TOUGH BREAK Francisco Liriano broke a bone in his right arm when he fell in the bathroom, according to elcaribe.com. At least it wasn't knuckle pushups.
MONEY MATTERS The Wolves rank 26th of 30 NBA teams in franchise value, says Forbes.com, but they increased from $272 million to $364 million in the past year.
a real fix On NYTimes.com, there is a correction to a story because the name of the "girlfriend" in the Manti Te'o hoax, Lennay Kekua, was misspelled.
Never in a million years would we advocate for the Vikings to bring in JaMarcus Russell. However: The former No. 1 overall pick and all-time draft bust is making a comeback, according to Yahoo! Sports. As noted on RandBall, he is apparently DOWN to 308 pounds, which is still well above his playing weight. But hey, he's only 27 years old. Times change. People change? Other web highlights:
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