What a week we just finished in the world of sports.
In rapid fire, the sports world was hit by the Michael Vick dogfighting charges, revelations that an NBA official might have shaved points in games under pressure from mobsters and more doping allegations in the Tour de France.
Even what should be a feel-good story – the chase to break one of baseball’s most hallowed records – is marred by the steroid controversy.
Sports used to be an escape from the real world.
As my friend and colleague Ron Montri asked in his column in Sunday’s Evening News, when will the sports pages go back to being about sports?