{"id":1927726,"date":"2026-05-10T10:56:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T07:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1927726"},"modified":"2026-05-10T10:56:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T07:56:47","slug":"one-last-sleazy-lottery-plus-a-surprise-record-breaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1927726","title":{"rendered":"One last sleazy lottery? Plus, a surprise record-breaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"Article_ContentContainer__jBNW3 article-content-container bodytext1\">\n<p><strong><span>The Pulse Newsletter <\/span><\/strong>\ud83d\udce3<span> | This is <em>The Athletic\u2019<\/em>s daily sports newsletter. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/newsletters\/the-pulse\/\"><span>Sign up here<\/span><\/a><span> to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Good morning to all, especially our moms in Pittsburgh and Utah. Inside:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2b07\ufe0f The NBA\u2019s shadiest tanker<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\udd4e A new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7248846\/2026\/05\/09\/megan-grant-ucla-softball-home-run-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">home run queen<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\ud83c\udf00 Canes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7266814\/2026\/05\/09\/hurricanes-flyers-nhl-playoffs-game-4-score-result-takeaways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sweep again<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h3><b>NBA: The last lottery of its kind<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>The NBA Draft Lottery is at 3 p.m. ET on ABC.\u00a0<strong>There will never be another like it.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This season\u2019s tanking was so egregious, and fan and media complaints about it were so loud, that the NBA is doing something about it. That the league will make some sort of reform to the lottery for 2027 appears certain. What that will\u00a0<em>be\u00a0<\/em>is less obvious, but the league\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7237953\/2026\/04\/28\/nba-draft-lottery-tanking-changes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seems to be moving toward<\/a>\u00a0a \u201c3-2-1\u201d system that awards varying numbers of lottery balls to teams that lose Play-In games (one ball), finish ninth or 10th in their conference (two), finish with the fourth- to 10th-worst record (three!) or finish bottom-three (just two, as an anti-tank incentive).<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container\">\n<div class=\"ad-wrapper article-treatment\">\n<div class=\"ad-slug-container\">\n<p class=\"ad-slug\">Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mid1\" data-position=\"mid1\" class=\"ad place-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Smart people can (and already do) disagree about this specific fix. Zach Harper\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7240549\/2026\/04\/29\/nba-lottery-reform-tanking-playoffs-nba-the-bounce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thinks the NBA\u2019s proposal is overly convoluted<\/a>. John Hollinger\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7251857\/2026\/05\/05\/nba-draft-lottery-reform-tanking-odds-overdue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thinks it\u2019s generally great<\/a>\u00a0and is \u201c<em>sooooo<\/em>\u00a0excited to look at the schedule on a random night in March and not write off half the games as a charade with a predetermined outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-pickem\">\n<p>Your mileage may vary here. But wherever the NBA settles, the current lottery setup is not long for this world. Today should be the last day of the bottom three teams (or their trade partners) sharing a 14 percent chance at the top pick, with 11 more teams getting progressively smaller chances at it. The teams with the best shot at taking advantage of the last lottery of the old world are\u00a0<strong>the Wizards, Pacers and Nets<\/strong>, followed by\u00a0<strong>the Jazz and Kings<\/strong>\u00a0in the 11.5 percent bracket. Of course, a handful of teams\u00a0<em>have\u00a0<\/em>won the lottery with low-single-digit odds.<\/p>\n<p>This lottery feels extremely sleazy because of the well-documented tankathon that has caused all this consternation in the first place. But not all prospective No. 1 pickers are created equal, so I asked Hollinger to weigh all of the candidates on the scales of justice.\u00a0<strong>Who would be the least honorable recipient? And who really deserves a break?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First, the worst:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udcac In a crowded competition for the least honorable team to win this lottery, we\u2019ll have to go with the Grizzlies<\/strong>, who went a quasi-respectable 20-33 with a -2.3 net rating before the All-Star break \u2026 and 5-24 with a -12.8 rating afterward. What\u2019s amazing is how the Grizzlies continued to ratchet up their awfulness as their lottery odds improved;\u00a0<strong>in their final 13 games, they lost by double digits twelve times, including a 46-point defeat to a Utah team that was itself tanking and basically starting random strangers off the street.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Totally unethical. Meanwhile \u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udcac The most honorable team to win obviously would be Indiana<\/strong>, whose year-end tanking was just as brazen as anyone else\u2019s (anybody seen Ivica Zubac?) but who\u00a0<strong>rebuilt itself into an NBA Finals team without tanking at all<\/strong>\u00a0before injuries to Tyrese Haliburton and other maladies sent them to the 2026 lottery.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Who will the winner take at No. 1? <\/strong>BYU wing AJ Dybantsa is the mock draft favorite right now, but it\u2019s Duke forward Cameron Boozer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7261627\/2026\/05\/08\/nba-draft-top-prospects-boozer-dybantsa-peterson-lottery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who leads Hollinger\u2019s top-15 ranking<\/a>. We\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3><b>News to Know<\/b><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"wp-caption-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2026\/05\/02154431\/USATSI_26350432-1024x731.jpg?width=1440&amp;quality=70&amp;auto=webp\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1028\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-credits\">\n<div class=\"inline-credits-container\">\n      <span class=\"credits-text\">Brett Rojo \/ Imagn Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>Grant makes softball history<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Last week, we told you how softball\u2019s 31-year-old single-season home run record was about to fall, with Oklahoma\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7201623\/2026\/04\/17\/oklahoma-softball-hitter-kendall-wells\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">freshman phenom Kendall Wells<\/a>\u00a0poised to break it. Turns out we were half right: Wells went five games without a homer and\u00a0<em>UCLA senior Megan Grant<\/em>\u00a0became the player to finally surpass former Arizona star Laura Espinoza, blasting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/B1Gsoftball\/status\/2053168898455806405?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">this no-doubter<\/a>\u00a0yesterday for No. 38. Grant was a reserve on the Bruins\u2019 championship-winning basketball team and is a cool story in her own right \u2014 Molly Keshin has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7248846\/2026\/05\/09\/megan-grant-ucla-softball-home-run-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more on \u201cChef Megan.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container\">\n<div class=\"ad-wrapper article-treatment\">\n<div class=\"ad-slug-container\">\n<p class=\"ad-slug\">Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mid2\" data-position=\"mid2\" class=\"ad place-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>Canes start these playoffs 8-0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This is proving to be a restful postseason for Carolina \u2014 in a good way. After Jackson Blake\u2019s overtime winner against the Flyers sealed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7266814\/2026\/05\/09\/hurricanes-flyers-nhl-playoffs-game-4-score-result-takeaways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a second straight series sweep<\/a>, it could be May 18 before they learn their Eastern Finals opponent (if Buffalo-Montreal goes seven, which feels possible). Fourth trip to the conference finals since 2019; a win would be their first in that span.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In other playoff action yesterday, the Thunder are verging on a back-to-back sweep of their own as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7266959\/2026\/05\/09\/lakers-thunder-nba-playoffs-game-3-score-result-takeaways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Lakers hit panic mode<\/a>. It seemed like it might be heading that way in Detroit-Cleveland, too, but\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7266347\/2026\/05\/09\/pistons-cavaliers-nba-playoffs-game-3-score-result-takeaways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Harden redeemed himself<\/a>\u00a0with a big fourth quarter and the Cavs pulled a game back. Likewise the Wild\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7267088\/2026\/05\/09\/wild-avalanche-nhl-playoffs-game-3-score-result-takeaways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">awoke<\/a>\u00a0in Game 3 against the Avs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>More News<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>One of baseball\u2019s greatest and most beloved managers,\u00a0<strong>Bobby Cox<\/strong>\u00a0died at 84. Make time for the colorful and touching memories shared\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/3678143\/2026\/05\/09\/bobby-cox-passed-away-death-atlanta-braves-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in this obit<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>So much for what looked and sounded like goodbye:\u00a0<strong>Steve Kerr\u00a0<\/strong>has agreed to two more years with the\u00a0<strong>Warriors<\/strong>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7266894\/2026\/05\/09\/steve-kerr-contract-extension-warriors-head-coach-nba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full story here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>In a Finals rematch, the visiting<strong>\u00a0Mercury\u00a0<\/strong>crushed the\u00a0<strong>Aces<\/strong>, 99-66. Not how you want\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7266665\/2026\/05\/09\/mercury-aces-alyssa-thomas-aja-wilson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">your ring day<\/a> to go.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Caitlin Clark\u00a0<\/strong>also made her return after missing most of last season to injury, rimming out a late game-tying 3-pointer in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7266388\/2026\/05\/09\/dallas-wings-indiana-fever-wnba-season-opener\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a barn-burner<\/a>\u00a0between the\u00a0<strong>Fever\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Wings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Guardians\u00a0<\/strong>acquired\u00a0<strong>Gold Glove catcher Patrick Bailey\u00a0<\/strong>from the\u00a0<strong>Giants<\/strong>\u00a0in a rare May trade. We\u2019ve got analysis for both\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7266280\/2026\/05\/09\/guardians-patrick-bailey-trade-catcher-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cleveland<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7266408\/2026\/05\/09\/giants-guardians-patrick-bailey-trade-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Minnesota United\u2019s James Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>era<\/strong>\u00a0is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7266802\/2026\/05\/09\/james-rodriguez-depart-minnesota-world-cup-star\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">set to end<\/a>\u00a0after the Colombian star made four\u00a0<strong>MLS<\/strong> appearances, one start.<\/li>\n<li><strong>President Trump<\/strong>\u2019s plan for a \u201cchampionship-level\u201d D.C. public golf course took a step forward amid legal battles.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7264938\/2026\/05\/09\/dc-golf-courses-trump-administration-deal\/?source=emp_shared_article&amp;unlocked_article_code=1.hFA.QjiX.VJK0EjIE8LY9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Find more news here 24\/7<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3><b>Clouded judgment<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7267220\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2026\/05\/10004032\/ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter.gif\" alt><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Robbed by the fog?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Vanderbilt hit what possibly should\u2019ve been a go-ahead home run in the top of the ninth against Missouri late Friday, but Braden Holcomb\u2019s shot got\u00a0<em>lost in heavy fog<\/em>\u00a0and was ultimately ruled a ground-rule double. The game was suspended and the Commodores \u2014 in jeopardy of missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time in two decades \u2014 lost 8-7 when it resumed yesterday.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7265248\/2026\/05\/09\/vanderiblt-missouri-home-run-fog-holcomb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"top-league-content-root\"><\/div>\n<p>    {&#8220;endpoint&#8221;:&#8221;https:\/\/api-prd-nyt.theathletic.com\/graphql&#8221;}<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3><b>Watch Guide<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa\u00a0<strong>EPL: West Ham vs. Arsenal<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>11:30 a.m. ET on USA<br \/>\n<\/strong>Seven of the 20 Premier League teams are in London. That\u2019s meant\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7245662\/2026\/05\/02\/arsenal-london-derbies-premier-league-title\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a string of emotional derbies<\/a>\u00a0for Arsenal as they chase the title. Another against Crystal Palace still looms.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa\u00a0<strong>NBA: Knicks at 76ers, Game 4<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>3:30 p.m. ET on ABC<br \/>\n<\/strong>New York can sweep its way into the Eastern Conference Finals. Either way, this series has reached \u201cmatter of time\u201d territory.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa\u00a0<strong>NHL: Sabres at Canadiens, Game 3<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>7 p.m. ET on ESPN<br \/>\n<\/strong>Montreal put a 5-1 beating on the Sabres at home in Game 2 to even the series. This series is becoming a depth and goaltending test; neither team has a player in the top 11 in playoff scoring.<\/p>\n<p><i><span>Get tickets to games like this <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/stubhub.prf.hn\/l\/jXBQP09\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><i><span>here<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3><strong>Pulse Picks<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"wp-caption-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/athletic\/uploads\/wp\/2026\/04\/30143922\/0000_Base3x23.png?width=1440&amp;quality=70&amp;format=auto\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1040\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-credits\">\n<div class=\"inline-credits-container\">\n      <span class=\"credits-text\">Illustration: Dan Goldfarb \/ The Athletic; Ezra Shaw \/ Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Most-shared by\u00a0<\/strong><strong><em>Athletic<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u00a0readers last week:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Kobe Bryant used to meditate for at least 15 minutes every day.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7243788\/2026\/05\/01\/kobe-bryant-meditation-nba-mindfulness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I tried it for a week<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Is Padres closer Mason Miller\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7244775\/2026\/05\/01\/mason-miller-stats-padres-closer-mlb-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the most unhittable pitcher<\/a>\u00a0who ever lived?<\/li>\n<li>Sabres fans\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7242424\/2026\/04\/30\/buffalo-sabres-fans-sing-o-canada-national-anthem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stepped in to save \u201cO Canada,<\/a>\u201d raising the bar on what anthems are about<\/li>\n<li>John Sterling, legendary Yankees broadcaster,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/6021156\/2026\/05\/04\/john-sterling-obituary-yankees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dies at age 87<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A hot dog is selling for $100 at the Miami Grand Prix.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7249668\/2026\/05\/03\/caviar-hot-dog-100-dollars-f1-miami-gp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">But what does it taste like?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 Tip: Subscribers can share articles with anyone to read for free.<\/p>\n<p>My pick is a New Orleans flex. Sometimes this city can make everyday life a struggle, but then you get to drive 2 miles and attend Jazz Fest, which attracts people from all over the world. If you ever get a chance to come, do it. And have a mango freeze with me. \u2014 Chris Branch<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container\">\n<div class=\"ad-wrapper article-treatment\">\n<div class=\"ad-slug-container\">\n<p class=\"ad-slug\">Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mid3\" data-position=\"mid3\" class=\"ad place-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>From Jayson Stark\u2019s latest Weird &amp; Wild: Don Mattingly is one of only five men in history who have won both an MVP award and a Manager of the Year award. Can you name the other four?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7262439\/2026\/05\/08\/red-sox-phillies-manager-firings-munetaka-murakami-white-sox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Answers here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The many flaws of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7263445\/2026\/05\/08\/fifa-world-cup-jerseys-collectibles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FIFA\u2019s $375 World Cup host city jerseys<\/a>, as explained by Brooks Peck.<\/p>\n<p>Microwave nachos, basically, but specifically Trader Joe\u2019s shredded Unexpected Cheddar on Lay\u2019s. And pile it on. \u2014 Matt Piper<\/p>\n<p>Worth revisiting from earlier this week: In an era of fanflation,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7256889\/2026\/05\/06\/fanflation-nwsl-best-value-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is the NWSL the best value in sports<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to our Dan Shanoff for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7258483\/2026\/05\/06\/wnba-youtube-ion-caitlin-clark-moneycall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reminding me<\/a>\u00a0to switch my YouTube TV to the cheaper Sports Plan. \u2014 Jason Kirk<\/p>\n<p>If you want a quick read on why the \u201cAI is bleeping scary\u201d reality is reaching D.C.,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/10\/briefing\/claude-mythos-preview.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">start here<\/a>. More? Yes, that\u2019s Mythos, busting out of a digital sandbox and emailing its \u201cmaster\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/04\/08\/mythos-system-card\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">bragging<\/a>\u00a0that it was rogue. Space Odyssey HAL 9000 stuff. \ud83d\ude2c \u2014 Chris Sprow<\/p>\n<p><strong>Most-clicked in the newsletter yesterday<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cooking.nytimes.com\/recipes\/1023552-sheet-pan-grilled-cheese?unlocked_article_code=1.g1A.352d.Gd5nXEyGNiuk&amp;smid=share-url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sheet-pan grilled cheese<\/a>. \ud83e\uddc0<\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83d\udceb That\u2019s all for now! Say hello at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:thepulse@theathletic.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span>thepulse@theathletic.com<\/span><\/a><span>, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5803046\/2025\/12\/31\/the-athletic-newsletters-sign-up\/\"><span>check out our other newsletters<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pulse Newsletter \ud83d\udce3 | This is The Athletic\u2019s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning to all, especially our moms in Pittsburgh and Utah. 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