2. The Denver Nuggets. They're in the playoffs. By virtue of the Warriors loss last night (to Phoenix) the Nuggets have clinched the 8-seed in the Bestern Conference. I don't know what is going to happen to Carmelo since he was busted for DUI the other day, but I also don't know who would want to play a team that can score 135 points a night and boasts the Defensive Player of the Year.
3. Former Sonics Owner Howard Schulz. Though this likely falls into the too-little, too-late department it's still worth some plaudits. The CEO of Starbucks (who used to own the Sonics) is filing a lawsuit against Clay Bennett and the Oklahoma City Slickers who are attempting to steal this franchise from the city that loves it. Schulz's suit will contend that the sale should be reversed since the deal was predicated on the new ownership group making a good-faith effort to stay in the Emerald City.
5. Jackie Robinson. It was 61 years ago today that Jack Robinson jogged out of the dugout at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn for the very first time. He took his place at first base (where he played before switching to second in '48) with the weight of the world on his shoulders and he played the game as if he was lighter than air and quicker than lighting. Just by playing baseball he managed to change this country to the point where someone like myself cannot really, truly ever understand what it was like before him. I can spout facts about race relations and recall events from the Civil Rights Movement until I'm Dodger-blue in the face but I will never know in my belly what it was like before him. That's how much of a difference this man (along with so many, many, many more) made.