8:45 PM We always hear about Cuban baseball players defecting to the U.S., but Cuban umpires? The AP reports that Nelson Diazarrived 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)
In honor of the movie, FAN SIDED BLOGS has compiled 10 NFL “Step Brother” combos it would love to see. Even the blockbuster combo of Chad Johnson and Terrell Owens wouldn’t have had a shot against The Dark Knight at the box office.
FANHOUSE takes a field trip to Indianapolis to get an upclose look at Jimmy Johnson’s win at the Brickyard 400.
If you enjoy watching children fail, CRACKED has a break down of the 5 Most Ridiculously Unfair Kids Game Shows
THE 700 LEVEL discovers Harry Caray is alive and well…thanks to Atlanta Braves reliever Will Ohman. Video after the jump.
