Ben Bishop Starts and Finishes; Tampa Bay Beats Chicago
Tampa bay Lightning goalie Ben Bishop mysteriously left Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals twice, but was ably replaced by Andrei Vasilevskiy, who got the win in the Lightnings’...
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Final Jeopardy: Humanities and History (6-9-15)
The Final Jeopardy question (6/9/2015), in the category “Humanities and History” was: Echoing the Morse Code for V, in WWII the BBC’s “V for Victory” campaign used this classical work...
Banged up Cavaliers Even Series With Golden State
The Cleveland Cavaliers lost Kyrie Irving with a knee injury, joining Kevin Love who was injured earlier in the playoffs, but they showed in Game 2 of the NBA Finals...
Final Jeopardy: Literary Characters (6-8-15)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (6/8/2015), in the category “Literary Characters” was: This name made famous in a 17th century novel is derived from the Spanish for “sweet”. New champ Chris...
American Pharoah Wins Belmont, Ends 37 Year Triple Crown Drought
Ever since Affirmed won the 1978 Triple Crown, we’ve become accustomed every couple of years to seeing a horse win the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, only to lose the longer...
Final Jeopardy: 6-1-15 to 6-5-15
Here are the Final Jeopardy questions and answers for the week of June 1, 2015 with links to the full recaps. Mon, June 1 – Correct answers: 1 (out of...
Final Jeopardy: Mottoes (6-5-15)
The Final Jeopardy question (6/5/2015), in the category “Mottoes” was: Though the two men were very different, this 4-word motto came to represent both Oscar Wilde and Louis B. Mayer....
Blackhawks Take Opener of Stanley Cup Finals
The Tampa Bay Lightning got off to an early 1-0 lead over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals on June 3rd in Tampa, and with...
Final Jeopardy: Notorious 20th Century Names (6-4-15)
Today’s Final Jeopardy question (6/4/2015), in the category “Notorious 20th Century Names” was: Morton Sobell, a co-defendant with these 2, was also convicted but received a lighter sentence. New champ...
Queen Elizabeth Death Tweet a “Silly Prank”
The UK Telegraph reports that BBC journalist Ahmen Khawaja was behind the false tweet that Queen Elizabeth II died. Khawaja, they say, claims it was a “silly prank.” Here’s the...
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