How swiftly the transformation has been from extinct to exceptional in 10 weeks. It’s the kind of results promised by a late-night infomercial, not an interim manager.

Dan Jenkins, the legendary golf writer, was reminded of Jack Fleck, an unknown Navy veteran who won his first PGA Tour event by beating Ben Hogan in an 18-hole playoff at the U.S. Open in 1955.

What Brandon Marshall is to the Broncos, Roddy White is to the Atlanta Falcons.

I didn’t plan to spend part of Saturday watching an NFL exhibition contest (excuse me, Roger Goodell, a “preseason game”) between the Bears and the Bills.

This summer, the NBA’s Quentin Richardson has been traded more times than Kyle Orton has thrown an interception, and that’s saying something.

By preseason’s end, Chris Simms must trust that his quarterback competition with Kyle Orton will be decided not by choice, but performance.

Now the Broncos can only hope their 25-year-old receiver is willing to give Josh McDaniels the same chance to acquit himself of charges he’s unqualified to be an NFL coach.

Upon further review, Bronconoids, there is no quarterback controversy. “Nope,” the coach said very late on Friday night.

Every now and then, baseball shows a sentimental side. It takes a hardworking kid who dared to dream and throws him into a black-and-white fairy tale.

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