A little bit of this and a little bit of that

A correction from yesterday. The UAlbany women's basketball team will continue to play after all, as they've accepted a bid to the Women's NIT (National Invitational Tournament), which begins this weekend. I had mistakenly assumed the decision by UAlbany administration not to accept any post-season bids applied to both the men's & women's teams.
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In a strange turn of events, a judge ruled in favor of the National Enquirer in a lawsuit brought against them by 80's fitness icon Richard Simmons. Seems that while the American Media-owned tabloid, a favored publication of President Trump, fabricated a story about Simmons transitioning from man to woman, there wasn't enough in the judge's opinion to declare it libelous.

Makes ya wonder if Simmons is a registered Democrat, or if the judge is a Republican and/or pro-Trump......
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Speaking of the President, he continues to tinker with his Cabinet as if he's still a CEO, and not the leader of the free world. The latest casualty was Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who was officially future endeavored yesterday. To replace Tillerson, Trump is nominating current CIA director Mike Pompeo. Like, didn't he pick Pompeo to replace James Comey last year?

I'm more convinced that despite his reportedly becoming a Christian during his campaign, Trump still conducts business with all the subtlety and savvy of, say....Elmer Fudd. I respect the office, but let's stop playing musical chairs.
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Even though he's due to come off the disabled list in the WWE, Jeff Hardy got himself in trouble with the law again over the weekend, as he was arrested for DUI in his home state of North Carolina. Hardy just doesn't get it. His brother, Matt, finally is able to use the "Broken" (now "Woken") persona created in TNA/Impact in 2016, in WWE, and recorded a match vs. Bray Wyatt in North Carolina last week (WWE will show the match next week, and make you think they are taping later this week), in which Jeff was involved.

It makes one wonder if the Hardys are on a permanent sugar high, or they laced the Cocoa Puffs with PCPs as kids.......! Matt does present himself as being cuckoo, moreso than Wyatt (Windham Rotunda, son of Mike Rotunda, nephew of Barry Windham, etc.), who has been presented as a sort-of cult leader from the swamp.
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Speaking of WWE, as of now, their Hall of Fame class of 2018 appears to be set as follows:

Bill Goldberg: A WCW phenom from 1997-2000, Goldberg resurfaced in WWE from 2003-4 and 2016-17. Currently doing some acting (ABC's The Goldbergs) while enjoying likely retirement from the mat.

Ivory (Lisa Moretti): Originally a cast member of the original Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (1986-90), Moretti resurfaced in WWE during the Attitude Era (1997-2004), winning several women's titles before becoming a commentator.

Jeff Jarrett: The co-founder of TNA had 2 stints in WWE in the 90's (1995-6, 1998-9), but left on bad terms. So did Bruno Sammartino and the late Ultimate Warrior, and they eventually got in, too.

Kid Rock: The rap-rocker, born Robert Ritchie, is going into the Celebrity wing, giving speculation that if Undertaker does return at Wrestlemania this year, he may resurrect his "American Bad Ass" persona (2000-3), who returned to the beat of Kid Rock's song of the same name in May '00.

Jarrius Robertson (Warrior Award winner). Enough said.

The Dudley Boys: Bubba Ray (Mark Lomonaco) & D-Von (Devon Hughes) cut a swath through ECW, WWE, & TNA, as well as Japan, between 1995-2016. As Bully Ray, Lomonaco wrestled his last match for Ring of Honor in December, and is now a ringside enforcer for ROH. Bubba & D-Von won more than 2 dozen tag titles in their careers, but most of their WWE & TNA runs were unfortunately short.

Hillbilly Jim (James Morris): A product of the Hulk Hogan era of the 80's, Morris began his career in the southern independents, and recorded a couple of novelty tracks for the two WWE CD's that came out in 1985 and '87. Now a goodwill ambassador for the company.

There may be at least one more, and if there is, we'll have it here. The induction will be in New Orleans on April 6.