DID NOT NEED

February 6, 2013 at 3:10AM

DID NOT NEED At ESPN.com, you can find a preview video of an upcoming magazine issue in which Ryan Lochte re-creates Nirvana's "Nevermind" cover.

HEADING TO TORONTO AGAIN Jack Morris, who did Twins broadcasts through 2011, was hired by the Blue Jays to do the same, per sportsnet.ca.

GOOOOOOOOAL Few announcers call games with as much enthusiasm as Gus Johnson, which will make his reported move to soccer (SI.com) quite interesting.

AMONG THE FEW THINGS IT SEEMS A TEAM OR PLAYER CAN CONTROL IS THIS: ENERGY. CALL IT EFFORT, CALL IT ATTITUDE, CALL IT WHATEVER. IT IS THE MENTAL FOCUS THAT CONSTANTLY REMINDS AN ATHLETE TO PERFORM WITH A SENSE OF URGENCY -- TO GIVE 100 PERCENT IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES. AND YET ENERGY -- OR LACK OF IT -- IS THE VERY THING COMMONLY CITED AS BEING MISSING, LACKING, SUDDENLY APPEARING OR DISAPPEARING AS IF BY MAGIC. OTHER WEB HIGHLIGHTS:

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