Well, it’s good news in my view of the world, anyway.

We don’t have to be negative all the time, do we? Let’s do a list to celebrate some of the uplifting or inspirational or remarkable.

For one day, anyway.

1. Leicester City is about to win the English Premier League championship. This is beyond remarkable. A team that returned to the  top flight only last season and at the midpoint of the 2014-15 campaigns was in last place in the Premier League … surged to safety last season and in 2015-16 has been at or near the top all along. The defensive has been outstanding, and Leicester has made great use of the counterattack, with Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez leading the way. Barring a collapse, Leicester (pronounced “lester”) could clinch in the next few weeks, which would make them only the sixth team to win the Premier League (established 1992-93) and, by far, the least likely, considering the league looked locked into the same half-dozen teams finishing in the top four positions … forever. Leicester’s entire first XI cost the club less money than individual players at clubs like Manchester United and Manchester City. A Leicester championship would be not dissimilar from a 16 seed winning the NCAA Tournament — or a sort of Robin Hood episode, soccer-style.

2. How about that Theo Epstein! It appears as if he could do for the Chicago Cubs what he did for the Boston Red Sox — produce a championship team long after home fans had given up hope. Epstein was the general manager when the Sox ended the 86-year-old Curse of the Bambino in 2004 with their memorable “back from a 3-0 deficit” victory over the Yankees en route to winning the World Series. He took over the Cubs in 2011, and the Cubs haven’t won a World Series since 1908. They finished last in their division in his first three seasons at the club, as Epstein & Co. nurtured their strong crop of younger players, but they won their division last year and now look like the best team in the Major Leagues. That one guy could lead both the Sox and Cubs to a championship after generations of failure … would be astounding.

3. The NBA’s Golden State Warriors have slowed a bit here of late, but can we hear it for 1) teamwork and 2) Stephen Curry? The former is unmatched in the league (even superior to that of the San Antonio Spurs) and Curry might be the most popular NBA player in the history of the league with his long-range shooting skills, comparatively slight size and as-far-as-we-can-tell sense of humility.

4. Mike Trout, is he something, or what? The Los Angeles Angels outfielder has rung up four outstanding seasons for the club. He has been so good that a couple of 0-for-fours freaks out people. Not only does he hit and hit for power and run (though he doesn’t steal bases as he did, during his mind-boggling 2012 rookie season) … and he is an outstanding center fielder. No matter how weak the Angels get, it is worthwhile to see Trout play. (I already made a pilgrimage, on a trip to SoCal while working in Abu Dhabi.)

5. Tim Duncan. Has the NBA ever boasted a player as good as he has been, for as long as he has been, without (from what we can see) causing any problems for his team? The center with the exquisite fundamentals turns 40 in a few weeks but is still a key man for the San Antonio Spurs — who could win a fifth championship with him on the floor, later this spring.

6. A shout-out, please, for Canadian fans of the National Hockey League. None of their franchises has won a Stanley Cup Championship since the Canadiens, in 1994, and this season not a single Canada-based teams, of their seven, will be among the 16 clubs in the playoffs. Yet Canadian fans love the NHL, still.

7. Bryce Harper. He can be a little edgy, a little bratty, but some think that is fun. And there is no doubt he is a tremendously gifted ballplayer, the National League’s answer to the American League’s Trout. He was voted NL MVP last season, which ended before his 23rd birthday, and he could add a second MVP trophy (and a first championship) this year.

8. Kobe Bryant, on his way out. He had some rough spots, some serious issues with the law, some famous feuds that perhaps kept him from winning more than five NBA titles, but as he leaves the game in the next few weeks we can never doubt he always pushed himself to be the greatest player he could be — and he was great, indeed. Los Angeles Lakers fans were lucky for the 20 seasons he gave them.

9. UConn women’s basketball. The Huskies just won their fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament championship, their 10th since 2000. It is difficult for anyone in any sport to be that good over that many seasons, but Geno Auriemma’s team has managed it, setting a target for excellence in the sport.

10. Vin Scully! Saving the best for last. The ultimate L.A. sports figure, and he never went between the lines. The Dodgers’ long-time broadcaster (going back to 1950, for goodness sakes) says this will be his last season, and fans need to get to the park (where his commentary is piped over the message system) or find a Time Warner Cable hookup … and watch The Greatest a few more times before he ends his 67-season (!!!) run with the boys in blue. Also, too, Vin is a guy who warrants all the love and admiration sent his way. Thanks a million, Vinny.