WE NEED some accessible winter sports.(Shutterstock).

In the Tribune’s modest but scrappy sports section, you may ask, why is there not much coverage of the Winter Olympics?

Easy answer. Because I watched just a few minutes of TV coverage of the events and came to a conclusion: I can’t do any of those things.

I can’t ice-skate, I can’t snowboard or play curling (which I have no idea how to play). And so on.
So my point here is that there must be some people like me who could relate more to winter sports if they came from everyday experiences.

For example, throwing snowballs. There is a rich background in American history for this. Angry patriots threw snowballs at Redcoats in 1773, leading to the infamous Boston Massacre, and triggering (partially) the American Revolution.

Making winter snowmen is also well-established, and there’s even a song dedicated to it, “Frosty the Snowman.”

And let’s not forget the beautiful art of ice sculpture, the chilly Minnesota hobby of ice fishing (as opposed to the Minnesota protests of ICE fishing) and the most dangerous event of all: shoveling the walk. Cardiologists will be be standing by.

Now, that’s the kind of Winter Olympics I’d watch.

We Will Miss You, Tony: The acquisition of Anthony Rendon by the Angels is now widely-regarded as the worst trade in baseball history.

He’s gone from the Halo dugout – not that he spent much time there, as he was injured more or less non-stop – and that seems to be good news.

But the team is still on the hook for $38 million. Ah, Tony … you may be departed, but that contract is the gift that keeps on giving. Or taking.