A couple of items from Dwight Perry:
That’s the ticket, not
Saturday wasn’t a good day to be a ticket scalper at Husky Stadium, which appeared to be only about two-thirds full to watch Washington and Arizona battle it out for last place in the Pac-10.
In other words, it was a cellar’s market.
Food for thought
Timberwolves guard Latrell Sprewell, who makes $14.6 million this season, created quite a stir when the team’s three-year contract offer averaging $10 million a year left him feeling “insulted … I’ve got my family to feed.”
- Bill Lankhof, Toronto Sun: “Exactly how big is this ‘family,’ anyway?”
- Jim Armstrong, Denver Post: “Hey, that’s understandable. I mean, have you noticed the price of caviar lately?”
- Jim Litke, The Associated Press: “Apparently the Sprewells have never been to Wendy’s.”