Knievel Might Be Jumping to Conclusion

He’s planning to make it a beaut in Butte on July 28.

That’s when Robbie Knievel, son of legendary motorcycle stuntman Evel Knievel, told the Montana Standard his next jump will take place, during “Evel Knievel Days,” July 27-29, in Butte, birthplace of his father.

“This will be a treat,” said Robbie, adding that it may be the last time his father, who lives in Florida, will be able to attend the festivities. “I don’t think he’s gonna make it ‘till next year.”

The elder Knievel, 67, suffers from pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable condition that is scarring and hardening his lungs, making it extremely difficult for him to breathe.

“I haven’t seen him jump myself for quite some time, and I’m looking forward to him doing it,” said Evel, who last saw Robbie jump in 1997.

Robbie’s last jump in Butte was in 1990, when he cleared 15 pickup trucks.

Trivia time: Who is the only golfer to twice shoot all four rounds in the 60s at the British Open and not win either time?

Maybe a driver? It was at Royal Lytham & St. Annes during the 2001 British Open that Tiger Woods met his future wife, Elin Nordegren, who was then nanny to golfer Jesper Parnevik’s kids. So what’s the traditional five-year anniversary gift?

Something made of wood, of course.

Fisherman’s tale: On the plans by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to install a 12,000-gallon tank, containing 30 cownose rays, above the outfield fence at Tropicana Field, Dwight Perry wrote in the Seattle Times: “Gosh, who would have ever thought it -- the words ‘Tampa Bay Devil Rays’ and ‘going in the tank’ in the same sentence?”

Numbers don’t lie: Negro leagues legend John “Buck” O’Neil, 94, became the oldest professional baseball player when he competed in a minor league all-star game in Kansas City, Kan., on Tuesday.

After O’Neil received two intentional walks, Pete McEntegart of SI.com wrote: “A’s GM Billy Beane promptly signed O’Neil for his stellar OBP.”

Add Buck: Wrote Peter Schmuck in the Baltimore Sun: “The Kansas City T-Bones signed the 94-year-old to a one-day contract, making him the oldest professional baseball player in history pending the discovery of Julio Franco’s real birth certificate.”

A really red state: Former Nebraska football coach Tom Osborne, a congressman, was defeated this year when he ran for the Republican Party’s nomination to be governor of Nebraska. Wrote Greg Cote in the Miami Herald: “Cannot confirm his campaign slogan was: ‘Making a Dull State Duller.’ ”

Looking back: On this date in 1959, the Boston Red Sox became the last club to break baseball’s color line when Elijah “Pumpsie” Green pinch-ran and played shortstop.

Trivia answer: Ernie Els, who accomplished the feat in 1993 and 2004.

And finally: “According to PETA, the San Francisco Giants have the most vegetarian-friendly ballpark food,” comedian Alex Kaseberg said. “It’s true, they don’t even have any meat in their lineup.”