That Commissioner Bud Selig seems to be closing in on adding a pair of wild card teams for 2012 would seem to be an indication that expansion is the last thing MLB is thinking about these days.

FORBES: Baseball Could Use Expanded Playoffs

She observed a group of wild swallows, allowed them to pair up and lay eggs and then moved in.

ECONOMIST: Male birds cannot afford to relax their standards

In the earlier mixed doubles final Sunday, wild-card entrants Jarmila Gajdosova and Matthew Ebden of Australia beat the Czech pair of Lucie Hradecka and Frantisek Cermak 6-3, 7-5.

NPR: Djokovic Beats Murray For 3rd Straight Aust. Title

From Austria to New Zealand, I have scoured the map for examples of easy-drinking bottles that will pair well with whatever you serve, whether it is turkey, ham, wild game or fish, or simply to round off a memorable day.

WSJ: Will Lyons on Wine: Christmas Cheer From the Cellar