New York Times sports columnist William Rhoden considers the 1968 anti—American Olympic protest the  most courageous act of sports demonstration in his lifetime, or maybe in history. The whole paper just cannot get over the late 1960s.The Times sports columnist indulges in nostalgia for the protest era while lauding two black sprinters for rasing black power fists instead of respecting the national anthem. Ed Lasky  10 17 05 Richard Baehr adds: Rhoden also wrote about Notre Dame on Sunday, after their thrilling game with Southern Cal this weekend. He had to throw in how badly the University handled its firing of former Coach Tyrone Willingham. Willingham had his three seasons with the Irish, and could not turn them into a consistent winner. New coach Charlie Weis has made the Irish a national power again 6 games into his first season.  His team played brilliantly against a very talented USC team, and lost in the final three seconds Saturday in a...(Read Full Post)