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Denver Nuggets center JaVale McGee apparently decided that with the off season now in full swing, he had nothing better to do than engage in some high class trolling on Twitter. His idea was certainly interesting enough, as McGee started tweeting early on Monday that he had, at some point, acquired two platypus'.
Even better, the two platypus' were named Peter and Paul and apparently were poisoning him until his hand turned 'Barney Purple'. Naturally, this created a bit of a stir in the media, where making fun of JaVale McGee has been a fun past time for quite a while now. Some big names picked up the story.
Jokes on them!
So, Denver Nuggets center JaVale McGee had a pretty good postseason performance -- though it ended after seven games. What else is in store for the restricted free agent? Citizenship in the Philippines!
There is currently a bill in the Filipino House of Representatives that would grant McGee naturalized citizenship if the law-making body passes it. If that happens, McGee would then be eligible to play for the SMART-Gilas Pilipinas national team.
McGee did play in the Philippines twice during the NBA lockout, giving him some connection to the country.
Russell WIlson hasn't toiled in the minor leagues as a member of the Colorado Rockies for about a year now, but that decision has certainly paid off. After leading the Wisconsin Badgers to the Rose Bowl, Wilson worked his way into being a third-round pick by the Seattle Seahawks.
After a three-day rookie minicamp, Wilson is already in a position to compete for the team's starting quarterback position. He's going to be up against Matt Flynn -- wonder boy quarterback of the offseason -- and Tarvaris Jackson.
Hmm ... good luck with that, Wilson. Just remember, the Rockies would likely welcome you back with welcome arms should things not work out over the next couple of seasons.
Former Colorado Rockies draftee and current Texas A&M Aggies pitcher Ross Stripling threw a no-hitter against the San Diego St. Aztecs in a 1-0 victory on Saturday afternoon. Stripling struck out seven and walked one batter. That one runner was subsequently gunned down while trying to steal second base.
Texas A&M scored its only run of the game in the second error, mostly due to errors. Chance Bolcerek reached first on a fielding error and then advanced to second base on a throwing error on a botched pickoff attempt.
The 2012 NFLPA Rookie Premiere Event takes place on May 17 and SB Nation and the event have announced a contest called the Rookie FanChat. The lucky winner gets to conduct a Skype interview with a rookie from their favorite team.
If you, a Denver Broncos fan, are selected you could select either running back Ronnie Hillman or quarterback Brock Osweiler. More details below.
Good news for the Montana Grizzlies and the Montana St. Bobcats if they ever have a down year at the FCS football level: they'll have four extra chances to make the postseason since the FCS tournament is expected to expand from 20 to 24 teams in 2013.
The Northern Colorado Bears will need a few years to even start competing with the Bobcats and the Grizzlies for positioning in the Big Sky Conference. The Bears were 0-8 in conference play and 0-11 overall during the 2011 season. This happened during Earners Collins Jr.'s first season at the helm.
The Colorado Buffaloes women's golf team embarks on its quest for a championship on Thursday when they host the West Regional of the 2012 NCAA Golf Tournament at the Colorado National Golf Club in Erie, Colo.
The West Regional, like the East and Central ones, each have 24 teams plus six individuals from schools that did not make the tournament. The three-day tournament (May 10-12) at CNGC will feature not only Colorado but also the Denver Pioneers (Sun Belt automatic qualifier), the Northern Colorado Bears (Big Sky automatic qualifier) and the Colorado St. Rams' Brianna Espinoza.
For an overview on the women's team, check out Brian Howell's piece over at Buffzone. Should they qualify for the championship round, the Buffaloes will head to Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tenn., from May 22-25.
The Denver Nuggets are about to play the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of their playoff series. Time for some pre-game pizza, right, Timofey Mozgov?
The field for the 2012 NCAA Golf Tournament has been announced and the Colorado St. Rams will head to Bowling Green, Ky., as the No. 11 seed in that portion of the bracket. Western Kentucky hosts this regional, which is one of six that leads the toe NCAA Finals.
The Rams will face 13 other teams for 54 holes at The Club at Olde Stone on May 17-19. Should they finish among the top five teams at this regional, the Rams will head to the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Ca., for a May 29-June 3 run at the national championship.
For more on how the Rams got here, read Kelly Lyell's piece over at the Coloradoan.
There wasn't all that much to cheer about in the end for the Colorado Avalanche in 2011/2012, but the team still gave the fans plenty of moments to scream about when they were on. One of the best plays was a beautiful between the legs deke and shot by Matt Duchene against the Pittsburgh Penguins, and that play has been put up for TSN's Play of the Year.
Duchene destroyed his first match up in Group D of the tournament of great plays and is taking on a Patrick Kane shoot out goal in the Group D semi-finals. You can vote for Matt Duchene's play here, though he is currently leading at almost a 70/30 pace already with just over a day remaining in the contest. There is a video of the wonderful goal up on the match up site as well.
If he can get by Kane's deke-fest of a game winner, Duchene's play will face the winner of a match up between Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Eberle that will take place on May 14.
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