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NASCAR driver Greg Biffle has "agreed to a contract extension with Roush Fenway Racing." An official announcement "could come as early as this weekend" at Talladega Superspeedway (THATSRACIN.com, 4/13).

The NHL Rangers announced the re-launch of their BlueShirtsUnited.com online community and social media platform. The new site will provide game highlights, photo galleries, online chats, Rangers news, playoff updates and video clips of players, coaches and fans (Rangers).

Yesterday's Blue Jays-Mariners game drew a crowd of 12,407, an "all-time low for a Mariners game at Safeco Field." The previous low of 13,056 was set earlier this week (Tacoma NEWS TRIBUNE, 4/14).

A crowd of 36,286 was on hand for yesterday's Royals-Twins game, marking the lowest attendance "in Target Field's brief history." The team's streak of 80 consecutive sellouts of at least 39,500 ended Tuesday (ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS, 4/14).

Baseball Enterprises LLC, the group trying to bring the Single-A Florida State League Tampa Yankees to Orlando, yesterday made a pitch to Orange County, Fla., Mayor Teresa Jacobs. The group's $47M plan calls for a new 5,000-seat ballpark (ORLANDO SENTINEL, 4/14).

"Nobody at the league has told me we're shut down. So until the NBA tells us we're not playing, this thing goes on as scheduled July 8" – Warren LeGarie, who helps run the summer league for the NBA, on the summer league possibly being canceled this year as the NBA and NBPA negotiate a new CBA (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 4/14).

"It would hurt us, no doubt about that. That's where you get a jumpstart on getting those guys prepared for training camp and the season" – Cavaliers coach Byron Scott, on the possibility of the NBA's summer league being canceled (Akron BEACON JOURNAL, 4/14).

"I don't even know how to respond to that one. I've had a lot of other things on my mind – winning. So my relationship with Charlie is not one where we communicate that way" – Bobcats Owner Michael Jordan, on his relationship with Charlie Sheen, who co-starred in a Hanes commercial with Jordan (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 4/14).

"I don't take it as a culture shock. I think you have cheese and milk there, too" – New Univ. of Miami AD Shawn Eichorst, who is joining the school after serving as Deputy AD and Athletic Dept. COO at the Univ. of Wisconsin (MIAMI HERALD, 4/14).

NBA.com’s Scott Howard-Cooper: “Five minutes after the game in Sac, and a lot of people staying. They don't want to leave. Several thousand fans standing in place.”

TrueHoop’s Kevin Arnovitz: “Arco will sadly be missed. Might not accommodate high-dollar market, but you won't find a more intimate venue. We're losing these.”

SI’s Jimmy Traina: “This ESPN/endorsement story might be the best example of the ENORMOUS fan/media disconnect that exists today. Does anyone really care if Chris Berman pitches Applebee's, Erin Andrews pitches Reebok & Dick Vitale pitches Hooters? Fans certainly don't.”

ESPN’s David Ubben: “OSU official on uniforms ‘We're going to be the Oregon of the Midwest.’ … The Boone Pickens/Phil Knight arms race rolls on.”

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MLB Network and NESN analyst Peter Gammons will host the Business of Baseball panel at the State Room in Boston. The event is a fundraiser for Red Sox GM Theo Epstein's Foundation to be Named Later. Scheduled participants include Epstein, Red Sox Exec VP & COO Sam Kennedy, MLBPA Exec Dir Michael Weiner, MLB Network President & CEO Tony Petitti and New Balance Exec VP/Global Marketing Joe Preston.

Knicks F Amar'e Stoudemire will appear on "Live with Regis & Kelly" at 9:00am ET.

The City of Long Beach and the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach will honor former driver and KV Racing Technology co-Owner Jimmy Vasser as well as the Target Chip Ganassi Racing team at the sixth annual Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame induction ceremony at 11:00am PT.

The Morning Buzz offers today’s back page sports covers from some of the nation’s major metropolitan tabloids:

N.Y. Post	N.Y. Daily News	Newsday

Philadelphia Daily News	Boston Herald

Last night's "Final Jeopardy!" category was "Nobel Peace Prize Winners."

"The two Middle East prime ministers of the same country who shared the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize with another leader."

CBS' David Letterman: "First of all, I know we've got visitors from out of town. I don't want to ruin your trip, but New York City is crawling with rats. Everywhere you go, rats. Everybody's upset about it. I'm not upset about it. The rats, God bless them, they're the only ones doing anything about the garbage. … They say it's deterring tourists from coming. Here's what you do. Rent a cab for the day and have him drive you around and just feed the rats through the window of the cab. Rat Country Safari. … There's a prison up the road. … It's called Sing Sing prison and it's a famous or infamous prison and they're taking the prison and they're turning it into condominiums. … So you know, that's like 8x10, and that will be like a million-dollar condo when they get done with it. And they've got the barbed wire around the top, they have guard towers. So it will be a gated community. … You know who's running for president? Donald Trump. … He wants to see Barack Obama's birth certificate, you know? I said, 'Yeah, we'll show you his birth certificate when you show us the license for that thing on your head.' … Donald Trump has got a campaign slogan. You have to have a good slogan if you're going to be president. Like Barack Obama's campaign slogan was, 'Hey, who wants some change?' And it worked. Donald Trump's campaign slogan is, 'A complex world demands complex hair.' … How about that Shirley MacLaine? She goes on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' and she says in one day she had sex with three different guys. Madonna heard about that and she said, 'Wow, that's what I call a slump'" ("Late Show," CBS, 4/13).

NBC's Jay Leno: "President Obama introduced his new deficit reduction plan to America. The President says he wants to raise taxes on the richest Americans. You thought Donald Trump hated him before! … Actually, one part of President Obama's plan I thought was very interesting. He's calling on all Americans to have more grandchildren because the more of them there are, the easier it will be for them to pay off our $14 trillion debt. … President Obama also talked about education. At one point in his speech today, he said South Korean children are outpacing our kids in math. Hey, South Korean children are outpacing his economic team in math. … A federal jury found Barry Bonds guilty on one count. He could serve 21 months in prison. So that's the big lesson here: If you're a celebrity and you use drugs and you want to avoid prison, you better be Charlie Sheen. … Burger King is coming out with a new version of the whopper called 'The Meat Monster.' It contains two ground beef patties, two slices of cheese, three strips of bacon and a chicken breast. Their goal: To wipe out every single animal with one sandwich. … Taco Bell is now coming out with a taco shell that's made from Doritos. That's how fat we're getting in this country now, huh? Our fast food is now wrapped in junk food. … A study of 29 industrialized countries found that Mexicans work the hardest of all people, and today Walmart said, 'Shhhh! They're gonna want a raise!' And you know who works the least? Belgians, people from Belgium work the least. That's why you never see the large group of Belgians hanging around the Home Depot over here in Burbank" ("The Tonight Show," NBC, 4/13).

LATE NIGHT LAUGHS:

Prince appeared on TBS' "Lopez Tonight" last night and  told host George Lopez that he auctioned off a guitar he played in concert that was bought by F1 driver "brother Lewis Hamilton" for $100,000. Prince displayed the guitar on-stage and said, "It's going to be hard to part with this" ("Lopez Tonight," TBS, 4/13).

Last night's Top Ten list was "Top Ten Revelations by Muammar Qaddafi's Ukrainian Nurse" ("Late Show," CBS, 4/13).

10) "Can bench press a medium-sized camel."
9) "Drinks four glasses of crude oil a day."
8) "Sings in a Jimmy Buffet tribute band called 'Muammar-Garitaville.'"
7) "Had a brief, stormy marriage to Loni Anderson."
6) "Even he thinks Trump is nuts."
5) "Enjoys a good matzo ball soup."
4) "Three words: Justin Bieber tattoo."
3) "Paid entire staff in 'Qaddafi Bucks.'"
2) "Often liked to pretend he was the nurse and she was the corrupt dictator."
1) "Used the same plastic surgeon as Regis."

"Who are Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin?" Peres and Rabin, who are both Israeli, shared the Nobel Peace Prize in '94 with Yasser Arafat.