Here's your wakeup call -- a combination of newsworthy andor interesting tidbits -- for Monday, October 29:
BASEBALL
Hail to baseball's new kings. (CSN Bay Area)
And they weren't good and lucky; they were just good. (CSN Bay Area)
The Tigers are left muttering two familiar words: Wha' happened? (NBC's Hardball Talk)
And just to add injury to insult, Tigers second baseman Omar Infante suffered a broken hand when he was hit by a pitch in the ninth inning. (AP)
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Just like old times: Indiana is ranked No. 1 in the AP preseason poll . . . and that hasn't happened since 1979-80. (AP)
Minnesota assistant Saul Smith, the son of head coach Tubby Smith, will keep his job despite a DUI arrest. (AP)
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Marcus Lattimore suffered a gruesome leg injury Saturday -- as anybody who saw it knows -- but South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier, for one, believes his star running back will eventually play again. (AP)
Notre Dame is now No. 3 in BCS standings. (AP)
But where will the Irish be when the season ends? It could wind up being, in JJ Stankevitz' words, "the most controversial year in BCS history". (CSN Chicago)
Mama, don't let your babies grow up to be Maryland quarterbacks. (AP)
GOLF
Nice work if you can get it, eh Tiger? And Rory? (AP)
HOCKEY
Yes, it's true: The NHL season is in serious jeopardy. (CSN Philly)
And why? Well, one of the reasons is that Bettman and crew fatally underestimated who they were up against in the NHLPA's new executive director, Donald Fehr. (NBC's Pro Hockey Talk)
Ryan Suter has two words for Wild owner Ted Leipold: Never mind. (Pro Hockey Talk)
PRO BASKETBALL
No such luck, Celts: LeBron James' bum ankle won't keep him out of Tuesday's opener. (AP)
But Kobe Bryant's fortune isn't as good. (NBC's Pro Basketball Talk)
The Rockets are thrilled that James Harden's on their side now. (CSN Houston)
The Thunder say they made an "extraordinary effort" to keep Harden, but ran up against the financial limits of small-market franchises. (AP)
PRO FOOTBALL
Somebody wake up Mercury Morris and Don Shula for the 2012 revival of 'Grumpy Old Men': The Falcons are 7-0 after their whipping of the Eagles. (AP)
Man, people can be so touchy: He trash talked 'em all week and danced all over the field when Atlanta was way ahead late in the game, but Asante Samuel doesn't think that's any reason for Andy Reid to have snubbed him afterwards. (CSN Philly)
Think it might have been the Eagles' lack of pride? (CSN Philly)
Or maybe their (soon to be ex?) quarterback? (CSN Philly)
If this is what Peyton Manning is like at less than 100 percent, the NFL better pray he never gets healthy. (NBC's Pro Football Talk)
Hey, Steve: Imagine how bad they would have beaten you if they were at your level. (CSN Chicago)
How long can you keep this up, Rex? (Pro Football Talk)
Were Dez Bryant's hands just a smoodge smaller, the Cowboys would have had an incredible come-from-behind victory over the Giants. (AP)
SOCCER
And in a bit of shameless self-promotion: NBCUniversal will soon be your exclusive home for the English Premier League! (NBC's Pro Soccer Talk)