Greetings from the sports desk located somewhere below decks of the Good Pirate Ship RedState. At present, my alleged associates Sammy the Shark and Karl the Kraken are far too hard at work to finish any writing.
Looks like you’re stuck with me, kids.
I mentioned in my August 14 post about the WNBA expansion franchise Golden State Valkyries that the WNBA hung a “gone fishin’” sign on its headquarters’ front door during the now-concluded Paris Olympics. So did NASCAR, albeit for different reasons. NBC, which holds broadcast rights for the second half of the NASCAR season, was too busy televising the Olympics to concern itself with the roundy rounds. Thus, NASCAR had two consecutive weekends off. No, North Carolina did not declare a state of emergency during this racing drought.
As the Olympics were winding down, NASCAR wound itself up and returned to action at Richmond…
