corporate sponsors or organising committees; they belong to all of us. If sports leaders don’t see this as their job, fine, but please at least drop the slogans.

A GRIP ON SPORTS • Of all the days of the week, Thursday may have the least cachet. Think about it. The weekend days are rock stars. Monday is hated. Tuesday has tacos. Wednesday? The hump.

The veteran sharpshooter also came up with a catchy motto to counteract any concerns about the team's current size disadvantage. "High school ... That's what it feels like sometimes, because we're ...