Here's your wakeup call -- a combination of newsworthy andor interesting tidbits -- for Monday, December 3:
BASEBALL
The Kevin Youkilis market appears to be heating up. (CSN Chicago)
Sounds like Ichiro -- or at least his agent -- is irritated with the Yankees. (CSN Baltimore)
Brian Wilson may have wanted to stick it to the Giants by joining their archrivals in Los Angeles, but the Dodgers apparently don't want any part of it. (CSN Bay Area)
From the "Succumbing To The Obvious" file, Brad Lidge has decided to retire. (NBC's Hardball Talk)
What? Edgardo Alfonzo was still playing?? (AP)
Forget the 519,203 someone spent for Ozzie Smith's Gold Gloves. I want to know who'd lay out 75,205 for a 70-plus-year-old bat that belonged to Lou Gehrig. (AP)
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Saint Louis dedicated Sunday's win over Valparaiso to former coach Rick Majerus, who died of heart failure on Saturday. (AP)
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Here are some storylines to help you while away the time before Notre Dame and Alabama collide 35 days from now. (NBC's College Football Talk)
Just like we anticipated a few weeks ago, Oregon and Kansas State are going to play each other. Just not for the national title is all. (AP)
C'mon, Louisiana Tech. Haven't you ever heard that old saying about a bird in the hand? (AP)
The Skip Holtz Era at South Florida is over. (AP)
HOCKEY
Donald Fehr's enthusiasm for the players-owners-only meeting on Tuesday may be tempered once he finds out Jeremy Jacobs is one of the owners who'll be attending. (NBC's Pro Hockey Talk)
PRO BASKETBALL
The Magic stunned the Lakers in the teams' first meeting since Dwight Howard jumped from Orlando to Los Angeles, and Howard responded with the type of class and dignity we've come to expect. (AP)
A kinder, gentler 'Sheed? Yeah, right. (NBC's Pro Basketball Talk)
But ball don't lie; the Knicks won anyway and remain undefeated at home. (AP)
It's a rip -- in the foot -- for Rip. (CSN Chicago)
PRO FOOTBALL
It was an emotional day in Kansas City, as the Chiefs beat the Panthers slightly more than 24 hours after the murdersuicide involving linebacker Jovan Belcher. (AP)
Romeo Crennel -- understandably -- won't talk about witnessing Belcher commit suicide Saturday morning, but he told SI.com's Peter King that "I wasn't able to reach the young man" as he attempted to prevent Belcher from shooting himself. (NBC's Pro Football Talk)
Um . . . this Andrew Luck guy is pretty good. (AP)
The AFC North race, and the battle for AFC playoff seeding, got jumbled as Charlie Batch and the Steelers beat Baltimore. (AP)
The real problem for the Ravens is that Flacco was a very ordinary Joe yesterday. (CSN Baltimore)
Uh, oh; Terrell Suggs may be hurt again. (Pro Football Talk)
On the other side of the field, so's Ike Taylor. (Pro Football Talk)
The Colin Kaepernick-to-Canton bus went off the road in St. Louis, though Jim Harbaugh did his best to put the blame on himself. (CSN Bay Area)
So did David Akers . . . and he may have had a point. (CSN Bay Area)
Tony Romo's in the record books, and Dallas is in the win column. (AP)
Whaddya know? The recording -- "Mark Sanchez is our quarterback. This is a recording." -- finally stopped yesterday, and, as a result, the Jets got a win. (Pro Football Talk)