Reno Gazette-Journal columnist Chris Murray has been known to be a bit wordy, so we're giving him 1,000 words (no more than that) to share his thoughts from the week that was in the world of sports.
* CAN THE WOLF PACK BASKETBALL team just zoom ahead to 2016-17 right now? There’s still an entire season to play before Nevada gets there, but couple the transfers Nevada added this season who are eligible next year (Marcus Marshall, Jordan Caroline, Sam Williams and Leland King) and the recruits who have committed to play for the Wolf Pack next season (four-star recruits Devearl Ramsey, Josh Hall and Arlando Cook among them) and toss in two high-caliber freshmen who joined the team this season (Lindsey Drew and Cameron Oliver, both Pac-12 commits initially) and Wolf Pack fans must be drooling.