Here's your wakeup call -- a combination of newsworthy andor interesting tidbits -- for Tuesday, September 25:
BASEBALL
Life is good in Yankee Universe: They won, the Orioles split, and Andy Pettitte is back. (AP)
The Rangers now lead the A's by five games with nine to play in the A.L. West after Monday night's walkoff win. (AP)
Status quo in the A.L. Central as the White Sox (CSN Chicago) and Tigers (AP) both won. (AP)
Looks like the Cardinals are going to have the chance to defend their World Series championship after all. (AP)
Substitute "Bobby Valentine" for "Ozzie Guillen", and "any member of the Red Sox" for "Heath Bell", and you might have yourself a preview of some post-Oct. 3 interviews you could be hearing around here. (AP)
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
I don't know what your plans were from 5-9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12, but change 'em. (NBC's College Basketball Talk)
Boston Red Sox
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Rudy's all excited about 4-0 Notre Dame. (CSN Chicago)
COLLEGE HOCKEY
The experts are predicting another banner year at Boston College. (NBC's Pro Hockey Talk)
HOCKEY
The Seattle Oilers? Maybe. (AP)
OLYMPICS
Talk about a gold medal performance. Kerri Walsh Jennings just discovered she was five weeks pregnant with her third child when she and teammate Misty May Treanor dominated the beach volleyball competition in London. (NBC's Off The Bench)
PRO BASKETBALL
None other than James Worthy is warning the Lakers not to be planning that championship parade just yet. (NBC's Pro Basketball Talk)
New addition to the pro sports injury list: Puncture wound on the ankle from stepping on a spike strip in a parking garage. (AP) No, really.
PRO FOOTBALL
I'm sure you've heard all about it by now, but here are the details on the incredible finish in Seattle. (NBC's Pro Football Talk)
Golden Tate doesn't know what all the fuss is about, since "I know I had the ball." (Pro Football Talk)
Give Mike McCarthy credit: He somehow held his tongue. For the most part. (Pro Football Talk)
Maybe he thought about John Fox and Jack Del Rio before stepping to the podium. (AP)
Look out, Michael Vick. Doesn't sound like Andy Reid's too happy with you. (CSN Philly)
It appears Darrius Heyward-Bey is going to be all right. (CSN Bay Area)
On a much more mundane level, so is Reggie Bush. (AP)
Still don't know about Matthew Stafford, though. (AP)
But we do about Austin Collie, and it ain't good. (AP)
The Bills may have both Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller available when they host the Patriots on Sunday. (AP)
Another postgame, another arrest for the Falcons. (AP)
Score after one round: Brandon Marshall 1, Warren Sapp 0. (Pro Football Talk)