NBA? Who Cares?

I like sports. I like watching good competition on TV. Most of what pretends to be good competition on TV isn't. So...when the NHL struck out last season I didn't even miss the assorted playoff games I might have watched.

Today, on the FoxNews web page, I copied off the following stories being promoted:

Amazon Deforestation Worsened in 2004
Flood Cuts Off, Cripples Alaska Town
NBA Labor Talks Collapse
Kansas Cops: Bank Robbery Suspect Shot
Another Charge for Wendy's Finger Finder
Dad Charged With Beating Softball Coach
Iran VP: We Won't Nix Nuke Program
Report: U.S. Must Change Tack in Arab World
Pregnant Student Defies Graduation Ban
Woman Claims Koran Desecration
Trump: Twin Towers Should Be Rebuilt
Cops: Boy Killed Parents, Went to Prom
Pit Bull Kills Toddler in West Virginia
Study: Champions Usually Wear Red
Fifth Grader Takes Gun From Pre-Schooler
Israel, Palestinians Trade Attacks
Uzbek Rebel Leader Wants Islamic State
Apologetic GI Gets 6 Months for Iraq Abuse
FBI: Grenade at Bush Rally Could've Exploded

Somehow, the "NBA Labor Talks Collapse" story looked really out of place among the other stories. That and the "Study: Champions Usually Wear Red." Does anybody really care? People killing each other, spreading hatred, carrying guns to school, criminal convictions, attempted assassination of the president....and the NBA? You've got to be kidding!

The NBA is all about big, athletic men and rich owners making lots of money.

The other stories tell of life and death.

It's good that most newspapers still keep the sports on a separate section or else they would look out of place there, too!