I KNOW THE COLD WAR IS OVER. I get enjoyment nonetheless from National Team Routs Russia 75-56. The medal round begins Friday.

There's also an Outliers moment.

The 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship features 16 national teams comprised of athletes 19-years-old or younger (born on or after Jan. 1, 1990) that qualified through their FIBA zone tournaments.

Perhaps close to half of those players have birth dates between January 1 and March 15, 1990? There's time this weekend to do some digging ...