Daily Circuit Blog

Taking in all the sporting news this year from horrific (Penn State), to the local (Vikings stadium), to the good (Title IX's 40th anniversary), I couldn't help think that discussing sports' connective role in our culture for better or worse is worthy of discussion.
"One moment he is the bête noire of the left, a right-wing legal hack who lied about being a neutral umpire, and the next he is a profile in courage, rising above petty partisanship to do the right thing."