Today's Links

• Cubs won't offer salary arbitration to Kerry Wood or Bob Howry. That means neither will return and Cubs fans will miss them. Well, one of them.
• Dusty Dvoracek is out for the season with a ruptured right biceps. Uh, ouch.
• Weis tells a recruit that he is returning as Notre Dame's coach. Then points out the window, asks "what's that" and steals kid's brownie.
• Northwestern advances to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Soccer Tournament. Little cold for soccer, no?
• White Sox and Reds talking trade involving Jermaine Dye. "Hey what about that Griffey guy?"
• 'Rak-key? Hawks are trying to get Obama to attend the Winter Classic between the Hawks and Wings. I'll take his spot if he turns it down!