Alan Greenwood

There is nothing sweet about the sorrow inspired by Tom Brady’s possible parting.

Indeed, the saga has become more annoying than anything. The rumors are endless, many are mindless.

Brady is buying a house in Connecticut. Clearly he’s staying.

Brady was spotted at a UFC extravagana in Las Vegas. Jon Gruden is giddy.

Gisele hates Las Vegas and wouldn’t let her kids live within 1,000 miles of Sin City.

Brady wants to live on the shores of the Pacific again. Hello, Chargers.

Mike Vrabel will give his old pal Brady a job in Tennessee, plus a chance to show Bill Belichick who’s the real GOAT behind the Patriots’ dynasty.

Gisele wouldn’t live in Tennessee for a dozen Lombardi Trophies.

Brady will stay in Foxborough but is demanding Robert Kraft rename his stadium TB12Land.

Blah, blah and blah.

The whining, whimpering and general consternation has become too much to bear.

Ultimately the Patriots are better off moving on. Brady may be better off moving on, too.

If the principals in this melodrama have an ounce of mercy, they will put us all out of our collective misery, make their divorce official and get on with life.

PUT DOWN THE KNIFE: ESPN basketball analyst Mark Jackson has been pilloried the past few days for suggesting that Zion Williamson really needs to drop a few pounds.

Don’t we all?

Well, Williamson plays professional basketball for a living, which makes his physical condition a relevant topic for public discussion. After Williamson’s debut for the New Orleans Pelicans, in which he scored 22 points and moved to and fro with all the grace of a lumbering rhino, Jackson was accused of fat-shaming in the first degree.

We should point out that Williamson’s knee problems are likely to haunt him if he doesn’t shed some of his alleged 285 pounds of girth.

And with that, as Lou Gorman famously intoned, let is see what is for lunch.

TIME TRAVEL: Jan. 27, 1960 – “A gallant last-minute attempt to close a narrow gap failed by one point as Nashua High’s basketball five dropped a 66-65 decision to Manchester Central in a thrilling and breathtaking engagement at the Manchester gym last night.

“The decision threw the Class L race into a two-way tie between these two clubs.

“… Individually, Dave Cody was Central’s big man with 32 while Bob Milliard led the Nashuans with 25. Jerry Fuller had 14 and Tom Gondek had 12.”

Alan Greenwood can be reached at 594-1248, agreenwood @nashuatelegraph.com or @Telegraph_ AlanG.

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