And the NBA season, at 82 games, produces scores of much-diluted games. The San Antonio Spurs dynasty, recall, was borne in part of out of Spurs coach Gregg Popovich shrewdly holding his stars out of numerous games, improving health-and-energy outcomes in the playoffs.

U.S. soccer legend Alex Morgan gets back in the game as a minority owner and an encouraging development after Savy King's on-field collapse.