No. 15 Princeton’s late flurry KO’s No. 2 Arizona

Free Press sports writer Carlos Monarrez grades the Detroit Lions’ first-round pick: Arkansas center Frank Ragnow. Grade: F. Why: Terrible pick. This is way down the need list, after running back, defensive tackle and edge rusher. And Ohio State’s Billy Price, who went to the Cincinnati Bengals with the next pick, was widely considered a better center. Completely underwhelming and not good value at No. 20. Pro: The Lions do need a center with the departure of Travis Swanson and they’re hoping they can find the next Dominic Raiola, who was a second-round pick. Ragnow is a big guy at 6 feet 5 and 310 pounds, and showed good awareness in picking up defenses. Con: There was no need to draft an interior

Last summer, Isaiah Thomas declared the Celtics would have to “bring the Brinks truck out� if they wanted to re-sign him in free agency. This week, Thomas signed with the Nuggets for the veteran’s minimum. Even in the high-paced world of professional sports, this was an accelerated downfall. As if we needed another reminder, it shows that sentimentality has no place in pro sports. Danny Ainge’s cold-hearted decision to swap Thomas for Kyrie Irving is one of the greatest moves he’s ever made, regardless of Irving’s future. Ainge swapped a broken down 5-foot-8 point guard for an NBA champion, Olympic gold medalist and five-time All-Star. Talk about selling high. To state the obvious, Thomas never