Here's your wakeup call -- a combination of newsworthy andor interesting tidbits -- for Monday, November 26:
BASEBALL
The Phillies have made B.J. Upton their top offseason target, and he may decide who he'll sign with this week. (CSN Philly)
My question: What in the world are the other 13 percent thinking about? (NBC's Hardball Talk)
Too late now, Mayor Henderson. Too late now. (Hardball Talk)
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
It's bad enough to lose to unranked Cal Poly. But to blow an 18-point lead -- at home -- in the process? Tough night there, UCLA. (AP)
Louisville will be without senior center Gorgul Dieng for a while. (AP)
Colgate continued playing Wile E. Coyote to Syracuse's Roadrunner with its 47th straight loss to the Orange. (AP)
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
It's been a long time since Notre Dame was on top of the world, and the Irish are enjoying the view. (AP)
Now it's just a matter of seeing if they'll play Alabama or Georgia for the national championship. (AP)
Frank Spaziani's wasn't the only head on the chopping block yesterday. Also out are Gene Chizik at Auburn, Tom O'Brien at North Carolina State and Danny Hope at Purdue. (AP)
But the most embarrassing firing may have come at Colorado, where, just two days ago, Jon Embree -- fresh off a 1-11 season, and a 4-17 mark in the last two years -- told one and all that athletic director Mike Bohn assured him he'd be returning in 2013. (NBC's College Football Talk)
HOCKEY
These are dark days indeed on the NHL labor front if the best hope for a breakthrough is for someone on the Board of Governors to stand up to Jeremy Jacobs and Gary Bettman. (NBC's Pro Hockey Talk)
Fans and media aren't the only people astounded by the JacobsBettman suicide pact. (Pro Hockey Talk)
Um, players? That decertification idea? Don't. (CSN Philly)
PRO BASKETBALL
Some of the Rockets tweet their support for Kevin McHale after the tragic death of his daughter. (CSN Houston)
Even the broadcasters are into "Not in my house!" blustering. (NBC's Pro Basketball Talk)
Now, the Knicks; they now how to protect this house! (AP)
Rashard Lewis has become a missing person in Miami, but it's not like he didn't know it might happen. (Pro Basketball Talk)
Remember how excited the Sixers were to get Andrew Bynum? Seems like a lifetime ago, doesn't it? (AP)
PRO FOOTBALL
Fourth-and-29? Fourth-and-29? (CSN Baltimore)
Alex Smith = Wally Pipp. (CSN Bay Area)
Remember all that talk out of Green Bay last year? About how the Giants didn't win their NFC semifinal matchup against the Packers as much as the Pack lost it? Looks kind of foolish now, don't you think? (AP)
Jay Cutler looked none the worse for wear in leading the Bears over Minnesota. (CSN Chicago)
Not for nothing, but it's easier to be urgent against the Vikings than it is against the 49ers and Texans. (CSN Chicago)
Matty Ice does it again, and now the Falcons are 10-1. (AP)
Peyton Manning does it again, and now the Broncos are 8-3. (AP)
Karma's a you-know-what, Carson. (CSN Bay Area)
You can't beat anyone when you turn the ball over eight times. Not even the Browns. (AP)
And now, with five weeks left, the playoff picture is beginning to take shape. (NBC's Pro Football Talk)
It's not bad enough that the Seahawks lost to Miami; it looks like they're also going to lose their two starting cornerbacks for violation of the league's PED policy. (AP)
Oh, Reuben. You haven't been watching the Patriots much, have you? (CSN Philly)