. . . on the Olympic parade. I know these issues were settled long ago, so I’m about to do the equivalent of griping about the three-point shot, but: Federer and Murray were in the finals of Wimbledon. Two seconds later, they were in the finals of the Olympics. What’s the point of having an Olympics? Why do we need yet another professional event? What the heck are our NBA stars doing in the Olympics? What’s the point of the Olympics?

Okay, I’m done. (Yeah, yeah, I know: badminton, gymnastics, etc. I’m just talkin’ . . .)