‘Apprentice’ Didn’t Need the Trump Treatment

Working for an NFL team would be a dream, right? Not necessarily.

Nick Warnock, a finalist on NBC’s “The Apprentice” before being fired by Donald Trump, was offered a job by Amy Trask, the chief executive of the Oakland Raiders.

Michelle Smith of the San Francisco Chronicle reported that Warnock had agreed to work for the team, with details to be determined.

But two days later, Warnock said he was pursuing other opportunities in Los Angeles.

He must have met Al Davis.

Trivia time: Whom did the Lakers give up to get Wilt Chamberlain in the 1968 trade with the Philadelphia 76ers?

Roughing it: The ADT Skills Challenge, in which pro golfers compete in tee shots, bunkers, trouble shots and chipping, will be taped in November at Trump International in Palm Beach, Fla., and televised later by NBC.

“If they’re really looking for hazards,” wrote Steve Schrader of the Detroit Free Press, “how about trying to hit shots out of Donald Trump’s hair.”

Added Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times: “Now that would be the mother of all parting shots.”

Name game: The Chronicle’s Scott Ostler suggests this nickname for clean-cut U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen, who last weekend won the European Open: “The Spruced Goosen.”

Long commute: Barry Bonds has moved his family to Beverly Hills. San Francisco Giant pitcher Robb Nen’s main residence is Coto de Caza in Orange County.

Wrote Ostler: “If Nen can get healthy, the two can car pool up I-5.”

What priorities? Phil Mushnick of the New York Post reported that a reader sent him a clipping from the Courier Post of South New Jersey about a Philadelphia Eagle rookie camp.

The article said former UCLA defensive back Matt Ware, a third-round draft pick, and Andrien Clarke, a linebacker from Ohio State, missed the camp to complete their undergraduate degrees.

Coach Andy Reid was quoted as saying, “It’s tough to miss those days. You can’t ever get those back.... They’ve got to catch up.”

Wrote Mushnick: “Yeah, why would anyone who plays college football actually choose to complete college? Where are these players’ values and priorities? Shame on them.”

Looking back: On this day in 1982, Steve Scott set a U.S. record in the mile with a time of 3 minutes 47.69 seconds at a track meet at Oslo.

Trivia answer: Jerry Chambers, Archie Clark and Darrall Imhoff.

And finally: Janet Evans, who got married to Bill Wilson April 10 at the Long Beach Aquarium in a ceremony attended by 210, was among the guest speakers Monday night at a gala at the Long Beach Convention Center to kick off the U.S. Olympic swim trials.

After Evans announced to the gathering that she had recently gotten married, emcee Ed Arnold said, “I’m still waiting for my invitation.”

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Larry Stewart can be reached at larry.stewart@latimes.com.