League Notes

NBA: In K.C., Jason Whitlock writes, "I've long contended the best way to fix the NBA's decaying product — which is a result of the influx of young, untrained talent — is by instituting some sort of draft pay scale that rewarded a player's basketball education. ... Why can't the NBA pay incoming rookies with four years of basketball study in college or overseas substantially more than a college dropout who enters the league?" (K.C. STAR, 4/25).

RACING: In DC, Liz Clarke writes the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), founded in '99, "seeks to breathe new life into the storied tradition of sports car racing by offering a homegrown alternative." In adding DC to the circuit this summer, for which the downtown course will cost $11M to construct, ALMS officials "hope to expand their audience by drawing on the prestige of the nation's capital." Clarke: "It remains to be seen whether sports car racing will be embraced in Washington, where football dominates the sports landscape" (WASHINGTON POST, 4/25).