His musical "Fire On The Mountain" (based on interviews and the music of coal miners) was nominated for five Jeff Awards in Chicago and his musical "Touch The Names: Letters To The Vietnam Veterans Memorial" has been staged at several major regional theaters... Full Article at Broadway World

A catch phrase that many of us San Diego Padre fans have gotten so used to hearing over the years from him. He was Padre baseball before Tony Gwynn became Mr. Padre. He was Padre baseball before Steve Garvey hit his famous home run on Oct. 6, 1984, off Lee... Full Article at Bleacher Report

7 Brent Wilson, 6 Mark Wilson, 5 Filipo Levi, 4 Peter Browne, 3 Matt Thompson, 2 Alex Walker, 1 Micky Ward. Replacements: 16 Kieran Brookes, 17 Carl Hayman, 18 Grant Shiells, 19 Will Welch, 20 Alex Gray, 21 Chris Pilgrim, 22 Jimmy Gopperth, 23 Tom Biggs. London... Full Article at Sky Sports

In contrast, Rugby League convert Lee Smith will make his first start for Wasps since joining in December, named on the wing in place of Tom Varndell ruled out with a foot sprain. Mark Van Gisbergen comes back to the starting line up, recovering from the... Full Article at London Wasps

SALLY MAYES What a cast has been assembled for the new musical Good Ol' Girls, which begins a limited engagement Feb. 8 in The Black Box Theatre at Manhattan's Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre! Penned by Lee Smith and Jill McCorkle and adapted... Full Article at Playbill

Smith with a smart piece on, among other things, Richard Haass's recent op-ed calling for America to stop playing footsie with the Iranian leadership:There is evidence to support the idea that the American foreign policy establishment believes stopping Israel... Full Article at The Atlantic

Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images Crystal Palace have been loaned £1m by Agilo, the hedge fund that called in administrators to the club a week ago, which should allow the Championship side to pay the players and staff their wages for January later today... Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

Adam Johnson is a former England Under-21 international. Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images The former England Under-21 winger, who had been the subject of a previous bid from City, passed a medical this afternoon and has signed a contract until June 2014... Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

Hunt, right, battles with Bolton Wanderers' Lee Chung-yong. Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images Hull City have rejected an improved £5m bid from Wolverhampton Wanderers for their winger Stephen Hunt and do not expect the Midlands club to make what would be... Full Article at Guardian Unlimited