Coach Facing First and Long

South Carolina third-year quarterbacks coach, G.A. Mangus, 42, attending a meeting of state high school coaches, was charged with nuisance conduct after officers saw him urinating on a downtown Greenville street. Mangus appeared "unsteady on his feet, had slurred speech and a strong odor of alcoholic beverage coming from his person," according to Police Department spokesman Sgt. Jason Rampey. He has been released from jail and will face a $470 fine if convicted. Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier, in keeping with team policy, wasted no time in suspending Mangus following his arrest. According to the report, officers also noted that the aspiring head coach "was uncooperative in providing straight answers to questions." Perhaps merely a prelude to SEC Media Days.

Center of Attention

Baltimore Raven's quarterback Joe Flacco exchanged vows -- and signals -- with Dana Grady recently and wedding photographer Jason Prezant was on hand to capture all the action and excitement. Prezant spent the special day with the couple as they made visits to a local movie theater as well as the high school the two attended, where they lined up on the site of Flacco's former football field. With the NFL lockout still in place, this impromptu workout should be an encouragement to Ravens fans hoping their QB is staying in shape.

Only One Carry-on Allowed

Leaping hurdles and negotiating a challenging water pool, Taisto Miettinen, a 46-year-old lawyer, and Kristiina Haapanen successfully defended their title in Sonkajarvi, Finland's annual wife-carrying competition in front of 6,500 enthusiastic spectators. With his partner's legs wrapped around his head, Miettinen sprinted 830 feet, less than a second ahead of Estonian rivals Alar Voogla and Kristi Viltrop, to defeat 46 other couples from ten different countries, including Israel, Russia and the United States, and win for the third straight time in the event's storied 16-year history. The competition has its roots in the legend of Herkko Rosvo-Ronkainen, a local 19th-century bandit who lived in the forest and stole food -- and sometimes girls -- from nearby villages. Those were the days.