Now that the Summer Olympics bubble burst, how are you handling the withdrawal effects?  Well, the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics begin in 543 days.  Cortina d'Apezzo is 270 miles from Milan.  Interestingly enough, the following Winter Olympics returns to France in 2030, with some events scheduled for Turin, Italy.  They had no competitors.  What happened to the Orient or the Americas or the Southern Hemisphere?  The very first one was held a century ago, 1924, in France (Chamonix).  The USA has hosted four times, with Salt Lake City the most recently in 2002. What more can be said about the Paris Summer Olympics?  If American women were their own nation, they would have come in third behind the USA and China, even with the loss of Jordan Chiles' bronze medal. Did you know that in the very  final event of these Olympics, the USA women's basketball team beat host France, 67-66, for the gold ? 36-year old Steph Curry is why the USA men's basket...

The problem with the Summer Olympics being in France is that many TV stations surprise you with who won.  I've found MSNBC and CNN to be especially efficient at this.  I said yesterday that France's Victor Wembanyama is 7'6".  Nope, only 7'4".  There have been taller players in the NBA: 7'7"  Gheorghe Muresan and Manute Bol, although maybe Bol might not quite have been up there, and was only 200 pounds. 7'6"  Shawn Bradley, Tacko Fall, Slavko Vranes and Yao Ming, although maybe he was only 7'5". I'm watching the France-USA gold medal basketball game, but won't tell you who won, or even who is leading.  But can I mention someone named Steph Curry?  He is only the 8th best 3-point shooter ever in the NBA at 43%.  You know who is #1?  Steve Kerr, with 45.4%, and coach of the Team USA. NBC has not been entirely clear on which events will be covered by your NBC, USA or Peacock channels on the final day, Sunday.  Best I can tell, t...