Basketball Season Gifts

'Good news, it's not mad cow...it's March madness.'

"Don't even bother – we missed the deadline to finish our March Madness brackets again."

'The 'most improved player of the year award' or the 'you don't suck as much as you did last year award' goes to...'

'Don't worry, guys. Tomorrow we play the Napa Valley Cabernets, and we know they can't get over 100 points.'

'Show's over. Move along. Nothing to see here...'

"I'd like to have him deprogrammed from basketball season."

'Timeout! ... Coaching change.'

"Johnson dribbles to the base line and is fouled...Smith pivots to the top of the key and is fouled...Kirby drives to the hoop and is fouled...Smith accepts the inbound pass and is fouled..."

'I can't find anything against it in the rule book!'

"Even though the other team scored more point, I'm going to throw a crying fit."

"Good game."

'Reading, writing and arithmetic are important, son. Someday you might sign autographs for money.'

Scottish Football Fan - "...and please Lord, let the result be against the run of play."

'Wow! That was some world series, Ella! Both Pujols and Holland were just amazing...'

He's in training for the rugby World Cup.

Church for sports worshipers.

'They were hoping to gradually introduce him to the pro game, but injuries left them no choice.'

Welcome Spring.

Eco-Anxiety For All Seasons

"College basketball recruiters are after him."

"Happy Gnu Year!"

"Lautrec or Gary? Hmmm... We'll take Gary."

"Stop the drama. Take that wig off and wait 'till spring like everyone else."

"We first met on the net. We began to court, but between my foul mouth and Wilson being on the rebound...let's just say it was a long shot, but he pressed, and I was defenseless. Now, we're as 'hoopy' as can be."

Warning, ski season abruptly ends here.

Sunbathing in Autumn

"How should we divide the teams?"

Gary turns 40.

"We can't Sunday. We've been invited to 'you know who's' skybox."

The Last Leaf

'Pass it to Dewey! He's got himself into some kind of rhythm!!'

The Popularity of Pickleball Inspires a New Wave of Hybrid Sports.

"The rolling wheels...the ringing bells...signal the deliciousness of summer."

The Salmon Run

"An early spring was just a prediction- I can't actually control the weather!"