Tough few weeks for the sports world

Barry Bonds is chasing Hank Aaron's home run record, but he's shadowed by strong rumors of steroid use. Tony LaRussa of the St. Louis Cardinals gets a DUI during spring training. Kris Chambers, wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins, gets a DUI just a week or two ago. Tank Johnson of the Chicago Bears spends a couple of months in jail. Michael Vick might well be heavily involved in dogfighting and other animal cruelty. Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, who makes untold millions playing for the team, whines for weeks about wanting to be traded. And now there are rumors that an NBA referee bet on games. Just yesterday I took part in a teaching workshop in which we talked a lot about young "millential" students (college students who entered higher education in 2000 or later) and how cynical they are. Their cynicism can be fed by lots of things these days. UPDATE: and what would the Tour de France be, without allegations of drug use? And today PETA seeks to sack Michael Vick. While it now appears the Falcons and the NFL are seriously considering asking Vick to take a "leave of absence" (read: miss the entire 2007 season).