Cap Got Your Tongue?

Olympic fashionistas are having a field day as the 2012 London Summer Games approach. First, most of Great Britain is unhappy with the uniforms their athletes will be wearing. Then came the news that Team USA's Opening and Closing Ceremony uniforms aren’t even made in America. Now, we discover that US swimmers will don white caps featuring a small American flag along with the athlete’s name on one side and a tiny Speedo logo on the other. In years past, a larger American flag was prominently displayed on both sides. The change has even drawn the public ire of gold medalist Michael Phelps. Much ado about nothing? Tongue-in-cheek criticism? We'll know soon enough. The games start next week and the world will be watching.

Caped Crusader Captivates Camden Crowd

Interrupting the Baltimore Orioles’ opening day game in nothing but a cape, a cap, and Batman-themed underpants, Mark Harvey, 26, darted around Camden Yards, managing to briefly elude security before finally being caught, handcuffed and jailed for the night. Due to a “miscommunication” in the Maryland attorney general's office, however, ‘Batman’ managed to get away with the stunt scot-free. While law enforcement may have let the super hero off easy, the Orioles weren’t so lenient; the team has banned Harvey from Camden Yards “for life.”

Soccer Star Puts 'Leg' in Legend

Argentine soccer star Ever Banega, a 23-year old midfielder for Spanish La Liga side Valencia, was sidelined for the season after a freak injury, suffering a broken leg when he ran himself over with his own car after stopping for gas on the way home from a training session. Banega apparently forgot to apply the hand brake, and the car rolled back, crushing his left leg between the curb of the gas station and the tire. Surgery to repair a broken fibula and tibula was performed immediately and he'll be out of action for at least six months. Good thing he wasn't traveling on the team bus.

Post Pattern Dumps Coaching Career

School Superintendent Rick Colpitts accepted former Oxford Hills football coach Paul Withee's resignation yesterday after learning that a posted Facebook photo Withee intended to share with a personal friend was inadvertently posted to his general Facebook profile, where it could be seen by anyone. Colpitts confirmed to the Sun Journal of Lewiston, Maine and WMTW-TV that the coach's nude photo, brought to his attention by a concerned parent, was online for about 10 minutes before it was removed. Although the district allows teachers to be "friends" with students on Facebook, Withee said his Facebook page was not available to the public and none of his "friends" were students. Guess the old media guide isn't such a bad idea.

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Leaping 6.90 meters on her third attempt, Belarusian long jumper Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova missed out on winning by a hair at the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea. The effort was good for first place, but when her pony tail touched the sand, it left her with a mark of only 6.74 meters. The winner, American Brittney Reese, jumped 6.82 meters... with her hair up in a bun. The wayward locks not only cost Mironchyk-Ivanova the gold medal, but also $60,000 in prize money. A new style is likely before the next race, but only her hairdresser will know for sure.

NCAA Uniforms Anything But Uniform

Maryland’s 32-24 victory over Miami (FL) in its season opener was expected to be a great early-season match-up between two ACC rivals, but the real story of the game focused on their Under Armor-provided uniforms. The Terps raised eyebrows last month when they previewed a plethora of new designs including a turtle-shell helmet. Monday night’s attire featured an asymmetrical look with each side of the helmet and the sleeves displaying parts of the Maryland state flag: a gold and black checkerboard-like design (the coat of arms of state “founder” George Calvert) and a red and white cross bottony (the coat of arms of the Crosslands, the family of Calvert’s mother). Georgia, Boise State and Oregon, among others, also trotted out new eye-popping gear sure to be a hit with video-game aficinados. NCAA, there's a Mr. Blackwell on line two...

Golf, Unexpected

After a tale of terror that left golfers and the Scottish rugby union team hopping mad, a rogue kangaroo was shot with a tranquillzer dart by a contracted veterinarian at Sanctuary Cove, a top-end private resort course on the Gold Coast of Australia. Golfers pay up to $6,400 (U.S.) a year for the privilege of playing on immaculately groomed fairways, but the Club's course guide fails to list maniac marsupials under its list of hazards. Word to the wise.