THE BUZZ Not to gripe about the schedule, but it must be nice for the Tigers that they get the Pirates, Nationals and D'backs at home for interleague play. OK, so we're griping. REMOTE PATROL Defending World Cup champion Italy kicks off its drive for a fifth title by beginning play against Paraguay (1 p.m., ESPN) in (seemingly easy) Group F.
Click pick The Cleveland Plain Dealer, on cleveland.com, has a LeBron-O-Meter in an attempt to gauge if King James will stay or go. On Sunday: "Looking good ..."
STAR GAZING Not content to only be seen at the NBA Finals, "Grown Ups" stars Kevin James and Adam Sandler were grand marshals for Sunday's NASCAR race in Michigan.
FAST FACT The Lynx have started the WNBA season 2-9 for the second time in four years; they also did it in 2007, when they finished a league-worst 10-24.
