Here's your wakeup call -- a combination of newsworthy andor interesting tidbits -- for Wednesday, January 23:
AUTO RACING
Plans are unveiled to renovate historic Daytona International Speedway. (AP)
None of it, of course, will happen before this year's Daytona 500, which means NASCAR's new Gen-6 race car will debut on the old track. (AP)
BASEBALL
The Phillies -- who've obviously never seen him play there -- sign Delmon Young in the hopes that he'll become their starting right fielder. (CSN Philly)
They say most accidents happen in the home, so it makes sense that Francisco Liriano broke his right arm when he fell in his bathroom. (NBC's Hardball Talk)
The money just keeps flowing in L.A.: According to a source, Time Warner has agreed to pay 7 billion in a 20-year deal for the Dodgers' TV rights, starting in 2014. (AP)
Age is just a state of mind, right? Sandy Koufax -- starting a new job at 77 -- apparently thinks so. (AP)
The troubled Elijah Dukes is arrested again. (AP)
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Villanova hands No. 5 Louisville its second straight loss, which had the fans storming the court. Really, can somebody pass the word that beating a ranked team in January is hardly call for an over-the-top celebration? (CSN Philly)
An artistic gem it wasn't, but No. 3 Kansas isn't complaining about its 59-55 road win over No. 11 Kansas State. (AP)
Thad Motta's staying put for a while. (NBC's College Basketball Talk)
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Her name is Diane O'Meara, and her face was used as the face of the fictitious Lennay Kekua in the Manti Te'o hoax, and she's not happy about it. In. The. Least. (AP)
More legal troubles for Jerry Sandusky, Penn State and Sandusky's charity: A young man identified as Victim 6 in the sex scandal files suit against all of them. (AP)
The rejuvenated Mountain West, robust again after prodigal sons Boise State and San Diego State abandoned the Big East and returned, will start playing a championship game next season. (AP)
GOLF
Phil Mickelson asks for a mulligan on his tax comments. (AP)
HOCKEY
After their shutout loss in New Jersey, the Flyers are 0-3 for the first time since 1994-95. (CSN Philly)
But the Blackhawks? They're 3-0 for the first time since 1972-73 after beating the Blues. (CSN Chicago)
When it comes to antipathy towards the referees, the Caps' Mike Ribeiro is in midseason form. (NBC's Pro Hockey Talk)
The Canucks say a potential trade for Roberto Luongo is in place, though they haven't pulled the trigger. (AP)
PRO BASKETBALL
Best of the West? The Thunder stakes its claim with a 109-97 win over the Clippers in L.A. (AP)
And it was, as expected, Kevin Durant who led the way. (NBC's Pro Basketball Talk)
Apparently, some people in Sacramento -- "mega whales" by name -- aren't giving up the Kings without a fight. (Pro Basketball Talk)
Which led Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson to warn the good folks in Seattle: "Don't celebrate too early." (AP)
Even though no one in a position of power is saying anything, it appears that assistants Dan Majerle and Elston Turner lost their jobs, too, when the Suns and head coach Alvin Gentry agreed to a divorce last Friday. (AP)
The Grizzlies clear some cap space in a multiplayer trade with the Cavs. (AP)
The Lakers' top backup big man, Jordan Hill, is undergoing hip surgery. (AP)
PRO FOOTBALL
Looks like the fate of the Pro Bowl hinges on how much effort the players put into Sunday's game. (AP)
The concussion crisis may be headed to another level, as researchers for the first time have detected changes in the brains of retired players who are still alive. (NBC's Pro Football Talk)
The Har-Bowl angle's just not that interesting . . . and that's straight from one of the horses' mouths. (CSN Baltimore)
Even though he appreciates what Colin Kaepernick has done, Kurt Warner believes the 49ers could have gotten to the Super Bowl if Alex Smith were still the quarterback. (CSN Bay Area)
Bill Callahan "sabotoging" the Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII? Impossible, says ex-Oakland fullback Zack Crockett. (CSN Bay Area)
As for Callahan, he's "shocked, saddened and outraged" by the charges -- originally made by Tim Brown and later supported by Jerry Rice -- and he "categorically and unequivocally denies the sum and substance of their allegations." (AP)
And speaking of Callahan, he may have some new job responsibilities next year in Dallas. (AP)
Eight new coaches and seven new general managers were hired since the end of the season, and not one of them was a minority. So the Fritz Pollard Alliance wants to expand the Rooney Rule. (AP)
Jamarcus Russell wants back in. (Pro Football Talk)
Sean Payton's already back in. (AP)
Rex Ryan was in a car accident last week, but he was unhurt and -- even though he apparently caused it -- received a warning and no citation. (AP)
More DUI troubles for the Cowboys, as nose tackle Jay Ratliff is arrested. (AP)
TENNIS
Serena Williams hurt her back and was upset by teenager Sloane Stephens in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open . . . which led Stephens to tell interviewers that a) she had gotten psyched for the match by telling herself, "Look, dude, like, you can do this", b) that she would now replace a poster of Williams hanging in her bedroom with a poster of herself, and c) she was "sure my grandparents are like freaking out". Ah, to think how much more boring it would have been if Serena hadn't hurt her back . . . (AP)
Stephens' father, incidentally, was the late John Stephens, a former running back for the Patriots. (wikipedia.org)
Much less entertainment on the men's side, as Andy Murray's back in the semis. (AP)