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Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands, center and gold medal, Femke Kok of the Netherlands, left and silver medal, and Japan's Miho Takagi, right and bronze medal, pose on the podium of the women's 1,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands, center and gold medal, Femke Kok of the Netherlands, left and silver medal, and Japan's Miho Takagi, right and bronze medal, pose on the podium of the women's 1,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

By Jay Greeson February 11, 2026 8 min read

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No more football — sigh

Everyone take a post-football deep breath and look around.

Winter Olympics. Pitchers and catchers were reporting. We’re a month (or so) from Selection Sunday in college hoops. Golf goes to Pebble Beach this weekend to play one of the iconic venues the grand ol’ game has. The NBA is there too. Allegedly.

So what’s on the checklist that is outside the realm of spinning stats and barbs about any and all misbehaving rabbits? Glad I asked.