Sometimes, One Must Choose One's Words Carefully So As Not To Offend

Meet Tatiana Montoyo. She is the starting point guard on the Syracuse Central Tech junior varsity girls' basketball team. She is also 3'10" tall. I vow to not drop the "big heart" line.

Tatiana, 15, was born with short-limbed dwarfism, a condition that did not require me to check WebMD for an explanation. And yet, there she is, running the point for her high school team. I once got teabagged at the University of Kansas student rec center by a dunking Billy Thomas. We all have our crosses to bear, I guess. I'm just happy that the Syracuse Post-Standard got a hold of this story before Rick Reilly did. It's worth noting that Daulerio sent me this link with a message saying only, "there's your fuckin' DUAN." The man's got a nose for news.

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Well, folks, it's been a pleasure. I've been awake and sober for nearly 10 hours now; that just won't do. Thank you to everyone who sent along tips and emails. I'm sorry if I didn't get to everything. Thanks also go out to AJ Daulerio for letting me housesit for the day. Let's all hope he got to his destination safe and sound.

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