We interrupt what would be yet another Olympic recap for breaking news:

Mike Tyson was granted a boxing licence in Georgia. So much for "The South Shall Rise Again."

Seriously, what the hell are these people thinking? They don't have enough mayhem and rape in the state, so they have to import some? Why not have the Falcons pick up Darrell Russell while we're at it.

I could almost see the logic in this if it were yet another rematch with Evander Holyfield, but as the saying goes: once bitten, twice shy.

I'm looking forward to the day when cock fighting, bear baiting, and fishing with dynamite are all returned to their legal place in the Peachtree State.

Back to the Olympics:

No surprise that on the first night of men's figure skating, we see the return of the sappy human interest feature. If I were a woman, I would find Dick Ebersol and cold-cock him. The assumption that women will only watch sporting events when they're packaged up like a Hallmark made for TV movie is insulting. Can whoever's running NOW do something about this?

Too many ads, and the continuing mid-event NASCAR promos still need to go.

A technical innovation that I do like is when they put the skiiers side by side so you can compare runs and see the differences that led to a given result. The comparison of Picabo Street's run to the woman who won the downhill was excellent. They used this with the guys, too, also to positive results. If there's a way to adapt this to other events, it should be done post-haste.

The German hockey team lived up to my hype by winning their pool, besting Latvia 4-1 last night. That was with Latvian star Arturs Irbe, who finally got permission from the NHL to go to Salt Lake (this after his team was willing to let him go but was blocked by the league). I have to think this affected Irbe's play, as he did not look sharp. It could also be that he was rusty, given that I don't think he played for the Hurricanes during his Carolinian Captivity.

For winning their group, Germany advances to a new group that includes Canada, Sweden, and the Czech Republic. Thanks for playing!

Happy trails to Picabo Street, and a don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split 'ya to Todd Eldridge.