What a difference 13 years make for O.J. & Co.

October 6, 2008

I know my kids think I'm older than dirt and in today's online world you're not supposed to talk about anything that happened 13 hours ago, let alone 13 years. But with the news late Friday night that a Las Vegas jury had found O.J. Simpson guilty exactly 13 years after a Los Angeles jury hadn't, I can't help but ponder how much the world, both in sports and outside of it, has changed.

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