Here's your wakeup call: The national sports headlines for Monday morning, March 21:
AUTO RACING
-- Jimmie Johnson passes Dale Earnhardt Sr. for seventh place on the all-time list of NASCAR victories by coming in first at Fontana, Calif., his 77th career win. (AP)
BASEBALL
-- As I'm sure many of us suspected, the White Sox' kerfuffle with Adam LaRoche isn't as clear-cut as it first appeared: Now it's coming out that several Chicago players did, indeed, complain about Drake LaRoche's constant presence in the clubhouse. (NBC's Hardball Talk)
-- But if you were hoping the dust-up would prompt the Chisox to place the very outspoken Chris Sale on the trade block -- I'm looking at you, Red Sox fans -- think again. (CSN Chicago)
-- If you could find someone to give you odds on Jacoby Ellsbury getting injured, you'd be a very wealthy person. (AP)
-- Both Rafael Soriano and Choane Figgins have decided to hang 'em up. (Both stories AP)
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
-- March may never again be as mad as it was on Sunday. (NBC's College Basketball Talk)
Boston Bruins
-- Here's the best and the worst of the tournament so far. (Yahoo! Sports)
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
-- A University of Akron football player who entered a former teammate's apartment unannounced was mistaken for a burglar and shot in the stomach, but authorities say they won't file charges because both men agreed it was an accident. (AP)
GOLF
-- Most wire-to-wire tournament victories don't involve last-hole-on-Sunday dramatics. Jason Day, however, broke the mold. (AP)
PRO BASKETBALL
-- The Pelicans decide to shut down Anthony Davis now that they're virtually eliminated from playoff competition. (AP)
-- Dwight Howard doesn't know why this Stickum business is such a big deal because, after all, "I ain't tripping." (NBC's Pro Basketball Talk)
PRO FOOTBALL
-- New Browns coach Hue Jackson is doing same heavy recruiting of RGIII. (NBC's Pro Football Talk)
-- Drew Rosenhaus has his work cut out for him. (AP)
-- Yellow cards in football?? (AP)
-- Richard Sherman, for one, isn't impressed. And I'm sure he made a lot of fans in these parts by describing Roger Goodell, the apparent architect of the scheme, as "just a suit". (Pro Football Talk)
-- Hey, Greg Hardy: If even the Cowboys don't want you, you may need to start thinking about a career change. (Pro Football Talk)
SOCCER
-- Tim Howard's coming to MLS. (NBC's Pro Soccer Talk)
TENNIS
-- Serena Williams unloads on sexist comments made by the tournament director at Indian Wells, a place where she's had problems in the past. (First story Yahoo!, second story ESPN)
AND FINALLY . . .
-- Is Sad Bill Murray the new Crying Jordan? (College Basketball Talk)