“What is truth?’’ said Pontius Pilate, who coached Class A ball in the Roman Empire.
It’s an excellent question, especially when it comes to big-time sports, where lying is done so enthusiastically, you’d think bonus money was attached to it.
I ask because the past few days featured comments by Bears general manager Ryan Pace and Bulls coach Jim Boylen that have been put on a microscope slide and analyzed for traces of truth.
Let’s start with Pace, who works in the NFL, an institution that has a “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Even Think About It’’ policy attached to just about everything.