By JOHN P. WISEOne Great Season
+ Lost in the shuffle of one of the best Masters weekends in recent memory was the huge upset in Saturday's $1 million Wood Memorial at Aqueduct. That's horse racing, y'all. Uncle Mo is the Kentucky Derby favorite no mo, as the Wood's 1-9 first choice finished third behind winner Toby's Corner and Arthur's Tale. Uncle Mo's trainer, Todd Pletcher, who finally won his first Kentucky Derby with Super Saver last year, said that while he's discouraged, the loss doesn't mean he won't start Uncle Mo in the run for the roses on May 7 at Churchill Downs in Louisville.
+ It's funny that when Urban Meyer announced his retirement in December, many foolishly speculated the Ohio native would take a year off from coaching, then succeed Jim Tressel, who would perhaps retire to an athletic department executive's office after Terrelle Pryor's senior season in Columbus next year. But the Senator might step down for other reasons, and perhaps sooner than the end of the 2011 season. It wouldn't surprise me at all to see Meyer patrolling the sidelines at Ohio Stadium in the very near future.
+ Not sure how he kept it a secret, but OGS friend Steve Lavin was diagnosed with prostate cancer last fall. Because it was detected early, doctors told the St. John's basketball coach he could put off treatment until now. The school made the announcement on Friday, and in a statement Lavin said he didn't want to be a distraction. Well, he was a distraction. He and his Red Storm were disturbing the college basketball landscape by winning big games and making Queens a destination once more. He turned the program around in fewer than 12 months and although he's losing 10 seniors, he's got a huge recruiting class coming in for the 2011-12 season. OGS wishes Lavin a speedy recovery.