* Tiger Woods is working with his swing coach. That probably signals his return to golf in the near future.

* The Mets got what they hope is good medical news. It looks like Jose Reyes has a treatable overactive thyroid.

* Two time world champion, Dodgers centerfielder Willie Davis, is dead at the age of 69.

* Disgraced sprinter. 34-year old Marion Jones is joining the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA.

* Rikers Island announces the first ever "Pinstripe Bowl" in December. No wait. It's the Yankees.

* Every human competitor in the Iditarod race will be tested for drugs. The dogs are free to ingest whatever they want.

OK, I know you're sick of hearing about A-Rod, but the story isn't going away. Alex Rodriguez said yesterday he is "at ease" with his relationship with a Canadian doctor who is under investigation in two countries. But if everything is kosher, how come the Yankees didn't know that Rodriguez saw the doctor? And why didn't A-Rod's hip surgeon know either? It strains credulity to think that everything is on the up and up. And we thought A-Rod would be all about baseball after last season. 

Interesting how blows to the head have become the hot button issue in sports. It's a major talking point in the NFL. And now it's spreading. The NHL is considering the banning of some blows to the head. Why not all blows as some hockey leagues have done? The NHL allows shoulder hits to the head and is considering a ban on "blind side" shoulder hits. In other words, if a player sees it coming, it's OK if he gets his brain scrambled.

If you only have one leg, how come you have to buy a pair of sneakers? That's the question Phil Moore couldn't get answered in Britain. So, fed up with buying a pair and throwing one away, he stole a Nike trainer from a sporting goods store. But you have another problem when you only have one leg. It's hard to make a fast getaway. He quickly got caught and was fined for his transgression.  

5. Let's Go Mets

The Mets slogan this season is "We Believe in Comebacks." Subscriber Jared G. thinks he has some better ideas: 
5. Thyroid, Shmyroid
4. The Yankees Don't Have Shake Shack!
3. The 2010 Mets: We Promise We Don't Suck as Bad As Last Year
2. The 2010 Mets:  Healthy since March, 2010 (except for a few injuries and endocrine problems)
And the number one slogan the Mets should have considered:
1.  Hey, at Least We're Not Owned By The Dolans!
Damn, I hate it when my subscribers are more clever than I.

Happy Birthday: Gymnast Shannon Miller. 33.

Bonus Birthday: Basic Instinct actress Sharon Stone. 52.

Today in Sports: A sign of things to come. Pete Rose makes his debut in spring training and gets hits his first two times up. 1963.

Bonus Event: Alexander Graham Bell utters the first words over a telephone, "Mr. Watson, come here, I want you." 1876.