I’m hearing more delightful usage in the football bowl games. One of the commentators, who’s usually pretty good, choked at the end of the game this afternoon. I guess he was overcome with emotion.

“In spite of injuries, the team gave it their all. You certainly can’t say they slept-walked through this one.”

I don’t know — I think you have to suck it up and make a hard choice. “Sleep-walked” or “slept-walk,” eh?

Just now, on the local L.A. news show, the on-location reporter said:

“If it hasn’t been said, it bears repeating. . . “

A couple gems from the last few days.

Sports commentators are a goldmine.

“Both of these coaches have mutual respect for each other.”

I love triples.

My recent favorite:

A reporter or analyst for one of the cable “news” stations was commenting on the Republican race for the presidential nomination:

“I thought that (the candidate) could go no lower. Then he did.”

Did what?