Baseball world rocked. The release of the highly-anticipated Mitchell Report yesterday has rocked the sports world. As there is a ton of information to sift through, we will raise a discussion on this topic later today. Before we delve into the world of performance-enhancing drugs, relax with your coffee and smile about some of the good things going on out there.

No sleep required. Dana John dropped 22 points and led New Jersey City to a big victory over John Jay on Wednesday night to help the Gothic Knights improve to 6-3 overall. John is a Division III all-American, so it would seem logical that he would be the best player on the court each time out. What might surprise you, however, is that John probably didn???t sleep but a couple of hours in the 24 that preceded tip-off. John, who was profiled in the current issue of ESPN The Magazine, begins every day by working an eight-hour graveyard shift at the post office at Newark International airport. When he???s done working, he spends the day like most normal college students ??? in class. In the afternoon, it???s time for practice and then some homework. Did we mention he takes care of his 4-year-old son when he gets home? And then it???s back to work at midnight. There???s no time for sleep, but on game nights, he still manages to be one of the best Division III players in the country. Amazing.

Making time for others. It???s the middle of basketball season, but that didn???t stop the College of Charleston men???s basketball team from spending Thursday afternoon visiting children at the Medical University of South Carolina Children???s Hospital. ???Every year before Christmas we try to get the team out to a Children???s Hospital and MUSC is great,??? said head coach Bobby Cremins. ???You just try to make them (CofC players) appreciate the healthy life they have, the healthy bodies they have. Just coming off of exams we needed something non-basketball.???

Merry Christmas Muraric family! Christmas came early for Carol Muraric and her three children this year, thanks to presents and an outstanding meal provided by the Cal State San Bernardino Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. A single mother, Muraric wasn???t present because of health issues, but her three kids opened more than 30 presents, including a DVD player and movie donated by the men???s golf team.

Digging it. If you caught some of the volleyball match between Stanford and USC last night, you may have been struck by the ridiculous skills exhibited by the student-athletes on the court. If you???ve never watched volleyball before, you might have been surprised by the absolute disregard those student-athletes have for their bodies. The young women didn???t think twice about diving for errant balls all over the court, and when student-athletes are playing with such outstanding effort, it???s really impossible to turn away. Stanford outlasted USC in a five-game match, advancing to tomorrow???s national championship game against Penn State, which swept California in three games. NCAA intern Kat Krtnick will share some thoughts from Sacramento later today.