Even Non-gearheads Appreciate Nascar Champ Jimmie Johnson

NEW YORK - Nick Swisher hit a two-run homer off Koji Uehara in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday to give the New York Yankees a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles that was tempered by news of a potentially serious injury to Jorge Posada.

TRENTON - The Trenton Thunder beat the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, 2-0, in Game 1 of their best-of-five Eastern League playoff series Wednesday at Waterfront Park.

Minus their star catcher, the New York Yankees waited at home plate in a merry pack of pinstripes as Nick Swisher circled the bases following his game-winning home run.

Meet Julio Jones, a 6-foot-4, 222-pound wide receiver for Alabama who can either run over you or run past you, who can block ends and linebackers as easily as he can neutralize a defensive back, and who made an incredible one-handed catch last week that he merely called "in my top five."

The sternest test Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy might face this week isn't likely to come from the Penn State pass rush on Saturday evening, but has already happened. McElroy had an interview session yesterday with a panel of academics assessing his application to become a Rhodes scholar.