Whew. Long day yesterday. You never know how much driving from high school to high school wearing a Truman the Tiger costume to chant M-I-Z at each new recruit is going to wear you out until you do it. Note to self for next year - bring some Fruit Punch Gatorade to get you through the late signings.
Meet the 23 new Missouri Tigers football players that are being hailed amongst the best recruiting classes in the school's history. [MUTigers.com]
Remember the kid that decided he was going to play football at Cal without an actual offer from Cal? Well he claimed that he was duped by a "recruiter" who he had paid to talk to schools on his behalf and everyone felt sorry for him. Then, yesterday, he admitted that he made the whole thing up. I think the local police are as confused as we are. [Reno Gazette]
Chris Carpenter is optimistic about returning next year. Sorry, Carp, you could be throwing 102 mph right now but I've pledged not to believe one word uttered by the Cardinals or their employees when it comes to a player's health. [STL Today]
If you're a Cardinals fan, you've no doubt heard his name a number of times but do you really actually know anything about pitching prospect Blake Hawksworth? Future Redbirds probably knows more. [Future Redbirds]
Something about Rams president John Shaw talking to Roger Goodell about the alledged spying that took place before the '02 Super Bowl screams out "waste of time!" I guess I don't have much confidence that old Mr. Shaw will push for further investigation. [STL Today]
The "friendly" soccer match between US and Mexico wasn't so friendly last night as two people were apparently shot [Sports by Brooks]
Whew. Long day yesterday. You never know how much driving from high school to high school wearing a Truman the Tiger costume to chant M-I-Z at each new recruit is going to wear you out until you do it. Note to self for next year - bring some Fruit Punch Gatorade to get you through the late signings. 
