Wakeup Call: ‘Roll Tribe!' is the new rallying cry

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Here's your wakeup call -- a combination of newsworthy andor interesting tidbits -- for Friday, January 4:

AUTO RACING
Yes, that's the same Travis Pastrana who won all those gold medals in the X Games. (AP)

BASEBALL
It's just a lovefest between the Indians and their newest outfielder, Ohio native Nick Swisher . . . who may have coined a new rallying cry ("Roll Tribe!") at his introductory press conference. (AP)

Need an outfielder? Looks like Justin Upton's available. (NBC's Hardball Talk)

So why are big names like Michael Bourn, Rafael Soriano, Kyle Loshe and Adam LaRoche still on the market? Let Theo Epstein explain. (CSN Chicago)

Yeah, yeah, he signed a contract and all that. But Darren Oliver says he won't return to the Blue Jays unless they give him a raise. (Hardball Talk)

The best part of Sergio Romo's arrest? His promise "to conduct myself in the future in the 'San Francisco Giants Way'." (Hardball Talk)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Arizona's still unbeaten . . . (AP)

. . . thanks to the refs, who -- according to College Basketball Talk's Rob Dauster -- blew a last-second call that should have given Colorado the upset. (NBC's College Basketball Talk)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
There was a brief time this fall when it looked like an Oregon-Kansas State bowl matchup would decide the national championship. Unfortunately for the Ducks, their 35-17 victory over the Wildcats last night only got them a Fiesta Bowl trophy. (AP)

Was Oregon's win Chip Kelly's going-away party? (NBC's College Football Talk)

If it was, expect boyhood friends Jeffrey Lurie and Joe Banner -- a.k.a., owner of the Eagles and CEO of the Browns -- to be squaring off over who gets to hire him. (College Football Talk)

Looks like Oregon's already chosen Kelly's replacement. (College Football Talk)

We lead off today's college-to-NFL exodus with Florida State's Bjoern Werner, regarded as a potential Top 10 pick. (College Football Talk)

Next up: Michigan State's Le'Veon Bell (with Dion Sims about to follow). (College Football Talk)

Pitt lineman Arthur Doakes has been suspended for the BBVA Compass Bowl -- never heard of it, but it's the third straight year the Panthers have played in it -- because of a violation of team rules. (College Football Talk)

Ron Turner, who's been out of college coaching since being fired by Illinois in 2004, is leaving the NFL to become head man at Florida International. (AP)

GOLF
Don't expect to see much of Steve Stricker on the PGA Tour this year. (AP)

HOCKEY
If you're still interested . . . (NBC's Pro Hockey Talk)

As nightmarish as it is for the rest of us, the NHL lockout's been a dream come true for this kid. (CSN Washington)

Kimmo Timonen is worried how his 37-year-old body, coming off back surgery, will respond to a condensed 48-game schedule. (Pro Hockey Talk)

The Penguins think they'll respond quite well, thank you. (AP)

PRO BASKETBALL
Phil Jackson's finally taking Jeanie Buss to the altar, 13 years after their first date. (AP)

The Knicks snapped the Spurs' seven-game winning streak in pretty convincing fashion. (AP)

PRO FOOTBALL
Elbow, schmelbow. Justin Smith says he's playing when the 49ers host their NFC semifinal-round game on Jan. 12. (CSN Bay Area)

So that explains it! (NBC's Pro Football Talk)

If last year's coin toss is any indication, Sunday's Seahawks-Redskins game could be pretty interesting. (Pro Football Talk)

And Brandon Browner, back from his four-game suspension, is lookng forward to it. (AP)

That's six career Offensive Player of the Month awards for Peyton Manning, yet another NFL record. (AP)

Didn't take long for Ray Lewis to line up his next gig. (CSN Baltimore)

Count John Madden among those who thinks Chuck Pagano's experiences in Baltimore give him an edge as he prepares the Colts for Sunday's game against the Ravens. (CSN Baltimore)

Speaking of Colts' coaches -- assistants, anyway -- Indianapolis has given the Bears permission to interview Bruce Arians. (AP)

Guess there really were no hard feelings: Andy Reid's set to hire Juan Castillo, whom he -- or at least the Eagles -- fired as defensive coordinator in October, on his next staff. (CSN Philly)

And it looks like that reunion will take place in Kansas City. (AP)

The Cardinals, thought to be the odds-on favorite in the Reid Sweepstakes earlier this week, have moved on; now they're getting ready to interview ex-Chiefs coach and current Steelers offensive coordinator Todd Haley . . . who, incidentally, was also Arizona's offensive coordinator during its 2008 Super Bowl run. (AP)

The Eagles head West in their search for a new coach. (CSN Philly)

Lovie Smith to Buffalo? Maybe. (Pro Football Talk)

Josh Brent was drunk when he got into the accident that killed Cowboys teammate Jerry Brown Jr., but the Medical Examiner's Office says Brown was sober when he died. (AP)

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