Daily Dozen

News:

• Someone is murdering dolphins in California.
• A man in Philadelphia claims to have found the head of a snake in his can of green beans.
• A 13-year old girl in Washington went on a profanity-laced tirade in front of a concert audience at her school.
• The Brits are cracking down on waste management...to the point of espionage.

This day in history:

• 1858: Abraham Lincoln's "House Divided" speech; Remember, a George divided against itself CANNOT stand!!
• Birthdays: Phil Mickelson (37), John Cho (35), Kerry Wood (30), Rick Nash (23); no word on if Wood injured himself carrying a birthday cake or not.

Sports:

• Four were ejected in today's Cubs-Padres game after Padres pitcher Chris Young hit Chicago's Derrek Lee in the upper arm with a pitch.
• In true Cubs fashion, Carlos Zambrano then took a no-hitter into the 8th inning before losing it...and then losing the game.
• Sad news for me: The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired Sergei Samsonov from the Montreal Canadians. Long live the Detroit Vipers!
• Apparently Kobe Bryant wants to be traded...again.
• MORE bad news for me: The Arizona Diamondbacks place Randy Johnson on the DL.
• Baseball tonight: Tigers (38-28) @ Phillies (35-32); Andrew Miller (2-0, 3.18 ERA; 22 years old) vs. Jamie Moyer (5-5, 4.55 ERA; 44 years old).