Many an arm chair athlete has probably thought the one winter Olympic event he/she could compete in would be curling. Brings to mind a joke a comedian once made on a late show: "I could compete in the Olympics. "Which event would that be?" "It's the one with the broom."
But here's something that really does raise a chuckle: A Russian curler tested positive for doping. See Russian Curler's 'B' Sample Confirms Doping Result; Bronze Medal In Jeopardy. The sport must be harder than it looks.
Meanwhile, speaking of drugs. Here's a point of view that will get drowned out by the media flood of anti-gun activists: Guns and school shootings: The dirty and deadly big secret. The "secret" exposed is the commonly prescribed psychotropic drugs for unruly young boys. Now there's a doping case that should bear some scrutiny.
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9:00 AM 2/21/2018
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