Olympics Round-Up; Olympic Marketing with Paul Swangard; Kyle Denney; “The Baseball Uncyclopedia”; Letters; Olympics and More with Charlie Pierce; Blind Wrestlers

It’s a good thing that the authors of The Baseball Uncyclopedia, Michael Kun and Howard Bloom, are both lawyers, just in case they and their publisher (Emmis Books) are sued by MacMillan, the publisher of The Baseball Encyclopedia.

If there’s one thing we should learn from the Olympics…

Torino Update; The Boston Speed Skating Club; NBA All-Star Game; Las Vegas; Commentary; Torino, Terriers and More with Charlie Pierce; Bob Knight: The Unauthorized Biography

When I spoke with Steve Delsohn and Mark Heisler, they maintained that they’d never intended to write Coach Bob Knight a valentine, and wouldn’t have done so even if their biography had been authorized.

We all complain that t.v.’s presentation of the Olympics is long on commercials, longer on contrived stories, and short on actual competition. But sometimes, for drama, the tales leading up to the events are beating the struggle for the gold.

Olympic Preview; Building a Better Brand; The Great One’s Gambling Headache; B.U. Women’s Hockey; Gambling and More with Charlie Pierce; Commentary; Ryan St. Onge

Some football disappointments are harder to take than others.

Super Bowl Picks with Paul Attner; Betting on the Super Bowl; Wedded to the Game; Super Bowl Haiku; Super Bowl and More with Charlie Pierce; Letters; The Super Bowl of Birding

Sunday’s game may feature great catches, unfortunate fumbles, and bad calls. In fact, it almost certainly will.