08:06 AM ET 05.16 | In the eyes of Jets legend Joe Namath, the supposed competition between Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow is no competition at all. Namath said if he were Sanchez, he'd be "tickled to death." "Mark knows he's a better quarterback, and bring on the competition," Namath said [Tuesday] night at United Way's annual Gridiron Gala at the Waldorf-Astoria. "Mark is sensational. He's going to be much better." Namath said he's a fan of both quarterbacks, but there is no question in his mind that Sanchez is the better of the two. "There's no doubt about it at all, at this point, certainly," said Namath. ... "[Sanchez is] going into his fourth year. Golly, I remember a team that won a championship with a quarterback in his fourth year."

New York Post

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08:12 AM ET 05.16 | Dan O'Dowd issued a vote of confidence to his manager Tuesday, which, in the eyes of many in Colorado, misses the point. On a 10-point scale, with 1 being lower than the Rockies' lowly standing in the National League, what's your confidence level in [O'Dowd] ever getting Colorado back to the World Series? This team is a joke. O'Dowd built it. Any talk among frustrated Rockies fans of trading center fielder Dexter Fowler or dumping pitching coach Bob Apodaca or firing manager Jim Tracy avoids the real issue. ... Because if the Rockies significantly want to change the way they do business, the one change that would make sense is the removal of O'Dowd.

The Denver Post

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08:11 AM ET 05.16 | Finally, Chris Bosh, while in street clothes, may get his due in Miami. Nobody would say that Miami losing Bosh is comparable to the Bulls losing Derrick Rose or the Magic losing Dwight Howard -- but Tuesday night sure made a case in that direction. That's what should be most depressing to a Heat fan today. Miami has clearly the two best players in this series in [LeBron James and Dwyane Wade], but it might not be enough. It hasn't always been this season, with Miami only 4-6 without Bosh. And it sure wasn't Tuesday. ... The Heat got 52 of its 75 points from James and Wade. That isn't two stars taking over. That is two stars bereft of a supporting cast in terms of reliable offensive pop.

Miami Herald

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08:27 AM ET 05.16 | New Jersey sent 62 shots in the general direction of Henrik Lundqvist, missing the net 15 times and having another 26 blocked. "They're hot at blocking shots. We might be able to hurt a few guys [by] hitting one-timers in the foot and their head or something," goalie Martin Brodeur said. ... "That's a little hard-core," winger Dainius Zubrus said. "I haven't done that yet in my career, actually shoot at anybody's face. I'm not really planning on it. I think there are still lanes to get it through. Sometimes the puck gets away, and people get hit. But honestly, I've never aimed at anybody's head." Calder Trophy candidate Adam Henrique says deliberate head-hunting isn't necessary.

New York Post

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08:19 AM ET 05.16 | Just what kind of jewel would Florida State present for the Big 12? It would be good for the Big 12 because it would bring a school with rich football and baseball tradition and some basketball success, open up a prime state for recruiting and greatly expand the league's footprint. ... Louisville -- or Clemson -- and Florida State would be great additions, but I'm told several Big 12 schools still favor staying at 10 teams for now. If some Big 12 schools are lukewarm about Clemson or Louisville, the Big 12 could invite the Seminoles, stay at 11 teams and still play a full round-robin football schedule. Or better yet, go all out, invite FSU, Clemson, Duke and North Carolina and form a dynamite football/basketball league.

American-Statesman

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11:08 AM ET 05.06 | Putting the kibosh on persistent rumors that Nate Diaz would be fighting Anthony Pettis before getting a title fight, UFC president Dana White revealed at tonight's UFC On FOX 3 post-fight press conference that the younger of the fighting Diaz brothers will indeed be granted a shot at the belt.

Fightline

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10:44 AM ET 05.13 | After three rounds of The Players, Kevin Na has the fewest strokes, by one, and the most waggles, by about 500. A gun-hating liberal probably has an easier time pulling the trigger. Na shot 68 Saturday at TPC Sawgrass. But people seemed to spend more time counting his long waggles, short waggles and whiff-like swings when stepping out of address than his number of strokes. Na and playing competitor Zach Johnson were put on the clock on the 10th tee and taken off on the 17th tee. In between, Na got a bad time when hitting his second shot on No. 16. Two bad times in a round call for a one-stroke penalty, though the PGA Tour hands those out like manhole covers. The last player to be docked strokes for dallying was Dillard Pruitt at the 1992 Byron Nelson. To his credit, Na knows he has a problem. He says it stems from his inability to get comfortable over the ball since he changed swing coaches in the spring of 2011. "Because my balance at the setup is totally different, I don't feel comfortable," he said. "I'm trying to get comfortable with my waggles." He wants his routine to go like this: little waggle, half waggle, little waggle, half waggle, go. But when it goes longer, he said, "there's a lot going on in my head."

Golf Week

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10:35 AM ET 05.13 | Several members of Ryan Newman's crew confronted Kurt Busch on pit road following Saturday night's race. Upset about a wreck on Lap 361, Busch had done a burnout - roaring directly through the Newman team's pit stall. After the race, Busch slammed into the back of Newman's car on pit road. Newman pulled around Busch and stopped, then got out of his car and said something to Busch. That's when Newman's crew got involved. During the fracas, a NASCAR official was shoved against Busch's car. Afterward, Newman's gas man and crew chief were summoned to the NASCAR hauler.

Charlotte Observer

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10:08 AM ET 05.13 | Houston Dynamo team president Chris Canetti said Saturday's opener at new BBVA Compass Stadium was a signature moment for a team and a sport he thinks will continue to grow. "This stadium provides more than stability. It provides an incredible future for growth," he said. "MLS is going to become the second most popular sport in this country at some point, behind the NFL. People don't believe me. They don't want to accept it. But I'm in the middle of it. I'm seeing what happens. We're thinking big here. We're not happy just being stable."

Houston Chronicle

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