Already bored with the NBA playoffs, we turn to the WNBA

The WNBA is back in action, and we are pulling for the Indiana Fever almost entirely due to Caitlin Clark. Last year was a dud, full of injuries for her. I thought she had "bulked up" too much after the league tried to bully her in her first year. All the muscle may have led to her soft tissue injuries, whatever those are. 

She looked sore at time today in the 107-104 loss to Dallas, going 2-9 on three-pointers. Looked like she was getting treatments on her lower back and that soreness might have affected her lift on those long jumpers. 

But it was an exciting game, with not a lot of defense from either team. 

But my point is that it's nice to have CC back as someone to root for. Local teams have been disappointing this year other than the Avalanche. I hope they win the Stanley Cup, but honestly have zero interest in watching hockey. I would bet a lot of money that I have never seen a goal scored in real time on occasions where I did watch a match on TV. 

Replays can be slowed down, which is nice, and it turns out that I can just find all the scoring replays online if I care.

The Nuggets fell apart in the playoffs, not able to stand up to the bullying of the Timberwolves. The NBA is certainly exciting but there is so much pushing and whacking that the basketball quality is beside the point. I'd rather watch the women, who are also shoving and reaching but not so blatantly and ceaselessly.

And that takes us to the Rockies, who are vastly improved over last season's disaster but still reside firmly in last place in their division. They may only lose 90 games instead of 119. That would actually be the sort of improvement that most teams would be overjoyed by. But when you are comparing to a season that threatened to set a new record for losses, there's a long way to go.

I used to look forward to journeying downtown to Coors Field to watch the Rox. The stadium is one of the best in the league and we used to enjoy homefield advantage. But the last homestand was 1-5, so...

And that is today's sports wrap up from Denver.