APRIL 24, 2003

Full News Archive

• Headline: Nets and Knicks: A Shared Future?. Impact: The New Jersey Nets sharing Madison Square Garden? This led to a series of awkward moments where fans had to decide if they were rooting for the team from Jersey or just pretending to like the Knicks because they were the only option. It’s like choosing between broccoli and kale.. Fact: Madison Square Garden has hosted everything from basketball to wrestling to concerts. It's basically the Swiss Army Knife of venues, but with less functionality and more overpriced snacks..
• Headline: Going Like 60 at Age 100. Impact: The Yankees' stellar start at 100 years old inspired a wave of aging sports teams to reconsider their life choices. Many teams now hold existential crises, questioning if they should even bother showing up to games at all.. Fact: The Yankees have more championships than some entire countries have medals. They could probably fund a small nation with their trophy collection, but they prefer to just keep winning..
• Headline: An Electronic Tag for the Peripatetic Pet. Impact: Microchipping pets was a breakthrough that led to the founding of 'Pet Detectives', who now exist solely to track down pets who have outrun their owners. This also resulted in a rise in the number of cats who have successfully evaded capture for years.. Fact: Microchips are about the size of a grain of rice, which is also the size of the average cat's brain when it decides to ignore you. Coincidence? I think not..