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Give Brendan Jones credit for having the nerve to wear white pants while playing against Tiger Woods.

Any day now, Chris Berman is going to do a back-back-back-back-beat box. Is the beat box still big in rap?

Tiger Woods' comeback from injury starts with a birdie on the first hole. Up one hole with 17 to go against Brendan Jones.

T-minus two minutes ... Tiger Woods is nearly ready to tee off and compete in championship competition for the first time in eight months.

If I hadn't witnessed the greatness up close with my own eyes, I probably wouldn't give Tiger Woods much chance for a successful defense of his Accenture Match Play championship this week in Arizona.

Not after an eight-month layoff. Not with a surgically-repaired left knee. Not with at least 100 zillion eyeballs watching his every move starting with today's match against unheralded Australian Brendan Jones.

You're getting some of what's on my mind because bloggers apparently fall under the heading with postal carriers -- you deliver regardless of rain, sleet, snow or vacation. So read up ...

Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal shared the NBA All-Star Game's Most Valuable Player award on the Sunday after Valentine's Day. Guess Forrest Gump was right about that box of chocolates ...

I'm making choices again. Help me.

It's another top 10, and this time we're looking at the best of the best we've seen in Colorado pro sports.

It's been a happy day, this day on which Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States.

I know it's been a happy day because my mother sent a three-word text message that read, 'Oh happy day' as she watched the inauguration on television.

Which five former Colorado high school athletes would you say have gone on to have the best careers in professional sports?

That's right, you and I are going to create a 'Fave Five' for preps-to-pros in Colorado.

Think of some names, and there are plenty. I'll start with Rich "Goose" Gossage, Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player from Wasson High School. Or Dave Logan, former NFL wide receiver with 263 career catches from Wheat Ridge High. Or Chauncey Billups, current Nuggets guard with an NBA Finals MVP award and three NBA All-Star appearances from George Washington High.

Now it's your turn.

Time is running out for you to contribute a candidate for Denver's Sports Ring of Shame. Got a player, coach, owner, team or local sports personality that deserves shameful consideration? Start tapping the keyboard.

Throughout Thanksgiving Day, I will think of so many reasons to be thankful. One, in particular, has to do with an old friend.

His name is Harvey Patton.

For the record, Denver's Sports Ring of Shame is the result of some guys in our office tossing ideas around during a routine morning brainstorming session.

Then it was tossed to me. I'm off and running.

You've seen plenty of athletes sporting tattoos. On the arms, the legs, the face . . . Which athlete has the ugliest tattoo, and if you could send him -- or her -- some place to have it removed, would you do it?

There's someone in Denver who's willing to handle the removal. Check out the upcoming Open Mic video.

Sometimes you need a relaxing change of pace, a welcome, quiet getaway from the grit-and-grind that is the pro football season. I know I did. So I made a visit to Bladium, home of the Rocky Mountain Roller Girls.

Can somebody explain to me how the media monster, Kimbo Slice, got his tail kicked Saturday night . . . in FOURTEEN seconds!

Former Skyview High School athlete Mike Alvarado has climbed to No. 22 in the World Boxing Council's super-lightweight rankings.

Tonight Alvarado will make his first ring appearance in front of hometown fans since turning pro in 2004. He puts an undefeated record (22-0 with 15 knockouts) up against Manuel Garnica of Mexico (24-9 with 12 KOs) in a 10-round bout at the National Western Complex.

Aug. 7, 2004. It's a Saturday morning, my sister's 40th birthday and the day before John Elway's induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The phone rings at my apartment. I answer. Paul Newman delivers an unforgettable opening line.

Matt Iseman, a former three-sport athlete at Cherry Creek High School is hosting Sports Soup -- a new half-hour show that will air twice a week (8 p.m. MDT) starting Oct. 14 on cable network Versus.

First off, thanks to all of you who take the time to notify me of some off-color language used on this blog ... I deleted that person's post ... Most of you know, I don't mind the clever and fun stuff (and even a wee bit a mean-spirited fan chatter), just as long as we keep it family clean ... People forget this is the Web site to a family newspaper ...

Broncos to get whipped in Oakland?

Is it possible that Milwaukee Brewers CC Sabathia loses out on the Cy Young vote, but wins the National League's Most Valuable Player award?

Take a peek for answers to those questions . . . and a few more tidbits.

Let's have a little fun, people. The election talk has me wondering: what living U.S. sports figures - past or present - would make for a good, if not fun presidential ticket?

Think Tiger Woods and Charles Barkley.

A few things I learned while the Democratic National Convention was held in our city:

First off, if you're having a tough time getting the ladies to look your way - sit next to Ben Affleck. I'm still peeling female eyeballs off my shirt, the residual effect from an interview with the actor on Tuesday during the poker tournament benefiting Paralyzed Veterans of America at Coors Field.

As a kid, I always was fearful of my father. Hard to admit, but true.

My computer has a virus, and my right ear isn't working real well. Other than that, Tuesday night wasn't all bad.

There was a protest staged across the street from the Denver Newspaper Agency building Monday evening. Police units surrounded the area. Helicopters flew overhead. Our parking garage exit was blocked for more than two hours.

While police processed protesters, word came down that the garage exit was open. I felt like a hostage fleeing the scene of a crime.

Once you wade through the traffic detours, the protests and security check points, this Democratic National Convention in Denver thing ain't so bad. Actually, it could be a real good thing when you consider that in recent years, the DNC has provided good karma for the host city's sports scene.

Several weeks ago I went to the official Web site for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama and submitted an interview request. No confirmation or denial has been returned, but I continue to receive info e-mails, each with a red "donate" bar at the bottom.

It's past 10 o'clock on Monday evening. The Rockies just got beat by the Washington Nationals. Final score: 9-4. In a word - disgusting.

Breaking news: Retired Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre has faxed his reinstatement papers into the NFL offices. Bad news: Commissioner Roger Goodell's fax machine is out of toner. No one can see Favre's signature. That would add another bizarre chapter to the most ridiculous soap opera we've witnessed in a long time . . .