The Audible: On the Olympics, USC and UCLA in the Big Ten, and the Dodgers’ struggles

Jim Alexander: I am reminded this week of how lucky those of us in the workforce are who work at home, have a TV right next to our desk and have any sort of interest at all in Olympic sports. Already today I’ve watched Simone Biles reassert her status as the world’s best all-around female gymnast, and watched a good amount of 3-on-3 basketball (the U.S. women’s squad, featuring Dearica Hamby, seems quite good, the men – including Rick Barry’s kid and, until he was hurt, former BYU star Jimmer Fredette – not so much.