Mike Tollin

Right now there's this amazing story.

Did you ever see the piece on ESPN, Outside the Lines, about the fireman in South Carolina?

He got killed in what turned out to be the most tragic blaze in America since 9-11.

Nine guys died in a furniture warehouse.

And he's a coach, and he had promised these guys since eighth grade we're going to win a state title in the 12th grade, and now he's dead, and they put his fire hat on the same seat he used to sit in on the bench, and they get to the state finals.

So with one, this is like you would never write this.

You would never have the chutzpah to write this because it's too outlandish.

Okay, so they're chanting his name, Lewis, Mulkey, the whole time, and they get to the state finals as underdogs.

They're up by two with 1.7 seconds left, and they're on the line for a one-on-one.

So if he makes the foul shots, it's over.

Oh, okay.

I'm sorry.

What's a one-on-one?

Sorry, sorry.

High school basketball in South Carolina.

Okay.

And even if he misses them, there's 1.7 seconds left.

It's got to be over, right?

Sure enough, he misses the front end of the one-on-one.

The guy rebounds the ball.