It’s a tough note, but somebody’s gotta do it. …
North Carolina made two of its last 23 shots vs. Georgetown. Two outta 23. Rocky the Mountain Lion is better than that – from halfcourt, with his back to the hoop, inside a costume that smells like the price of gas. …
Artificial hearts, cloning and the Internet. Now for the latest entry on the list of modern miracles: My pre-tourney pick, UCLA, making it to the Final Four. …
Which FiFo prediction did I miss? Let’s put it this way. Acie Law, my man, make a layup, will ya? …
OK, so I made a Dean Wormer – fat, drunk and stupid – pick, too. Thanks a lot, Boston College. Hope you guys enjoy working for those Harvard boys some day. …
Chalk up a false-start penalty on the media. Turns out Tom Brady’s latest lady, Victoria’s Secret model Gisele Bundchen, isn’t pregnant. Yet. …
Not that the Rangers aren’t going to win the AL pennant, but I just saw Bruce Chen, 0-7, 6.93 for the Orioles last season, listed as one of their “key additions.” …
So Kenyon Martin plans to change his number to 4, which he wore in college. Now for a number Stan Kroenke wouldn’t mind changing: $90 million. …
Spent the weekend watching the Sweet 16 in Las Vegas. Just to set the record straight, P.T. Barnum was off by three minutes. …
And you thought March Madness was a college term: Kobe Bryant, averaging 40.8 points a game this month. …
ESPN.com’s Len Pasquarelli, on the Browncos, those Cleveland castoffs who make up the heart of the Denver D-line: “The Broncos’ defensive line was often like a halfway house for veteran free-agent players such as Marco Coleman, Luther Elliss, Darius Holland and Raylee Johnson, but the situation has been even more disastrous of late.” …
Righteous dude, Al Wilson. Sadly, if he has played his last for the Bronx, he’ll walk away with one playoff “W” in eight seasons. Not that Bronco Nation needs a reality check after that pitiful performance vs. the Niners. …
Make bogeys, rub elbows and learn the fine art of holding. Yes, it’s that time again.
The David Diaz-Infante-Mark Schlereth Charity Classic, May 18-19 at Inverness. They’re looking for players and sponsors. Info: 970-674-1990 or alice@huntersdream.org. …
Memo to fantasy-league e-mailers seeking sage advice: I don’t have any tips, sleepers or late-round steals. What I do have is a deadline. As in, go ask the ESPNews guy who looks like Harry Potter. …
It’s about to get really crowded in the 500 Homer Club. Four players should get there this season – Frank Thomas (487), Jim Thome (472), Manny Ramirez (470) and A-Rod (464) – and Gary Sheffield (455) has an outside shot. …
Thomas has accumulated his share of critics through the years, but give him this: He has been known to tell it the way it is. Said Big Frank, when asked by USA Today about baseball’s ‘roids rangers: “They have to step up and tell the truth. The paper trail is out there. It’s a sad era for baseball.” …
The tassels are on, but nobody’s home: Blazers forward Zach Randolph, on bereavement leave to attend an out-of-state funeral, reportedly held court at a Portland strip joint on his way to the airport. …
No, really, I’m not making this up. Carl Pavano might start on opening day for the Yankees. …
Turns out there are more than wheat fields in the Kansas countryside. Post college hoops writer Tom Kensler’s list of small-town Kansas boys who have taken teams to the tourney: Dean Smith (Emporia), Bill Guthridge (Parsons),
Adolph Rupp (Halstead), Eddie Sutton (Bucklin), Gene Keady (Larned) and Lon Kruger (Silver Lake). …
And finally, this just in. Duke forward Josh McRoberts has declared himself eligible for the NBA draft. As opposed to prepared for it.
Jim Armstrong can be reached at 303-954-1269 or jmarmstrong@denverpost.com.
