By Jim Coffman and Steve Rhodes
Bullyproofing racists. Plus: Olympic Gold; The Collapse Of College Basketball?; The Cubs Are Set!; Bulls Tank You Very Much; Sad Blackhawks Season Gets Sadder; and Sitton Spin.
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SHOW NOTES
* 189.
* Those ESPN commercials.
* Scythe.
* Going up?
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1:30: Stevie Sunshine’s Good Deed.
* Black Chicago Blackhawk Reacts To Racist Blackhawks Fans.
* Rosenbloom: Thanks, Blackhawks Fans And Tribune Readers.
* Bullyproofing: See the items Calling All Victims and Woolly Bully.
* Eig: Violent, Unhappy And Brief – The Life Of A School Bully.
* The PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing.
* “Some people are still not used to the notion that protest is an act of patriotism.”
* A Long History Of Protest For Black Athletes.
18:15: Olympic Gold.
FAM. SHE FAKED UP TOP, WENT LEFT, THEN PULLED IT BACK TO THE RIGHT AND SENT THE GOALIE BACK TO THE LAND OF KETCHUP CHIPS AND TIM HORTONS. pic.twitter.com/LWwHR9E7ij
— aaron washington (@theaaronwash) February 22, 2018
The story behind Jocelyne Lamoureux’s ‘Oops, I Did It Again’ shootout move that gave the U.S. Olympic gold https://t.co/moyCFHn4em pic.twitter.com/V9XPXnQw81
— Grand Forks Herald (@gfherald) February 23, 2018
* Team USA’s ‘Rejects’ Are Ready To Win Curling Gold.
* New York Times: Can a Canadian Carry Off Bollywood Style? Justin Trudeau Finds Out.
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets the USA Women’s Hockey Team pic.twitter.com/GnBfkoPEjM
— Denlesks (@Denlesks) February 23, 2018
* New York Times: U.S. Ends Cross-Country Drought With Gold Medal. (Video here; go to 4:00 for the final push.)
* Here Comes Diggins!
* New Yorker: How Much Yelling Do We Need In Our Olympics Coverage?
* America’s biathlon.
With all the guns and shootings we have in America I feel like the US should be dominating the Olympic biathlon… 🔫⛷
— Matt Gerold (@MattGerold) February 23, 2018
Powerful words from America’s Olympic athletes about how guns and regulations can co-exist. | U.S. Biathlon Team Speaks Out For Gun Control https://t.co/tZgncotO7v
— Christine Schilke (@WriteOnPt) February 22, 2018
* Are Virtue And Moir Fucking Or What?
From December:
* Ice dance gold.
* It’s Been A Milestone Olympics For Openly Gay Athletes.
* CNBC: Olympic Skier Who Became An Internet Sensation For Mediocrity: I Didn’t Scam My Way Into The Games.
38:26: The Collapse Of College Basketball?
* Yahoo: Exclusive: Federal Documents Detail Sweeping Potential NCAA Violations Involving High-Profile Players, Schools.
* Related: Many Athletes Who Chase Olympic Glory Face Harsh Financial Reality.
43:26: The Cubs Are Set!
* Tribune: Ben Zobrist Feels Good About His Health.
(Then misses three workouts with a back.)
* BenZo!
* Leading off.
* Lester misses Lackey.
* Darvish overly impresses new teammates.
* Haugh: Out Of Thin Air, Tyler Chatwood Hardly A Fifth Wheel For The Cubs.
1:06:10: Bulls Tank You Very Much.
* CBS Sports: The Bulls Pulled Off An All-Time Tanking Loss Thursday Against The Sixers.
1:08:01: Sad Blackhawks Season Gets Sadder.
1:08:52: Sitton Spin.
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STOPPAGE: 11:08
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Posted on February 23, 2018