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Box Score 5/12: A failure to launch

By YB Staff | Last updated 5/12/17

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Good morning and welcome to the YB Box Score, what we're reading while asking our local dairy to put James Harden's 'MISSING' notification on the side of cartons.

Happy birthday today to Steve Smith, Josh Phelps , Jason Kyle and Tony Hawk . On date in 1970 Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs hit his 500th home run.

Daily brain workout

Quiz: Name every player in NFL history who had their number retired.

YB ICYMI

Where it went wrong: Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2 exits.
As No. 2 gets retired in the Bronx this weekend, Derek Jeter remains one of a kind.
Preview time! The NHL Western Conference Final: A battle of teams exorcising playoff demons and the NHL Eastern Conference Final: the defending champs have a tough foe in the underdog.
On Kaepernick, Peter King is once again the NFL’s useful fool.

Around the league

James Harden played his worst when the Rockets needed him most. [Yahoo]
FC Barcelona announced plans to be first European club to field NWSL team in the US. [Excelle Sports]
Zack Greinke is back, and just in time for the D-Backs.

As if Kobe wasn't already the GOAT, he now probably knows how the whole 'Game of Thrones' thing ends too

Learning about the art of story from one of my muses today. Thank you @GRRMspeaking #muse #musecage pic.twitter.com/8ujSrkKJ7h
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) May 12, 2017