At ease
Annika Sorenstam crashed a guys-only golf tournament last week.
Or maybe you hadn't heard.
Despite all sorts of predictions, she didn't bring down the PGA. She just played for a couple of days, signed her card and went home.
Now, if it's OK with everyone . . . can we all get back to our regular lives?
Prior notice
Speaking of showstoppers, big things are brewing in Salt Lake.
June 7 the Jazz are holding a John Stockton tribute at the Delta Center.
There will be videos of his greatest moments, memorabilia, local dignitaries, former coaches and teammates, the whole routine.
Everybody who is anybody in Utah will be there.
Just wondering: Do you think Stockton remembered to tell the Mailman?
Limited perspective
Cleveland won the top pick in the NBA Draft this week and will select LeBron James, who is all of 18 years old.
James is making all kinds of history. He's the first high school kid to have several games televised nationally. He signed the largest basketball endorsement deal ever.
And he'll be the first NBA player ever to visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and say, "John Lennon? Who's that?"
Kids' stuff
I'm not saying James is too young to be playing in the NBA.
I just know the first thing he said after signing his $90 million Nike deal was, "Gee, thanks, Mister! Can we go get some Gummi Worms?"
Light the Fire Within
Bud Selig's latest brainstorm: The winning league in this year's All-Star Game gets home field advantage in the World Series.
Which should be a great relief to the Detroit Tigers.
Plan B
What if the All-Star Game ends in a tie like last year?
I say play the Series at a neutral site. Pick someplace where they could introduce the game to millions who have never even heard of Major League Baseball.
Like, for instance, Montreal.
Embedded
In Games 1 and 2 of the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs limited Ticketmaster online sales to residents of the San Antonio area.
Maybe the Jazz should consider the same, if they make the playoffs next year.
Of course, that still wouldn't keep the Laker fans out.
Too many of 'em live here already.
No longer unde-feeted
Greco-Roman wrestler Rulon Gardner lost at the national championships recently.
One problem with coming back after losing a toe to frostbite is that he can't push off when he goes up on his toes.
Seems the competition has a leg up on him.
Reasonable and prudent
Actor Paul Newman is still racing cars.
Newman, it should be noted, is 77.
That's his age, not his car number.
I subscribe to Jerry Seinfeld's proposal: People should only be allowed to drive the same speed as their age.
Of course, I have teenagers.
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