First state-of-the-league tidbit to creep out from the throng in Portland: Next year’s all-star game will pit East vs. West, Pete Dougherty writes, instead of the Canada-PlanetUSA format.
–Dustin Kohn is wearing Mark Katic’s 71. Short notice and all. Edit: Oh yeah. Nolan Baumgartner. Never mind. Still, don’t think 71 was in the cards.
–That was a fine all-star moment: Salak tips a dump-in up to his glove, then punts it. Sweet.