A dress code banning urban wear at the Brunswick House, a popular nightspot for University of Toronto students, is generating controversy.

The decades-old establishment has signs which explicitly prohibit baggy pants, do-rags, bandanas, track-suits, jerseys, tank tops and reverse baseball caps. Most of these items are apparel associated with the black community, raising the specter that the ban may spark controversy.

This summer, adult amateur kickball leagues are being founded around Seattle at a surprising rate. Thanks to the efforts of the Underdog Sports League, kickball teams have grown from 70 teams in 2005 to 200 this year.

Let's face it: the Supersonics are gone, the Mariners are horrible and the Seahawks won't be starting until the kids are back in school. At this point... Seattle sports fans just want to kick something.

Some AA and AAA baseball players do all right for themselves financially. Most don't. Single A rated equivalent tend to be even more one-sided - but the Bay Area Toros team has taken a step to help their players.

Infielder Eric Brown has created the "pass-the-hat" promotion, which is a way for fans to personally thank their struggling players when they perform.

An employee who fought back against a robber admitted his heroic deed was prompted by his concern of how it would look on YouTube if he did not. Dustin Hoffmann, a Dunkin' Donuts employee, was reported to have whacked a robber on the head with the store's tip cup, after the thief attacked him and started taking cash from the register.

"What was going through my mind at that point was that the security tape is either going to show me run away and hide in the office or whack this guy in the head," Hoffmann said. "So I just grabbed the cup and clocked that guy pretty hard."

Mark Littell, a former Arizona major league pitcher, recently designed a protection cup for men that would provide better safety and comfort.

The former pitching pro unveiled the NuttyBuddy, a protection cup that according to him provided a form-fitting shape for better comfort and safety. This idea was started after a poll conducted by Littell revealed that almost half of current baseball professionals step up to the plate without wearing their safety cups, putting their manhood at risk.