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Paul Daugherty's The Morning Line: How was assaulting a referee ever acceptable?

Cincinnati basketball coach John Brannen talks Bearcats' win versus Wichita State on Sunday. Cincinnati Enquirer

Paraphrasing Sonny and Cher – and who doesn’t do that regularly, boys and girls? – And the Hate Goes on. The Hate Goes On. . .

Remember when sports was an escape from our lousy lives and not just another part of our lousy lives? Me, neither, but that’s beside the point. Whether we’re threatening MLB players with death or screaming irrationally at a high school basketball referee, our ire is on fire.

It’s partly the times in which we live.