Session 57: Phase 0 — Kill the Lies (2309 tests)

Work-order Phase 0 (Jul 10 live audit): every fabricated UI element deleted
or rewired to real data. Deletion sprint — no new product features.

0.1 Fake NBA game: root cause was scheduleService fetching the ESPN
    scoreboard with no ?dates= param or date filter — off-season ESPN
    returns the NEAREST slate (Jun 13 NYK@SA Finals rendered as tonight).
    Now pinned to the requested ET date + defensive filter; undated events
    dropped. Honest month-aware per-sport empty states (lib/emptyState.js).
0.2 Fake header counters: liveTick stripped to a bare 1s pulse (the
    auto-incrementing "247 graded", sin-driven brain-%, aPlus/cascades are
    dead). New GET /api/snapshot/summary (cache-only, before /:sport) +
    Next proxy; HeartbeatBar shows the real graded count and SYNC =
    elapsed since the last pipeline run (amber past 5 min).
0.3 Ticker: hardcoded fallback items deleted (real snapshot exhaust only);
    MOVE kept — computeLineDeltas is real movement. <4 real items → no
    ticker; bar publishes --ticker-h so the fixed header collapses cleanly.
0.4 /terminal retired: route redirects to /dashboard; VVI/injury-wire/
    leaders layouts preserved unrouted as §12 content-engine templates.
    Nav PRIMARY = Slate/Scan/Ledger; BottomTabBar Terminal→Explore; PWA
    shortcut Terminal→Ledger; #terminal alias → /dashboard.
0.5 ›Query nav pill deleted (duplicate /scan link).

Backend 2289 → 2309 tests (199 suites), web build exit 0.
Spec: specs/phase-0-kill-the-lies.md. Next: work-order Phase 1 (ledger
persistence + settlement).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

web/src/components/Slate.tsx

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import VyndrGameCard, { type GameCardData } from '@/components/vyndr/GameCard';
 import type { SlateSport, GameLines, GameStreak } from '@/components/GameCard';
 import { PropRowProp, Tier } from '@/components/PropRow';
 import { isRelevantGame, detectBestLines, indexGrades, indexDeltas, buildPlayerStripsFromProps, formatGameTime, buildPitcherMap, pitchersForGameTeams } from '@/lib/slateAdapter';
+import { emptyStateCopy } from '@/lib/emptyState';
 import { useAuth } from '@/contexts/AuthContext';
 // Session 23 — all-day intelligence layer. The stat filter is the
 // navigation system; streaks + hot lists layer ON TOP of the odds the
@@ -606,7 +607,9 @@ export default function Slate({ initialTab = 'all', tier = 'free', preferredBook
       <div
         style={{
           position: 'sticky',
-          top: 122, // clears nav (60) + ticker (32) + heartbeat (30) — Session 38
+          // Clears nav (60) + heartbeat (30) + the dynamic ticker (Session 57:
+          // --ticker-h is 32px only when the ticker has ≥4 real items).
+          top: 'calc(90px + var(--ticker-h, 0px))',
           zIndex: 5,
           background: 'var(--bg-0, #0A0A0F)',
           paddingTop: 12,
@@ -805,7 +808,17 @@ export default function Slate({ initialTab = 'all', tier = 'free', preferredBook
               </a>
             </>
           ) : (
-            <p>No games published yet today. Check back closer to first pitch / tip-off / kickoff.</p>
+            // Session 57 (Phase 0) — honest per-sport empty copy (spec §6):
+            // off-season sports name their return window; in-season = off-day.
+            (() => {
+              const { title, body } = emptyStateCopy(tab);
+              return (
+                <>
+                  <p style={{ fontWeight: 700, color: 'var(--text-primary, #EDEDF2)', marginBottom: 6 }}>{title}</p>
+                  <p>{body}</p>
+                </>
+              );
+            })()
           )}
         </div>
       )}