The Show

Would the last player to leave Chapel Hill early please turn out the lights in the Dean Dome?

Auburn, baby, burn at NFL Draft weekend Or, as it was almost known at Maurice Clarett's house, Passover.

Denver took the enigmatic running back with the last selection of the third round. And Clarett ran his best-ever 40 getting to the phone.

For the first time, the draft was held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York. It was such an accommodating venue, 200 Jets fans decided to stick around and heckle a trade fair.

Day One was a little boring this year. You had to wait 51/2 hours before somebody used the phrase "character issues."

The Cardinals took less than 13 minutes to make their selection. No, wait. That was the guys who chose the new pope.

Once again Mel Kiper Jr. was a little overprepared. Did we really need his list of Best Available Tara Reid Ex-Boyfriends?

Celtics rout Pacers in Game 1 It was such a runaway that in the fourth quarter Doc Rivers was able to rest his starters and waive and reacquire Gary Payton.

The Pistons and the Pacers may end up meeting in the second round. So that leaves less than two weeks for The Palace of Auburn Hills security to get the best deal on 200 yards of chicken wire.

The Mavs have reasonable postseason goals this year. They want to last longer than Mark Cuban's reality show.