After Barely Surviving, Can He Survive Bare?

Eddie “the Eagle” Edwards, the former British Olympic ski jumper, couldn’t accomplish anything with his clothes on, so he’s planning to jump naked.

Edwards, who finished last in the 1988 Calgary Games, intends to compete at next year’s World Championships and the 1998 Winter Olympics in Japan.

But before that, he wants to plummet down an icy ski run and soar through the air wearing only a safety helmet, a pair of boots and skis.

“It’ll be the ultimate buzz and if I tried it at the World Championships, I could even get extra style marks,” said Edwards, 32. “But I’ll wait until it’s a bit warmer so I don’t get frostbite all over.”

Edwards has already had an undress rehearsal, leaping in his underpants.

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Trivia time: Which school holds the NCAA Division I-A season record for average yards gained in a game?

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No brainer: Oscar Robertson, who was recently honored as one of the NBA’s 50 greatest players, said it’s not a thinking man’s game anymore.

“It’s a game now of one on one, or two on two, or at best three on three. It’s never five on five anymore,” the Big O said.

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Splendid spitter: Roberto Alomar was harshly criticized for spitting in the face of umpire John Hirschbeck. The late Red Smith took a gentler approach when Ted Williams was fined $5,000 in 1958 for spitting.

Smith called the incident “a moist expression of contempt for fans and press.”

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Soul mates: After New Jersey made two of 20 shots and committed 10 turnovers in one quarter against Orlando in an NBA exhibition, Jayson Williams said:

“That was the scariest 12 minutes I ever played as a Net. Now I know how the Clippers feel.”

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Looking back: On this day in 1958, Los Angeles and Chicago set an NFL attendance record when 93,833 watched at the Coliseum as the Rams beat the Bears, 41-35.

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Trivia answer: Oklahoma, 472.4 yards in 1971.

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And finally: While he graciously hailed the Braves as a tough and gallant opponent, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani couldn’t help getting in a little dig.

He said he was sending the mayor of Atlanta a cheesecake from Junior’s, a famous Brooklyn delicatessen, and two tickets to hear Placido Domingo sing “Carmen” at the Metropolitan Opera.

“They don’t have those kind of things in Atlanta,” he said.