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Sports 101: From hot air to not enough air

Curt Schilling watches as infielders take batting practice at baseball spring training in Fort Myers Fla., Wednesday Feb. 25, 2015 in Fort Myers, Fla. At the time, he still had a job with ESPN. The network fired him after his reposting of a meme widely interpreted as anti-transgender on his Facebook page.
Curt Schilling watches as infielders take batting practice at baseball spring training in Fort Myers Fla., Wednesday Feb. 25, 2015 in Fort Myers, Fla. At the time, he still had a job with ESPN. The network fired him after his reposting of a meme widely interpreted as anti-transgender on his Facebook page. Tony Gutierrez The Associated Press

Five teachable moments from the past seven days:

▪ Unlike many, ESPN cares what Curt Schilling has to say.

▪ It’s not wise to run on the Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig.

▪ Isaiah Thomas’ shoulders may be wide enough to carry the Celtics into the next playoff round.

▪ There is bad luck, and there is Stephen Curry bad luck.

▪ The NFL sure knows how to hold a grudge.

Jeff Caraska

This story was originally published April 25, 2016 at 8:25 PM with the headline "Sports 101: From hot air to not enough air."

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