Cheats and Conflicts

In recent weeks, fans of professional sports⎯and by fans I mean those who love the sport, not just one team or one character in it⎯have been hit by such a barrage of cheating and misconduct that they would be right to ponder the question: Is it worth my support?  For thousands of years, abused lovers have tolerated bad behavior and cruelty when good sense tells them they should walk away.  Should sports fans do the same?