Sing A Song Of Six Points

University of Nebraska quarterback Eric Crouch has expanded his horizons into unfamiliar territory.

He is trying to sing as well as he dances around linebackers in “Surprise,” a musical production to benefit the Alzheimer’s Assn. Crouch sings “Tenth Street Bridge,” a song by Omaha playwright Karen Javitch.

She met Crouch through one of his mother’s friends and welcomed the crooning quarterback to the show.

But Crouch, the preseason pick as Big 12 offensive player of the year, says he is more confident calling signals than belting out show tunes.

“To me, I’m not real good,” he said. “It’s something I don’t take too seriously.”

In the musical, Crouch plays himself and drops in on a surprise 60th birthday party for the play’s central character.

No shortstops were available

Tom FitzGerald of the San Francisco Chronicle on Bobby Valentine’s winning $2,000 bid on eBay for his 1969 rookie Dodger uniform:

“Wow, $2,000 just to buy back your old clothes.”

It’s about the money

The lure of getting a football bowl bid or an NCAA basketball tournament berth has prompted some colleges to cancel scheduled games with strong opponents and replace them with softer competition.

Mike Cleary, executive director of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, told Dennis Dodd of SportsLine.com:

“To be honest with you, nobody has any morals or scruples anymore… . When there’s money involved, show me the green and off I go.”

Or maybe it’s the shoes

If a Honus Wagner baseball card is worth more than $1 million, what are the shoes that Muhammad Ali wore in his first fight with Joe Frazier worth? They will be among 500 pieces of Ali memorabilia available for “The Sale of the Century” auction Aug. 12 at Dodger Stadium.

And a river runs through it

Jerry Greene of the Orlando Sentinel notes that the Cleveland Browns are adding a large restroom in their stadium for the Dawg Pound:

“As I understand it, there will be 50 stalls and 25 fire hydrants.”

There goes cricket

Princess Anne, the president of the British Olympics Association and a delegate to the IOC, thinks there’s a simple solution to containing the size of the Olympics.

“The things you ought to get rid of are the team games,” she told British reporters this week. “I am on record as saying team games should not be part of the Games.

Dear Princess, go ride your horsie.

The last word …

“He’d be away for two weeks and couldn’t get a sitter for his fiancee.”

- Bill Scheft of ESPN The Magazine regarding Kobe Bryant’s rejection of a spot on the U.S. Olympic team.