The problem with winter sports is that -- follow me closely here -- they generally take place in winter.

Sharks are as tough as those football fans who take their shirts off during games in Chicago in January, only more intelligent.

The problem with winter sports is that - follow me closely here - they generally take place in winter.

I have seen women walk right past a TV set with a football game on and - this always amazes me - not stop to watch, even if the TV is showing replays of what we call a "good hit," which is a tackle that causes at least one major internal organ to actually fly out of a player's body.