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In this week's episode of Slate's sports podcast, Hang Up and Listen, Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca talk about NBC's coverage of the Olympics, Sunday's USA-Canada hockey match, the continuing controversy over Vancouver's luge and bobsled track, Tiger Woods' public apology, and the massive salary dumping surrounding the NBA's trade deadline.

Here are links to some of the articles and other items mentioned on the show:

Slate's complete coverage of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
The American hockey team beat Canada 5-3.
The Globe and Mail called Canada's loss "Black Sunday, on ice."
The New York Times' Richard Sandomir on learning to live with tape delay.
Some bobsledders decided not to compete in the Olympics after a series of scary crashes.
The Wall Street Journal's investigation into how the Whistler Sliding Center got to be so dangerous.
Deadspin on Werner Hoeger, a luger whose complaints about the safety of the Whistler luge track were ignored.
Josh's Slate article on Tiger Woods' apology.
Mike's NPR report on the Woods press event.
Sports Illustrated's Damon Hack on why he voted to boycott the Woods apology.
PR experts didn't like Tiger's apology.
Bill Simmons' ESPN.com article on the NBA players with the most trade value.
The Knicks' acquisition of Tracy McGrady helped them get way under the salary cap.
SI.com's Ian Thomsen analyzes all the NBA trades and looks forward to the wrangling over the league's collective-bargaining agreement.
ESPN.com's True Hoop breaks down which teams are best positioned for free agency.

Hang Up and Listen's weekly "kiss-and-cry":

June's kiss-and-cry: Her teenage ardor for then tennis player (now Olympics host) Mary Carillo.
Mike's kiss-and-cry: The Canadian hockey team should bench goaltender Martin Brodeur.
Stefan's kiss-and-cry: The poem "The Giving Z," a tribute to ex-Cavs center Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Josh's kiss-and-cry: Kevin Durant used to rank near the bottom of the NBA in adjusted plus-minus. Now he leads the league.

Podcast production and edit by Abdullah Rufus.