Day 718

Two major soccer incidents in Brazil on Saturday:

• The match between city rivals Gremio and Internacional in Porto Allegre was called off after Gremio's bus was shelled with rocks and players injured.
• Several players of the Brazilian side Parana, with five minutes until relegation to the second division, were attacked with metal bars by enraged fans of their side.  Police had to fire stun grenades to clear the pitch.

And that's not all this week:

• A similar attack to the Gremio one happened in Salvador, where players of the Bahia side were attacked.

Other news:

• The Players Association is not pleased with the progress of talks to end the MLB lockout, but they will talk a seventh straight day, with the sceptre of Opening Day being shoved back less than 48 hours away, by estimates.
• Phil Mickelson's situation with the PGA Tour and his sponsors continues to darken, given his statements in support of the Saudi-backed breakaway tour.  The American Express Championship will no longer have him as host of it.
• Workday has canned their relationship with Mickelson, and his clubs sponsor, Callaway, is pausing theirs.
• Seven of the top ten men's college basketball teams lost Saturday, a scant two weeks from Selection Sunday.  It is the first time in history seven of the top ten teams fell in the same day.  It's been five years since six have.