Sports this 'n' that

 All Elite Wrestling is running the risk of alienating its fan base with Sunday's Double or Nothing PPV, and for a very odd reason at that.

You see, the event will air for much of the evening opposite game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on ESPN between Boston & Miami. AEW owner Tony Khan has gone on record saying that he would delay the main event, the AEW title match between champion Adam "Hangman" Page and challenger CM Punk until after Celtics-Heat ends, and because some NBA playoff games are so slow, that could mean the title match won't start until 12 midnight (ET).

I honestly don't know what Khan's thinking is here. TNT, home to AEW Rampage, is done with its NBA slate for the season, and currently is finishing its commitment to the NHL for the season. If Khan was under the mistaken impression that TNT was still carrying basketball this deep in the post-season, it's understandable. The end result could cost Khan.

Stay tuned.

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Six years ago, San Francisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick decided to take a stand against systemic racism in sports and in society in general. He's been ostracized from the league since then, thanks in large part to the owners kow-towing to the then-president, Pecos Pampers (Donald Trump).

Now, there's brewing controversy in the Bay Area again, this time in baseball, but this time, there might not be the same consequences.

Gabe Kapler, manager of the San Francisco Giants, has decided to remain in the clubhouse until the National Anthem is played in the wake of the Robb Elementary massacre on Tuesday. Kapler is taking issue with the inaction of Republicans and the excuses coming from GOPers and their media partners (i.e. Fox News).

The GOPers are beholden to gun lobbies such as the NRA, which is holding a convention in Houston this weekend, featuring the aforementioned Trump, and because of that, they're refusing to allow gun control legislation to be passed. Athletes in all sports are torqued off at the GOPers, and with good reason, but GOPers, such as Texas Senator Ted Cruz, would rather cash the checks from the NRA and like organizations. Texas Governor Greg Abbott opted out of the convention, recording a video speech instead, knowing what the reaction would be if he appeared live.

The NRA doesn't care. Their warped ideology is hurting this country. Period.

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We have talked before about how wrestlers have been targeted by fans for various reasons.

Former WWE women's champion Alexa Bliss (Lexi Kaufman-Cabrera) recently turned in a stalker who threatened her and husband Ryan Cabrera because of the delusion in the man's mind that Bliss supposedly was his.

Now comes word that AEW's Taynara Conti (Melo) has similarly been targeted, and she's named her stalker, who has sent profanity laced messages to her, again claiming falsely that she's supposed to be with him. Conti is currently paired with Sammy Guevara on TV and in real life, each having left their mates.

The feeling online, however, among fans, is that Conti's stalker may have been another fan that fell prey to a phishing scam similar to the one that led to WWE's Seth Rollins (Colby Lopez) being attacked several months back. These kinds of scams prey on the emotions of mentally disabled persons, who can't discern for themselves that they're being played.

By bringing their issues out in the open, both Bliss and Conti are hoping law enforcement can do something to put a stop to this. A better idea is not to stop with the stalkers themselves, but trace the source of the phishing scams. Many of these online scammers may be cocky enough to leave a trail even a Cub Scout could follow.

Again, stay tuned.