MOVING ON Rachel Nichols, formerly of ESPN, is joining CNN and Turner Sports. She tweeted: "Thank you so much to everyone for all the nice words!"
SAY WHAT? According to hollywoodlife.com, Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn are dating. This is going to hurt his reported attempts to reconcile with his wife.
BIRD TALK Plenty of people had opinions about the New Orleans Pelicans -- the name-to-be of the NBA Hornets -- and their new logo. SBNation.com reeled them in.
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