The Sports Book

A downside of the NHL season extending into June is the problem of keeping the ice from melting. Concerns were raised in Vegas over 100 degree temps for Game 1 and Game 2, and humidity over the weekend in D.C. didn’t help much either as the Stanley Cup final looks to wrap up this week.

NFL Lawyers are claiming fraud in getting a settlement done over concussion injuries. Allegations were made in court last week by attorneys for the league after a doctor making several diagnoses in cases, Serina Hoover, was irregular in her reports and was later disqualified from making evaluations.

So much for the cheap seats. The Atlanta Hawks took out 12,500 seats from Philips Arena last week, and when renovations are completed in October there will be thousands of new replacements. 64 tons of recyclable material was separated from landfill material.

Will the Atlanta Falcons soon miss Julio Jones and his fantastic plays? Who knows… yet. He’s been away from practice, leaving QB Matt Ryan to have to catch some passes along with working under center. See Page B4 for more.

Atlanta United is still holding their own at the top of the heap in the Eastern Conference, with an 8-3-2 record after last week’s tie with the New England Revolution that ended 1-1 in full time. They had Philadelphia on the road this weekend, and plays tonight against Charleston.