Now there's a major lull for sports in San Antonio.

Even the Missions are leaving town. They're going on a road trip and won't be back until May 9.

Don't panic, though. Here's a guide for sports to follow to get you to May 11. Don't forget to wash your hands in between.

May 1 : Football's back already for the first day of the Cowboys' rookie minicamp. Scour any news coming out of Irving and praise such players as sixth-round picks LB Stephen Hodge and TE John Phillips even though there's no way to know if they'll see playing time. With training camp returning to the Alamodome on July 30, it's never too early to over-inflate expectations.

May 2 : The Duramed Futures Tour is at Dominion Country Club. One player entered is Perry Swenson, a Texas alum who was named by the blog Sports Crunch as No. 12 on its list of "The 50 Hottest Female Golfers of All Time."

I question the accuracy of the rankings. It's a little much to rate female golfers of all-time, considering golf's been around since the 15th century.

May 3 : The final round of the Quail Hollow Championship could be great if Thursday's first round was any indication. Tiger Woods leads, while Phil Mickelson is two strokes back in a tie for second. It's like the Masters, except the winner gets a royal blue jacket instead. In these economic times, who doesn't want free clothing? Or the $1.1 million that goes to the winner.

May 4 : While the UIL is sitting at home, TAPPS is braving the swine flu and going on as scheduled. The only masks worn on the field will be catcher's, not respirator. In baseball, Central Catholic plays at Antonian, No. 10 in the Express-News rankings, with the TAPPS 2-5A championship on the line.

May 5 : Mull over every Spurs offseason trade possibility instead of watching the second round of the NBA playoffs. Upon realizing the team's age and salary-cap constraints, begin thinking of completely ridiculous schemes. And no, Fabricio Oberto for the future rights to LeBron James' 4-year old-son won't work.

May 6 : The Astros are in last place of the NL Central, but there's still hope in early May. The magic number for the division-leading Cardinals is still well over 100.

The Astros are hosting the Cubs and it flooded in Houston this week, which means the game will be played in Milwaukee.

May 7 : Watch X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Note both Wolverine's remarkable self-healing ability (no sprained ankles, ever!) and pretty decent height on his vertical. Wonder if someone can slip this film among Spurs general manager R.C. Buford's stacks of other film he has on prospects. Wolverine wouldn't be the first NBA player schooled by Xavier.

May 8 : The second round of the NHL playoffs features the sport's two biggest stars facing off - Washington's Alex Ovechkin (above) against Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby. It's like Kobe vs. LeBron, except on skates and without proper marketing.

May 9 : The Mavericks host Game 3 of their second-round series against the Nuggets.

Jason Terry will attempt to punch out the Nuggets. Michael Finley will wince at the memory.

May 10 : Congratulations, you made it 10 days with competition and about 575 words. Now get your timing back, or you could be eliminated from the baseball or softball playoffs.

If that happens, it's a whole summer of sitting around, not just two weeks. At least you'll be free to take Perry Swenson (above, again) or R.C. Buford out to see Wolverine.