Peter King is a Moron Nighty Cap
• Albert Pujols, angry his name was incorrectly linked to the Mitchell report on steroids last month, banned a St. Louis television station from participating in a news conference Monday.
Pujols asked Cardinals media relations director Brian Bartow to make a reporter and cameraman from St. Louis Fox affiliate KTVI leave the room where Pujols' news conference was taking place on the final day of the Cardinals' winter warmup.
• Looks like Derek Jeter has some competition in NYC for the top of the line trim. New York Met David Wright and model girlfriend Molly Beers attended the Ford Supermodel of the World show Wednesday night at Terminal 5 in Manhattan.
• Just when we all thought that Phil Mickelson had gotten over his choking problem we get this report. Phil Mickelson's start to the 2008 golf season was in doubt on Monday when his doctor directed him to stay in bed for two days for a respiratory problem.
• And now we take a moment to pause and enjoy the absurdity of Peter King's thought for the week. "I wonder if all the welcome mats in the United States are manufactured in Wisconsin." This guy makes Larry King look like Einstein.
• Two Utah football players stabbed during a street fight last weekend were recovering Monday.
Defensive linemen Paul Kruger and Greg Newman, were both stabbed in the stomach after leaving a house party late Saturday night. Kruger underwent surgery, and released a statement on Monday saying his condition was improving.
• Memphis replaced North Carolina as the No. 1 team in college basketball Monday, the Tigers' first appearance in 25 years at the top of The Associated Press poll.
Kansas, the nation's only other undefeated Division I men's team, moved up to No. 2 while the Tar Heels dropped to fifth after their loss to Maryland. Drake and Baylor were two new entries to the rankings, joining the Top 25 for the first time in a long time.
Memphis' only other appearance at No. 1 was as short as possible - a one-week stint in 1983.
"I have always said, if you pay your players well enough you can have a great college team," Coach Calipari stated.
• Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers needed surgery to get his right knee through the AFC Championship Game, and now needs a more extensive operation to repair a torn ligament in the same knee. His rehab could last six months. No one is ever going to question this guy's toughness. Sanity maybe. Is Billy Volek really that bad?
