There’s no crying in notes columns. …
According to sources close to Pierre Lacroix, he resigned Friday as GM of the Avs. OK, so he actually announced it to the world at a news conference. I just wanted to type “according to sources close to Pierre Lacroix” to see what it felt like. …
According to sources not close to Lacroix, there are no sources close to Lacroix. …
Just so you know, that APB on Alex Tanguay and Milan Hejduk hasn’t produced any results yet, but the cops are working on it. …
Tough sight to behold: The Avs’ young stars disappearing in the playoffs while Chris Drury tears it up for the Sabres. …
We’ve glanced at him, stared at him and watched him for hours on end, and the answer, far as I can tell, is no. Even if the light is just right, Jose Theodore doesn’t resemble Patrick Roy in the least. Tell ya what. He’d better by next season or things are going to get curiouser and curiouser around here. …
Both road teams won in the NBA playoffs Friday night. Nothing unusual there except that, the last time it happened, fans drove to the games in chariots. …
Don’t know what the future holds for Ricardo Patton, but I know this: Mike Bohn’s feel-good comments about Patton are starting to sound suspiciously similar to feel-good comments he made about Gary Barnett. Before Barnett was shown the door, that is. …
Bohn still maintains – publicly, anyway – that he has every intention of bringing Patton back for next season. My initial reaction? What an AD won’t do to save three bucks a gallon on the recruiting trail. Because if he does return for a lame-duck season, Patton needn’t bother hitting the road. …
Best sign hauled out by Phillies fans to greet Babe Ruth’s infamous pursuer: “Hey, Barry, move your head. We can’t see the game.” …
Major League Baseball has decided to mark the balls Barry Bonds is hitting in anticipation of fans grabbing his 714th and 715th home runs. Let me guess. The balls reportedly will be inscribed “I’m Barry Bonds and you aren’t.” …
Hornets point guard Chris Paul received 124 of 125 first-place votes on NBA rookie of the year ballots. According to The Oklahoman, the lone dissenter was a Utah TV guy who voted for Jazz rookie Deron Williams. Amazing. The guy works in TV and doesn’t have cable. …
My kingdom for Shaq to have one last hurrah in him, but we both know it’s not gonna happen. …
Gary Sheffield, Hideki Matsui, Carl Pavano. Fourteen more injuries, and we may have to start feeling sorry for the Yankees. …
Add Yanks: According to reports, the coaches believe Randy Johnson is overthrowing. Huh? That’s always been his solution, not his problem. Speaking for 40-something baby boomers near and far, we know what his problem is. …
Neither the Avs nor the Nuggets have anything more than an interim GM. So it’s official then. The asylum commonly known as the Pepsi Center is losing the race with the inmates. …
Now that I’ve jogged my memory, seems to me the Bolder Boulder is just around the corner. To watch it in bed or at Couch Commando Central. That is the question. …
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What, you think other NBA players are ridiculously overpaid? Jason Kidd’s newest posse member makes $92.5 million. …
Speaking of Kenyon Martin. As usual, I’m confused, not to mention befuddled and downright stupid. Anyway, are the Nets K-Mart’s old team, his current team or his future team? …
Just wondering, what with the Nuggets holding the 49th pick in the draft and all: Is Skita available? …
Granted, this guarantee stuff doesn’t always work out, but here goes anyway: I guarantee you Rockies ticket prices will be rising in the next few years. How can we be sure? Because Scott Boras is Matt Holliday’s agent. …
And finally, the answer is yes. After all these years, we’re finally going to see another Triple Crown winner.
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