I think it might be a better year if it didn't. There are seriously people who think that the American public are more concerned about this issue than any other. Personally, I think these people need to find a hobby. Someone coined baseball as the national pasttime. It wasn't me.
Basketball comes in a close second.
If we are supposed to watch it on television, it had better move fast and be fun. Let the spoiled, rich players and the spoiled, rich owners go play with themselves. There are more important things to worry about in this country. Mike Tyson gets released from prison this year. That should make for some interesting boxing.