FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, file photo, Virginia Tech fans cheer as they wait for the start of the team's NCAA college football game against North Carolina in Blacksburg, Va. Now, in the grips of another seminal national tragedy, one that has produced a 9/11-like death toll many days over for the last year and a half, we're much more realistic about the role that sports can play in the recovery process. (Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP, File)