Sam Adams Sam Adams joined the Rocky Mountain News in 1996, first as the Denver Broncos beat reporter before taking his current role as sports notes columnist. The Colorado Association of Black Journalists voted Adams the Print Journalist of the Year award in 2003.

Air Force guard Antoine Hood is hoping to be released from his military commitment, thus giving him an opportunity to pursue a career in pro basketball. But Hood, who is scheduled to work out for the Denver Nuggets on Sunday, would not be the first player from the academy to be drafted by an NBA team.

San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich played at Air Force (1966-70), but was not drafted. Raymond Dudley, who is the academy's all-time leading scorer (2,178 points) was not drafted.

In the ninth round of the 1978 NBA draft, 6-foot-6 Air Force forward Tom Schneeberger was selected (183rd overall) -- by the Nuggets. He averaged 18.3 points per game as a junior and 15.0 points per game during his senior year.

Schneeberger worked out at the Nuggets' summer camp in '78, but was not invited back to the team’s drills in the fall. He went on to represent the U.S. as a team handball player, making the Olympic team in 1984.

Schneeberger, who resides in Fort Collins, currently ranks 10th on Air Force's all-time scoring list with 1,204 points.

NOTEWORTHY

There are two former Denver Nuggets first-round draft choices still remaining in the NBA playoffs -- Miami's James Posey (1999) and Phoenix's Nikoloz Tskitishvili (2002).

Baseball Hall of Famer Stan Musial is scheduled to appear at the DenverAutographs.com sports cards show on July 8 at Westminster Mall. Call 303-462-1145 for more information.

The Denver Pro-Am/Donnie Wilson Memorial Summer Basketball League opens play June 15 at the Hiawatha Davis Recreation Center. For registration information call 303-745-9649.

"Now if you're a point guard, you don't really shoot. If you're a two-guard, you don't really dribble. The system has really taken away the versatility." -- Basketball Hall of Famer (and former Denver Rockets draft choice) Walt Frazier, on 950 The Fan.