Reno Gazette-Journal columnist Chris Murray has been known to be a bit wordy, so we're giving him 1,000 words (no more than that) to share his thoughts from the week that was in the world of sports.
* I HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THE national anthem debate that has gripped the sports world – and to some degree the entire country – over the last year: stop playing The Star-Spangled Banner before sports events. There was a time when the anthem wasn’t played prior to games. It was actually rare prior to World War II.