Sports Fact & Book Rec of the Day 3/11/2011

3/11/1979:
Randy Holt of the Los Angeles Kings needs only one period to rack up an NHL record 67 minutes in penalties during a 6-3 loss to the Flyers in Philadelphia. After picking up a minor penalty early in the game, Holt fights Philadelphia's Frank Bathe at 14:58 of the first period, resulting in 20 minutes in penalties. At the end of the first period, he feels he's the victim of a cheap shot from Ken Linseman of the Flyers and tries to settle the score, sparking a bench-clearing brawl. He's assessed another 45 minutes in penalties, including a triple game misconduct, bringing his total to 67.

Birthdays:
Louise Brough b. 1923
Doc Ellis b. 1945
Bobby Abreu b. 1974
Shawn Springs b. 1975
Elton Brand b. 1979

Packers Fact:
Second-round draft choice Jordy Nelson caught 33 passes, including 2 for touchdowns, in his rookie season in 2008.

ON QUESTIONS WE OFTEN BROOD ABOUT

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Were you traumatized when you were a sperm?

in an article by Juliet Yelverton of the Healing Waters Sanctuary, as quoted in South West Connection magazine

CHANGE YOURSELF,
AND FORTUNE WILL
CHANGE WITH YOU.

—Portuguese proverb

COMPULSIVE READING

With a journalist’s swift precision, Sharon Waxman paints the colorful stories of some infamous art frauds and heists and the people and bureaucratic-legal tangles involved. Governments toppling or at war; shady underworld figures; strident museum curators—all haggling over marbles, statuary, contents of tombs, and architectural elements from sites of incalculable cultural importance. Marvelous gossip and significant history all in one.

LOOT: THE BATTLE OVER THE STOLEN TREASURE OF THE ANCIENT WORLD, by Sharon Waxman (Times Books, 2008)