The case for MLB contraction

Apple granted patent for sports sensors…what does the future hold now?

U.S. Open score cards are available for sale…If you’re in to that sort of thing.

Manny Ramirez suspesnion…the best thing to happen to the Dodgers pocketbooks

Steve Nash has a celebrity soccer tournament with other NBA and soccer stars? who knew?

As you probably already know, MLBPA union head Donald Fehr* is retiring

Underage Chinese gymnasts.  Still all the rage, 8 years later.

In MMA news — Affliction Entertainment has cut ties with Andrei Arlovski

New York Jets to wear Atlantic Health Patch on uniforms during mini camp

Interesting sponsorship move: HSBC creates grass field, among other things as part of sponsorship w/Wimbeldeon

EA Sports has always been “in the game”…and now, with their new campaign they’re giving fans the chance to be “in the game” as well, along with more behind the scenes footage

Interesting look at Viral Social Advertising for Stadiums

The U.S. Open is…uh, closed.

Kelvin Sampson wasn’t at the NACDA, but they thought about his text messaging a lot

NBA D-League shuffling, as the Dallas Mavericks buy the formerly Colorado 14ers

Upper Deck is offering fans a chance to win Tiger Wood’s autographed polo shirts from the 2008 U.S. Open

Well, color me surprised (or not).  Michael Phelps is back to endorsing products.  I’m off to buy my waterproof headphones!

The Lakers win everything…even the unwritten “who’s fans can buy the most merchandise competition”

Ads on baseball uniforms? Not anytime soon.

And speaking of baseball…they’re now streaming MLB games live onto your iPhone.

A very good breakdown of the resolution of the Donte Stallworth DUI manslaughter charges (from a fellow lawyer, which is very helpful)

The bid to move the Phoenix Coyotes from Glendale to Canada has been blocked…at least, momentarily

Arizona State’s new interactive marketing plan.  The way to sell tickets in the future?

The Houston Texans have officially signed a sponorship deal with the Texas State Lottery (via @mmahoney13 on twitter)

• Uh…this Marvin Harrison shooting incident? What is going on?

• Former Chiefs kicker Nick Lowery is a pimp. No, really!

• The King of Boxing Cyber-Media…Don King. Yes that one, with the crazy hair.

• From the “interesting lawsuits” category, a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the players in the All-American Football League against League Chairman Marcus Katz

• More information on the NFL in Toronto including the strength of the CFL brand, or lack thereof and ticket prices. I wrote about the Bills playing in Toronto, previously.

Nick Saban doesn’t really care for those NCAA rules

The new coach of the Mavericks is…Rick Carlisle. Wait, what? Doesn’t that guy love defense and hate offense?

Next season on Hard Knocks (the HBO special that covers an NFL team in depth) are your Dallas Cowboys. Romo/Jessica Simpson, T.O., Pacman (maybe?) Jerry Jones is a genius.

Inexplicably, Roger Clemens defamation suit is on-going. The good news for him? Rusty Hardin will be allowed to stay on board the sinking ship as Clemens’ attorney.

Need to make the NBA playoffs more exciting (next year)? Here is a pretty interesting fantasy basketball game

• The business of capitalizing off of your fame; the streaker at last year’s U.S. Soccer Game, Tiffany May, just posed for Playboy.

• Sports Illustrated to create a fantasy football game for Facebook

• Lenny Dykstra and his “Players Club” magazine are having some problems.

• The Marvin Harrison shooting story has just gotten more interesting, unfortunately in a bad way.

• Is there anything Tim Tebow can’t do? He spent his spring break giving circumcisions to impoverished children.

• Phoenix Suns and Epic Records join forces to…uh, play music on the Suns Website.

• Jay-Z is about to make a diss record about the New Jersey Devils Owners. Just watch.

• How do you make that Rob Lowe/Nanny story even more strange? Throw in some Dale Davis and his nether regions.

• Applebees and Turner Sports join forces to make commercials about baseball. inside an Applebees. without mentioning food.

• The NFL Draft to L.A.? Does that mean we won’t see all of the Jets fans screaming because of a stupid Jets pick?

• The Rays are contenders. Wait…the baseball team? And not people named Ray?

• How did I beat that urine test? Its in the genes!

• Good to see someone is keeping up on the Kentucky Derby goings-on.

• Jacoby Ellsbury’s product? OWater.

• DC United (of the MLS) sign a jersey deal with Volkwagon

• Say it ain’t so Lima…Say it ain’t so. “Lima Time” is officially over.

• Looks like that whole Jason Kidd trade wasn’t the best idea.

• Looks like the brakes might be put on that whole “Sonics to Oklahoma” deal.

• Its official. Pending his reinstatement and some other things, Pacman Jones will be playing in Dallas; a city with a whole lot more strip clubs than Tennessee (why go to Vegas when you can walk down the street?)

• University of Hawaii, Negative Injunctions, June Jones…and you!

• The way to Erin Andrews’ heart? Sunscreen.

• Mercy Rule? Not in Japanese Baseball

• Ken Shamrock is suing the UFC in order to be allowed to fight again

• We may not ever see the ratings for Pardon The Interruption, but don’t worry, its not going anywhere.

• Walking in Brady Quinn and Reggie Bush’s footsteps, future first round pick, Chris Long has a deal with Subway. Take that Jake Long!

• This obsession with Allison Stokke is quickly getting out of control, yes? Better question…does it bother you?

• So…Is Jake Long the #1 Pick in the 2008 NFL Draft?

• Its the one year anniversary of the shootings at Virginia Tech…and people are still healing. (via The Big Lead)

• I know you’ve been waiting on news about the Independent Womens Football League…Joe Favorito delivers, of course.

• David Stern’s never-ending quest to make basketball a global sport took him to the Philippines and the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

• Jason Taylor, on Dancing With The Stars? Yeah, he’s still doing well.

• NFL schedules were released today…More importantly, here is a listing of the games that most people won’t be able to see, because they’re games on the NFL Network in 2008

• Golf advertisers hold their collective breaths…Tiger Woods is having arthroscopic knee surgery, out 4-6 weeks. This is coming off the heels of the highest viewed golf telecast in cable history.

• Candace Parker, WNBA Marketing Superstar?

• All throughout baseball, it was Jackie Robinson Day.