Wilson picks football

Russell Wilson is putting away his glove to stay on the gridiron, where he’ll try to avoid hits rather than collect them. The Wisconsin quarterback told the Colorado Rockies he will play in the NFL rather than stay in the baseball team’s minor league system. Wilson (pictured right) made up his mind after a sensational season in which he helped Wisconsin reach the Rose Bowl. Wilson became the first Badgers quarterback to throw for at least 3,000 yards in a season. Wilson was drafted by the Rockies in the fourth round two years ago. He received a $200,000 signing bonus and will have to give a portion of that back to the team. He hit .229 over two seasons, starting with the Northwest League’s Tri-City Dust Devils. – Associated Press