by John Walters

Starting Five

1. Bernie Man

I don’t really have much to say here, I just love that Bernie Sanders placed himself amidst the Warriors fans for Game 7 of the Western Conference finals. This s a time-capsule shot. Like the OKC Thurnder, who lost Game 7, it feels as if Bernie’s gonna come in third, but you still have to like his moxie.

2. Pen-demonium

The Pittsburgh Penguins go up 2-0 on the San Jose Sharks after scoring an overtime goal. Pens’ captain Sydney Crosby won a face-off about 2:30 into OT and then his teammates did exactly what he had instructed them to do moments earlier, as Kris Letang passed it to Conor Sheary, who struck the goal winner. The Yinzers are halfway to their second Stanley Cup of the Syd the Kid era, their first since 2009

3. We Are Most Likely Never, Ever, Ever Getting Back Together

Our Taylor has broken up with Calvin Harris, or so say the inter webs. Take the summer off, girlfriend. No reason to jump back in that pool right away.

4. “As Jimmy Fallon Says….”

This prank is terrific because it took some time to develop. The Lonely Island trio—Andy Samberg and his behind-the-camera buddies Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone—decided that for every press tour interview to promote Pop Star, they’d drop in Jimmy Fallon‘s name in ridiculous fashion. Then Samberg, appearing on The Tonight Show last night, played the mashup for him.

5. Of Irons and Irony

While there was no animus behind the move, the PGA Tour is moving the World Golf Championships, which had been staged at Doral in Miami for more than 50 years, to Mexico City. Donald Trump owns Doral, though he obviously has not for all 50 years.

PGA commissioner Tim Finchem explained that the move for March of 2017 has nothing to do with presidential politics, but simply that the Tour was unable to secure sponsorships for the event at Doral in time. “From a golf standpoint, we have no issues with Donald Trump,” said Finchem. “From a political standpoint, we are neutral. The PGA Tour has never been involved or cares to be involved in presidential politics. I had an involvement in presidential politics, but that was over 30 years ago, and this is not a political decision.”

So, yes, the PGA Tour is now outsourcing fog tournaments away from Trump-owned properties. That Tim Finchem, he’s a “sleaze.” He has “no talent.”

Music 101

Come Sail Away

As long as Jann Wenner breathes, Styx will never be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And perhaps they don’t deserve to be (“Domi Arigato, Mr. Roboto“). But in the late Seventies, as music was turning to disco and punk, they flourished as arena pr0g-rockers while putting out the kind of songs that kids who owned lava lamps could cozy up to. This is as close as an American song of that time gets to “Bohemian Rhapsody.” For those Phoenicians reading: the closing synthesizer movement on this 1977 song that went to No. 8 on the Billboard charts was Channel 12 “Action News” (Kent Dana and Linda Alvarez)  theme song in the late Seventies

Remote Patrol

NBA Finals: Game 1

ABC 9 p.m.

Bombs away! Cleveland is MAKING 14.4 threes per game in the playoffs, while Golden State is draining 12.5. In 1980, the first year of the three-pointer in the NBA, the six-game NBA Finals between the Lakers and Sixers featured a total of 20 three-pointers ATTEMPTED and only one made: by Julius Erving, Dr. J., of the Sixers. L.A .went 0-4, and Philly 1-16. If that’s not a note on tonight’s broadcast, someone at ABC/ESPN isn’t doing their job very well.