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Mike Vorkunov, curator February 2, 2017
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It's telling that in trying to make the public case for his HALL OF FAME enshrinement, former NFL commissioner PAUL TAGLIABUE is apologizing for his disregard of the concussion problem two decades ago. You can draw a line from his words then to the NFL's posture on concussions now. But is Tagliabue just making amends for prior mistakes or undermining the NFL's stance on an issue that the league has often denied or downplayed?... The machines have called our bluff... COCA COLA is getting into the E-Sports game... Is BAYLOR's recruiting class a feel-good story of perseverance or proof that in college sports no sin is too large to overcome with enough salesmanship?... The fax machine is the cockroach of college football. It will outlive us all... STEVE KERR is a fan of the WASHINGTON POST’s STYLE section... What a road we’ve traveled together... DONALD TRUMP will sign DOUG FLUTIE and MEXICO will pay for it!... The NFL’s stance on PRESIDENT TRUMP’s immigration executive order: "What you talkin’ bout WILLIS?"... ESPN has a wonderful six-part series on the national anthem. The anthem has different meanings for different people and the series looks into a song that has been under scrutiny over the last few months... Two weeks is not enough time for the media to get into all those important SUPER BOWL storylines... “Who’s got a better body, me or TOM BRADY?”... We can't even rely on Super Bowl commercials to give us a break from the real world... Then again, this Super Bowl ad held up pretty well... VINCE CARTER: old man, still amazing.

Mike Vorkunov, curator

February 2, 2017