Hittin the Links: Celts, Sox Lose, Wooden dies, and an Oil Spill. Is the World Ending?

The big story, of course, is the Celtics disappointing play in Game 1 in L.A. last night.  More on their lackluster effort, K.G.’s creaky knees, terrible NBA refereeing, and David Spade’s cocaine addiction later. In case you’ve got a Boston sports quiz coming up, the box score in the 102-89 loss.

In other sad news from L.A. the winningest coach in basketball history, 99-year old John Wooden is apparently in grave condition in an L.A. hospital, according to the L.A. Times.

The oil spill in the Gulf is real, people. Check out this depressing Washing Post cover.  I can watch 3D television, shower on a plane, and watch streaming episodes of Jersey Shore, but we can’t stop millions of tons of oil from destroying the planet.  If you’re not outraged click here (via @RichardDeitsch).

Time to hoard canned goods and start boiling the hot molten lava like in Terminator 2: we’re developing technology so your computer can get to know you better. You’re telling me the robots haven’t already won?  Cool quick read from Time on how Pandora/Netflix/Etc. work.

Oh yeah, Sports!  Oakland beat the Sox 9-8 at Fenway in yesterday’s day game after receiving a little help from Sox third-base coach Tim Bogar, writes the Herald’s Michael Silverman.  Manny Delcarmen’s been a little lucky this year, the luck ran out yesterday, writes the Globe’s Amalie Benjamin.

Tags: end of days, John Wooden, oil spill, the machine war