Loved JAMES ANDREW MILLER's oral history of PARDON THE INTERRUPTION. One of my favorite shows. Spent much of my high school days with it on each evening. Drove my mom nuts. She always asked why TONY KORNHEISER and MICHAEL WILBON were screaming at each other. Two middle-aged sportswriters bantering and bickering on TV about sports turned into a foundational show at ESPN. Who would've expected that? Apparently, a lot of ESPN execs didn't -- MARK SHAPIRO pitched it but it didn't get accepted until he became head of programming. MAYBE SPORTS REPORTERS was its predecessor -- squawking sports writers, close enough -- but that show never felt right. Felt like it was too old. Too staid. Like a generation ago. Wilbon and Kornheiser weren't like them, even if they were peers. They were fun and flighty and irreverent. Production-wise, there's a legacy: rundowns and antagonistic talking heads. But nothing has matched PTI. The oral history podcast does a fantastic job recounting the show's history, its beginning and why Kornheiser and Wilbon made such a fantastic duo together. Sixteen-plus years later, it's still on, a testament to how well that show continues to work... Is blackmail a strong argument to win public funding for sports stadiums? The CHARLOTTE OBSERVER's MARK WASHBURN makes that case. Pay for the PANTHERS' new stadium or else. Or else the Panthers might move. Will move. How much is civic pride worth? The Panthers are on the market since owner JERRY RICHARDSON announced he's selling after accusations of racist remarks and sexual harassment. New owners means uncertainty. Uncertainty can lead to chaos. Uncertainty about where a team goes can lead to threats for city governments to pay up. Will Charlotte feel the strain to pay for a new stadium? The process already sounds broken... From dopers to sign-stealers to football-deflaters, sports is littered with famous cheaters. But where do you draw the line? Where does ultra-competitiveness and ingenuity end and cheating begin? SportsSET: "It's Only Cheating If You Get Caught"... Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night... All the feels... Book the parade in BROOKLYN.