cuomo will make it to the end of his current term. You have calls for impeachment investigations coming from both sides of the aisle at the Capitol in Albany. You have political rivals like New York Mayor Bill DiBlasio calling for Cuomo to resign.

None of this would have come out, as we talked about previously, had Cuomo not split with Food Network personality Sandra Lee a couple of years back. Or would it?

Here's a short clip from Reuters' YouTube channel:

If Cuomo does cave in and resign, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul would be the state's first female Governor.

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The NCAA basketball tournament, which starts next week, is going to feel a little different without Duke.

The Blue Devils, who'd reached the quarter-finals of the ACC tournament, were forced to withdraw due to----wait for it----COVID-19, forcing a premature end to a middling season that saw Duke at .500 in the league (9-9). Florida State gets a bye into the semi-finals as a result.

As we've noted over at Tri-City SportsBeat, the Capital District High School Hockey League (CDHSHL) similarly saw their post-season tournament turned upside down with 2 teams, CBA & LaSalle, both forced to withdraw for the same reason.

This lends itself to the unpredictability of the virus, trust me.

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Patrick Ewing's #33 hangs from the rafters at Madison Square Garden. He played virtually his entire pro career as a Knick before taking his first coaching job as an assistant with Orlando, leading to his current gig as head coach of his alma mater, Georgetown.

With the Hoyas in town for the Big East tournament at MSG, Ewing was greeted with a rude shock this week. In a Thursday presser, Ewing revealed that today's MSG security just doesn't know who he is, and questioned him about his access passes. Like, hello? At Georgetown, Ewing won a national title, and nearly one or two more, before being drafted by the Knicks. A decade later, he took the Knicks to the cusp of the NBA title. And these dweebs don't know who he is?

Luckily, Knicks/MSG owner/tyrant James Dolan does know who Ewing is, and the two had a phone conversation to clear the air. Knowing Dolan, though, he's probably reassigned the guards to sanitation duty.

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Texas Governor Greg (Let me shake you down) Abbott is suing the city of Austin because the city fathers there are refusing to abide by his executive order to end the mask mandate in the Lone Star State. A county is also being sued.

Actually, there should be calls for Abbott to resign for being so stupid as to prematurely lift the mandate. As we've previously discussed, Abbott made the decision because he sees incoming revenue with college kids hitting his state for spring break. Abbott, and his lieutenant, Dan Patrick, are putting the bottom line ahead of public safety, and, at this time of year, that's a big no-no. Austin, of course, is home to the University of Texas, which has its own issues because of the perception that the state song, "The Eyes of Texas", might have some racist themes.

All this tells us is that in many cases, you reap what you sow.