April's Noteworthy Items

NFL Draft Nuggets

-Will Darren McFadden become a New York Jet? Maybe. At #6, New York has the right position to sit and wait while one or two studs fall right into its lap. If D-Mac is still there at six, Gang Green will probably take plenty of phone calls and trade offers before making its pick, but it'll be hard to justify not taking McFadden considering his home-run potential. The Jets offense was terribly anemic last year.

-Arkansas' other stud tailback---Felix Jones---will be drafted #22 overall by the Dallas Cowboys. You can write it down right now.

-Miami has so many holes to fill, why don't the Dolphins just slip and slide down the draft board next weekend? Which is to say, if they want Glen Dorsey, but can get him at #4, why pay him $25 million guaranteed at #1? I think Bill Parcells is the one guy who might actually consider doing this, considering that he really doesn't care what the fans think of him.

NBA Post-Season Arrives

-I like Boston out the East after a seven game war with Detroit. San Antonio as the Western Champ following a battle with the Lakers. Spurs over Celtics in six games for the NBA Championship.

-If Carmelo Anthony had made a better decision the other night (he was busted for DUI), I might find a way to justify picking Denver over L.A. as a first round upset special. But it's hard to believe in Melo's crew of talented misfits right now, especially against such a balanced Lakers squad.

-Kobe Bryant is the 2008 NBA MVP. Period and end of story. Maybe next year, Mr. Paul.

NHL Playoffs

-It's great to have a playoff hockey team to root for again. Last year was such a bad one for the Philadelphia Flyers that I literally tuned the sport out at the end of November. Now, Philly's back as the six seed in the East, and I'm loving every minute of the Flyers/Capitals first round playoff series in HD. It's just awesome. Tonight, the Flyers should keep Washington stud Alexander Ovechkin in check and take a commanding three games to one lead . . . In HD, baby.

MLB Rolls Through April

-Yeah, can I just have that Tigers-to-win-the-World-Series pick back right now?

-JAB