Maybe Kidds Shouldn’t Play With Panthers

Dallas Maverick point guard Jason Kidd got a tattoo of a panther on his chest last summer. Now he wants a panther as a pet.

“It’s just something I’ve always wanted to have since I was a little kid. I don’t know how hard it will be to do it, but I’m going to look into it.”

Sure, just go to any pet store and ask for the panther selection.

Trivia time: Which NFL team has the best winning percentage in postseason games?

Special talent: Charles Barkley of the Phoenix Suns on his former teammate, the Lakers’ Cedric Ceballos: “I’ve never played with a guy who is better without the ball. Every time I got doubled, he was open. There are very few players who can play without the ball and get you 20 points.”

Anchors aweigh: From David Letterman before last Saturday’s Army-Navy game: “What a rivalry. It’s going to be a little different this year. As I understand it, the loser of the game goes to Bosnia.”

Same old Raiders: Joan Ryan in the San Francisco Chronicle on the Raiders’ 29-23 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs last Sunday:

“Once considered a solid Super Bowl contender, the Raiders have worn the look of an expansion team the last three games: undisciplined, passive, hollow.

“Yet, one can suggest they were never all that great, playing lesser opponents while building their 8-2 record.”

Add Raiders: Coach Mike White said his team is “really immature. Cornerback Albert Lewis added more forcefully: “The character of our whole team stinks.”

Bright idea: Shawn Bradley, now with the New Jersey Nets after underachieving with the Philadelphia 76ers, when asked at news conference if he still liked basketball:

“Give me a break?! I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t like it. I could be doing a lot of other things. I’m 7 foot 6. I could put in light bulbs.”

Looking back: On this day in 1940, the Chicago Bears, with their then mystifying T-formation, defeated the Washington Redskins, 73-0, in the most one-sided game in NFL championship history.

Looking back again: On this day in 1961, Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scored 78 points against the Lakers, still a Laker-opponent record.

Trivia answer: Green Bay Packers, 15-7, .682.

Quotebook: Dan Hampton, former Chicago defensive tackle, on the Bears’ inept pass rush: “Sometimes I think about cutting out a picture of this week’s quarterback and taping it in the locker room so the guys can see what he looks like.”