About Last Night ...

What you missed while observing the playful antics of Nibbles the elephant seal ... • NBA: Escape From LA ... Kobe's 50 can't save Lakers vs. Clippers. • NHL: What's weirder; the fact that Atlanta hosted a playoff game, or that the Rangers won one? • MLB: Brandon Inge clobbers Blue Jays, kicks a Mountie.

A small note, by the way, of good thoughts and hopes to Jon Corzine, the governor of New Jersey (and pride of Taylorville, Ill.), who is in critical condition after a car crash last night. We actually saw Gov. Corzine at the Illinois-Rutgers game last year, and just walking through the crowd like a regular guy. We were very impressed by him, though we think he was secretly rooting for Illinois, his alma mater. Anyway, we wish him well.