WATCH WHAT YOU TWEET Denard Span (@thisisdspan) commented on Twitter about the Sandy Hook tragedy and hastily retreated with an apology.
HELP WANTED Oregon lost football coach Chip Kelly to the Eagles, so the logical spot to find a replacement: uoregon.edu, which posted a "head coach" want ad.
hashtag heaven Twitter erupted with the Deadspin.com report of Manti Te'o and his fake girlfriend. The best hashtag we saw? #FakeUpTheEchoes.
Those up in arms about the Twins' offseason moves and potential payroll can, at least for the moment, put the pitchforks down. Our own La Velle E. Neal reports that the Twins "continue to show interest" in veteran lefthander Joe Saunders. Interest and signing are two different things, as noted on RandBall, but Saunders would be a good bridge toward respectability in 2013. Other web highlights:
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