Quote of the Day
align="center">“A true fan looking for that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.”
— ESPN’s Dan Patrick, on Knicks fan Spike Lee calling Renaldo Balkman, the team’s first- round draft pick, a “sleeper” (ESPN, 6/28).
Top Stories
- While some call it the “most bizarre and least compelling in recent memory,” here are some of the nuggets we like from last night’s NBA Draft: the top overall selection of Andrea Bargnani gives even more support to the notion of basketball as a truly global game; Isiah Thomas’ “last chance” with the Knicks gets off to an ominous start; Arn Tellem leads all agents with six first-round picks; and the ESPN broadcast sees a dearth of activation around a largely unmarketable rookie class.
Raptors Tab Bargnani With No. 1 Overall Pick In NBA Draft
Guaranteed
Delivery?
PGA Tour hopes $35M FedEx Cup prize pool entices players to compete in more
events.
Buck Owens
FIFA arranges $12M insurance fund to compensate clubs for injured World Cup
players.
Pitch Grip
Phillies admit missteps were made in handling Brett Myers’ domestic assault
case.
Looking To
Meet Babe’s
Many intrigued by idea, but logistics make it difficult for NHL game at Yankee
Stadium.
Stirr(it)
Up
Jockeys’ Guild hiring Dwight Manley, Jesse Jackson to head organization.
A Little
Dough-Eyed Deer
Bucks unveil changes to logo and color scheme that mixes old and new.
Shamrock Shake
NLL returns to N.Y. with team set to play at MSG, possibly Nassau Coliseum.
