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My God, when do the Olympics finally end?

I can’t stand the Olympics.  Two-plus weeks (not to mention the lead-up) of blowhard, overly patriotic coverage of athletic events most of us would pass on in favor of a good made-for-TV movie if we didn’t feel obliged to “support the country.”  But I don’t care.  The Olympics are just not my cup of tea.

What really gets me into a rage is all the people who suddenly care about gymnastics and hurdles and kayaking and equestrian and pole vaulting and high jumping and—deep breath—any other event that the United States has a remote shot at winning a med...

Call them the greatest tandem of athletes to ever join forces on a single team in the NBA, but there’s no denying the group of LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade have a knack for drumming up controversy.

“It’s a lot of things you do for the Olympics — a lot of jerseys you sell,” Wade was quoted as saying in post-practice interview on Wednesday.  ”We play the whole summer. I do think guys should be compensated. Just like I think college players should be compensated as well. Unfortunately, it’s not there. But I think it should be something, you know, there for it.”

Wade’s views mirrored ...