NOW:
Within minutes of UNLV losing 72-64 to the Sutherland Kiefers, or whatever the Rebels' first opponent on its tour of Australia calls itself, somebody posted a message on one of the UNLV fan boards that he hoped the loss would serve as a wake-up call.
Move over, Godzilla. Lon Kruger has created a monster that even you can't handle.
----- I see where the Rebels' Kendall Wallace spent part of his day in Sydney watching baseball on TV. That sort of reminds me of my brother, who, regardless of the ethnicity of the restaurant, always orders a cheeseburger. Get out and throw a boomerang, lad. Tie a kangaroo down, sport. When you get to Brisbane, check out the Bee Gees' old digs. The Red Sox and Diamondbacks will still be here when you get back.
----- Six current and former members of the UNLV swimming program are participating in the U.S. Olympic Trials at the Qwest Center in Omaha this weekend. My advice to them, based on my experience in Omaha with the Rebel basketball team in March: If you plan on getting out of the water after 9 p.m., you'd better have a granola bar tucked into your Speedo, because you won't find anything to eat. As for something to do, I'd suggest hitting Council Bluffs with any Fresno State baseball fans who still may be stumbling around the Old Market district.
----- Uh, 10-4 Pig-Pen, what's yer 20? Omaha?! Well, they oughta know what to do with them hogs out there fer sure. I've always been fascinated by the prose of C.W. McCall, so this seemed like the perfect place to get that in.
----- It was announced today that the USA Basketball Men’s Senior National Team, which is practicing at Cox Pavilion on Saturday (closed to the public), will be profiled in a five-part documentary series called “Road To Redemption presented by NIKE.” The series will debut with a one-hour episode that will air Wednesday at 4 p.m. on ESPN2. I wish it would include footage of the players preparing for Argentina and Greece by shooting craps and sipping Cristal at the Palms, but my guess is it probably won't.
----- Thought for the day: It's never good to have the word "lazy" attached to your name. Unless you own a rodeo arena. Then it's OK. It should usually be followed by a letter. Example: The Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Okla. A lot of arenas also have "Fairgrounds" as part of their name, which usually suggests a rodeo, too. Or an Eddie Money concert.
THEN:
In the space the other day I mentioned that I had a figurine of Roberto Clemente on my desk. Well, I also have a figurine of Dave Hanson, No. 16, of the infamous Hanson Brothers. And this morning when I came to work, he was high-sticking my Sarah Fisher bobblehead doll with his little plastic hockey stick.
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