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8:45 PM We always hear about Cuban baseball players defecting to the U.S., but Cuban umpires? The AP reports that Nelson Diaz arrived in Miami on Sunday with his wife & two daughters. He was to work the 2009 WBC, but Cuban officials said they "didn't trust him".

8:30 PM La Salle University has reached a settlement to pay the family of former football player Preston Plevretes $7.5 million for medical care. Plevretes suffered a serious brain injury during a 2005 game. La Salle dropped its football program in 2007.

8:15 PM Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Ballard demonstrates his disgust at allowing an Atlanta Thrashers goal by swinging his stick at the goalpost - only to take out goalie teammate Tomas Voukon. Voukon had to leave the ice on a stretcher. (H/T Litter Box Cats)

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Clemens Merchandise Now Like A “Penny Stock”

Posted by Brooks on Feb. 13, 2008, 4:40pm

The NEWARK STAR-LEDGER has a report on the stark decline in value on Roger Clemens merchandise. Excerpt:

Darrell Giordano used to have no trouble moving Roger Clemens’ 1985 rookie card from Topps, selling two or three cards a week at $30 a pop from his sports collectible store in Morris Plains.

“We haven’t sold one since this came out,” said Giordano, owner of the Sports Page for the past 15 years, whose passion for collecting began at age 6 when he got his first Mickey Mantle card.