CHICAGO — Sorry seems to be the hardest word, as the great philosopher Elton John once noted.
Seldom has that been more evident than in 2022, the year of the sports apology.
A few weeks remain, but this year will be remembered for the number of prominent sports figures who found it in their hearts to apologize for various misdeeds, misspoken words, misinterpreted gestures captured on video and other self-induced mistakes.
