BASEBALL ATTENDANCE A GOOD ECONOMIC INDICATOR

Baseball season is in full swing, which means summer is right around the corner.

It also might mean that the end of the recession is right around the corner.

Economists have found that baseball stadium attendance is a decent indicator of how the economy is doing.

For example, attendance has been lousy since 2007 -- which is about as long as the economy has been sputtering.

But this year, total attendance is predicted to be up about three to five percent.

So, even if your favorite team stinks this year, the rebounding economy might cheer you up -- at least a little bit. (USA Today)

Cy Young winner Roger Clemens is about to go on trial for perjury for lying in front of Congress. But first the jury must be selected -- and it'll take forever to do that if the ridiculous juror questionnaire is any indication.

People from the jury pool in Washington, D.C, have to answer 86 questions before they ever appear in front of the judge and lawyers for both sides.

Not Baseball....but important!

Fear not, fans of beach volleyball.

Despite the fact that the Olympic committee is allowing shorts and shirts as uniforms, many top players are sticking with the bikinis.

For example, Kerri Walsh, who has two Olympic gold medals with her partner Misty May-Treanor, will be wearing bikinis again this summer.

Players say they prefer bikinis because it allows them free movement and there's very little room for sand to get into their clothing and cause chafing.

Source: USA Today