Leading Off

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY RICHARD MARTIN/AP A YEAR OF Stupidity At the highest levels, sports are about both brawn and brains, but that was hardly the case with Rush Limbaugh's theories about black quarterbacks, Vijay Singh's views on Annika Sorenstam or the lie-down strike of sprinter Jon Drummond (right), who refused to leave the track for 15 minutes after he was DQ'd for a false start in the 100-meter quarterfinals at the world championships.