
mike c.
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mike c.
@string1956
Retired Platoon Chief MFES, Golfer(somewhat),Basketball Referee









Pace inflation is a hell of a drug. Wilt’s 50.4 PPG season is one of the most amazing volume seasons ever, but on a per-75 possession basis it ranks 135th all time at 28.5 points per 75. A reminder that raw per-game stats and possession-based stats tell different stories.





The team plans to “get creative” in making sure most tickets to games against teams such as the Maple Leafs, whose fans travel well, remain in the hands of Sabres fans. buffalonews.com/news/local/bus…


Team Canada wearing Hockey Canada jerseys



Prime Minister Mark Carney cancelled what would have been his first press conference since his India trip began five days ago with his office citing lengthy meetings in New Delhi that have strained his schedule. So far he has not taken one question from Canadian journalists on a trip that began Feb. 26. In New Delhi Monday, the Prime Minister’s Office told journalists accompanying Mr. Carney that any delay to accommodate a news conference would affect the Royal Canadian Air Force’s ability to depart India and head to Australia because of limits on aircrew hours.


The US ambassador, bored and cranky after going several days without insulting the country, finds an excuse to take offence by wilfully misreading … a newspaper column. Does he not have enough to do?










