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There is no sporting franchise more enjoyable to watch at the moment than Manchester United. The team is in the midst of what could be the greatest season ever contested by a professional team. With wins in the World Club Championship and the Carling Cup already achieved, United now draws a bead on first place in the Premiership as well as wins in the FA Cup and Champions Leagues. It would be a breathtaking accomplishment to win five major tournaments in a season and possibly brand the 2008-09 squad the greatest of all time. Ronaldo’s brilliant 40 yard shot propelled the Red Devils past Porto yesterday and into a semi-final clash with Arsenal. The semis will be contested April 29^th (at Old Trafford, the “Theatre of Dreams”) and May 5^th. Do yourself a favour and plan to watch this amazing drive to unprecedented accomplishment…here are some successful NHL players who were signed out of college; Curtis Joseph, Ed Belfour, Martin St Louis, John Madden, Chris Kunitz and Jason Blake. Not to say Brian Burke is on track with his recent plunder of the bastions of higher learning, but at minimal cost there is certainly the possibility of finding a productive player…Curtis Joseph took allot of flak for breaking Gump Worsley’s record for most losses by an NHL goalie. Forgotten in the turmoil; Cujo has 100 more wins than losses and, to any rational person, ranks as one of the great goalies of the nineties…the Washington press is slamming Jose Theodore after the Capitals surprising loss to the New York Rangers last night. Theodore could be faulted on at least two, possibly three, of the goals and Bruce Boudreau now has the unenviable task of throwing twenty year old prospect Simeon Varalmov to the wolves…did you catch the John Daly trailer parked outside of Augusta National last week? Daly was on site selling t-shirts, hats, paintings and other items, all underneath a large sign stating “Cash Only”.  Whispers have Daly recent undergoing stomach surgery in an attempt to lessen his girth. It has been five years since the world’s #783 rd ranked golfer won a tournament…if you feel like doing a little gambling on baseball tonight, how about the Jays? Starter Roy Halladay absolutely owns the Minnesota Twins , 7-0, 2.92 ERA in eleven career starts…Canada has been ranked as the 89^th  best soccer team in the world in FIFA’s latest rankings…unbelievable business screw-up; Theresa Earnhardt had possession of the number eight and refused to sell it to either her stepson Dale Jr or, later, the Hendricks operation. Without the Earnhardt name attached the famed car plunged in value and now has disappeared from the NASCAR Sprint Championship…Mark Casse has pulled Air Strike off the Queen’s Plate trail. The colt has suffered an undisclosed injury…Buffalo boxer Joe Mesi has landed a cozy government job with the New York State Legislature. I was delighted to read about this development. Mesi suffered a “brain bleed” during a bout but, encouraged by his father, returned to the ring. Medical practitioners were horrified by the risk he was taking but the undefeated heavyweight proclaimed himself fit for combat. A lumbering, easily fatigued “ham and egger”, it is best Mesi retire and allow his rabid fan base ruminate on what might have been… Britney Spears most recent meltdown is garnering attention. The young miss left the stage in Vancouver for half an hour, claiming the smoke in the arena was bothering her (interesting, especially as Ms Spears is a smoker). Later, she unleashed a vulgar tirade which was both graceless and moronic. The worst part, I thought, were the comments from a fan who stated the concert was so boring that the diversions were most welcome…