TENNIS GALLERY GIVES FANS A LEG UP ON STROKE PLAY: A photo gallery from the Pacific Life WTA Tournament at Indian Wells, CA adds to the a body of evidence that Polish women are the best Europe has to offer.

Exhibit A - Marta Domachowska:

CLIPPERS RIP OFF FAITHFUL BY JACKING UP TICKET PRICES: Steve Hartman of KLAC-AM in Los Angeles relayed a screwy story from a 20-year Los Angeles Clippers masochist courtside season ticket holder late last week.

Bill Shupper is a former L.A.-area insurance agent now working in the pro sports representation biz. He told Hartman that the Clippers […]

PHOENIX-ZACH JOHNSON COMPARISON LESS-THAN-EXACT: Dedicated to numerous emailers making the S.A.B. claim:

NO ONE GETS BETWEEN MELO AND HIS HOT DOG ROLLERS: The ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS reports on some poor sap who had the audacity to ask Carmelo Anthony for an autograph outside a mini-mart - and was body slammed by a member of Anthony’s entourage for his *brazen* behavior.

Brandon James Herrera asked for Anthony’s autograph on […]

In the baseball arms race known as Yankees vs. Red Sox, SbB has an exclusive look at the Yankees’ secret weapon:

Actually, it’s not really an innovation, considering the Bosox signed J.D. Drew last offseason.

OZZIE GUILLEN’S RECIPE FOR JOHAN SANTANA BLOW OUT: Minnesota Twins pitcher Johan Santana poked holes in the White Sox Sunday to the tune of one hit allowed over seven innings in a 3-1 win over Chicago. The 2006 AL Cy Young winner K’d nine in the game and has now won 10 of his last […]

GAINESVILLE GOADS UNDESIRABLES ONTO GREYHOUNDS: The ASSOCIATED PRESS reports that the local police (and Univ. of Florida officials?) have come up with a novel concept on how to control the undesirable (see UGA, FSU, UM fans) population in the Florida city:

Give them a one-way bus ticket out of town:

GOLF! LEAFS! GOLF! The Maple Leafs went from shootout to Shooter McGavin thanks to the Islanders on Sunday: