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Raising Arizona: Wife Of Pirates' Minor Leaguer Questioned In Babynapping
Well, this is just what the Pirates needed. The wife of one of their top minor league prospects is being questioned in the apparent kidnapping of a baby from a Plant City, Fla. health clinic....

UConn Accused Of Recruiting Violations
Yahoo Sports is reporting today that Connecticut violated many NCAA rules in the recruitment of Nate Miles, a former student who expelled from the school last fall....

Take A Ride In Lane Kiffin's New Company Car
• Perfect for mobile recruiting violations: Presenting the Vol Camino. It's for sale too! Runs great, but not on roads in Florida. [Mizzourah]...

You Know It's Officially Spring Time When Sal Fasano's Mustache Is In Full Bloom
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....

South Carolina: Still Rebelling
You probably thought everyone down in South Carolina gave up on that Confederate flag controversy years ago, but....you're wrong! They still fly it proudly no matter how many NCAA tournament games don't get played there....

I'll Just Drift With The Current For Awhile. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
In the most foolhardy boating stunt since the canoe scene in Last of the Mohicans, a guy named Pedro drops a world record 127 feet over a waterfall in a kayak in Brazil. [Daily Mail]...

The Horrbile Truth: Lady Terrapins Eat Kids
It's their team motto, and it's simply left to us to interpret it. "We Eat Kids." What kind of sick antics are going on behind the scenes at the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament?...

Marlins Re-Branding To Appeal To "Back To The Future II" Fans
The Marlins have finally won approval for a new stadium, which means they will become the Miami Marlins when the stadium opens in 2012. Because screw Florida. [Krisl.org]...

Lance Armstrong Out Of Commission, Twitter Still Functional
Sadly, no definitive pictures or video have yet emerged of the crash that claimed Lance Armstrong's celebrated collarbone, but as predicted, his Twitter account is on the case with the necessary updates....

Alex Rodriguez Finally Coming To Terms With The World Hating His Guts
Alex Rodriguez bravely participated in Michael Kay's softball interview for YES's Yankee preview show to continue his post-boli admission contrition tour. He's shape-shifted his persona once again, from a lying ego maniac to American martyr....

Congratulations To Our Japanese Baseball Overlords
Ichiro Suzuki drives in the game-winning RBI as Japan wins the WBC again. Why do we call it the "World Series" when Japan is the only country that's good at this game? [MLB]...

Hockey Sheik Is Watching You
• Don't you feel safe?: Fear not, citizens of Dubai. None of your ice sport endeavors will escape the reassuring gaze of your mighty protector. (Seriously, don't try anything.) [Orland Kurtenblog]...

The Few. The Proud. The Lingerie'd.
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....

I'm Sure This Won't Annoy Curt Schilling One Bit
You're Curt Schilling. 23 years of your life was spent devoted to baseball, priding yourself on playing it the RIGHT way...only to have ESPN put a picture of Jose Canseco next to your farewell quote....

Even Nationals Beat Writer Realizes Writing About The Nationals Is An Awful Job
Over the weekend Nationals beat writer Chico Harlan must have accidentally ingested some sodium pentothal, since he oddly stated in an interview that he "doesn't like sports," which aggravated all five of the Nats' fans....

Adrian Peterson Will Not Save Your Community College Football Program
This just in: Adrian Peterson is not donating $150,000 to save the North Iowa Area Community College football program, as was reported on Friday. Also, there is no Batman. Sorry everyone....

Requiem For The Crackback?
The crackback block, which caused Warren Sapp to demand that Mike Sherman "put on a jersey!" and other fun confrontations, may be on its way to extinction....

Tommy Lasorda Can Do This Interview In His Sleep
Tommy Lasorda has an impressive amount of energy for a man his age, but he does seem a little lethargic in this interview—and by lethargic, I mean, he can barely hold his own head up....

Armstrong Goes Down!
Lance Armstrong crashed on the first stage of a race in Spain today, and was taken to the hospital with a possible broken collarbone. What about the face? Did something happen to his face?! [Reuters]...

Who Knew Wrestling Could Be So Violent?
Iowa won the Division I wrestling championship yesterday, but not without a little drama, a little disappointment, and a little controversy. Oh, and a porn star....