Rick Reilly wrote a column imagining the practices of Congress applied to sports, specifically the Super Bowl. He then presented a scenario in which the officials walk out onto the field next Sunday and announce the 49ers the winners. The decision has been made, they say, there is no reason to play the game.
The impeachment trial and the Australian Open are going on simultaneously. They both make for riveting TV, though with the tennis you don't know how it will end.
Joe Burrow, in his Heisman Trophy speech, shed a light on the poverty in his home state of Ohio. Last night, in his MVP speech, he listed the people who were a part of the victory, and included the university’s food workers.
I'm giving up cereal for the rest of the year because I can't bear the thought of another bowl.
Congratulations to the World Series champion Washington Nationals. I'm already looking forward to the first Nats-Astros spring training game at their shared facility in West Palm Beach. In the meantime, I suspect we'll see an investigation by Malcolm Gladwell into the phenomenon of the away-field advantage.