Box Score 4/6: You'd think the Lakers would be better at tanking by now

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Good morning and welcome to the YB Box Score, what we're reading while waiting for the Lakers to learn how to lose at the end of the season in a constructive manner. (Sports, where sometimes losing is a good thing.) 

Happy birthday to Tim Hasselbeck, Olaf Kolzig and Bert Blyleven. On this date in 1977 the Kingdome opened in Seattle. The hosting Mariners lost to the Angels by a score of 7-0 in front of a home crowd of nearly 58,000 fans. 

Daily brain workout

Name the career franchise leaders in batting and pitching stats for the Seattle Mariners.

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Around the league

• With all the back and forth over the 2018 Winter Games, why don't NHL players have the Olympics guaranteed in CBA? [Puck Daddy]
• 'You can't give in': Monty Williams talks about life after tragically losing his wife. [SI] 
• Knicks owner James Dolan seems to have a good rapport with the fans. [Deadspin]

Misery doesn't just have company, it has fans