Aw jeez, the baseball game!

After the game had finished, Mason was hoisted on the shoulders of the relief pitchers and carried out of the bullpen, while he opened a bottle of champagne.

The turning point apparently came when the manager's alarm clock went off during the game and woke his players up.

In the pink

Hold the back page - the missing Barbie racing car has been found!

The bright pink Formula Ford Aero 2, which is sponsored by the doll makers, was discovered in the middle of a cornfield in Quebec, Canada.

It had been taken from outside a nearby motel, while driver Ashley Taws and her crew slept.

Taws, 18, who became the first female Indy driver to achieve pole in a professional Canadian racing event last week, was delighted with the news.

Quick Ken, after him!

"It sounds like it is OK - I'm so happy that I'll be able to finish out the season with my Barbie car," she gushed.

Police also recovered other items, including a Barbie scooter.

Rumours that they're holding a jealous love rival of Ken's are as yet unconfirmed.

Man, I feel like a woman

A man who had a sex change operation is to compete for a women's mountain bike team.

Michelle Dumaresq, formerly known as Michael, has been selected for the Canadian women's downhill team after two first places and two seconds in six races.

The 32-year-old, who is due to compete in the World Mountain Biking Championships in Austria later this month, said she was "totally excited".

Come off it, Lance - you're fooling no-one!

But others aren't so sure. Fellow team members Sylvie Allen and Cassandra Boon want the International Cycling Union to to ban Dumaresq from competing against women.

Allen, the Canadian champion, said: "Something there just doesn't seem right to me."

She has suggested the ICU set up a special 'transgendered' section for Dumaresq to race in.

Time trials, in other words.

Driving lessons

A 13-year-old boy from Surrey has won a motor racing scholarship to a top public school.

Freddie Martin-Dye, nicknamed Fast Freddie, has designs on becoming a Formula 1 world champion before his 30th birthday.

Your carriage awaits, Freddie

And now he has the backing of Guildford's �15,000-a-year Cranleigh School to help him realise his dream.

Freddie, who is ranked third in his age group for go-karting, told The Sun newspaper: "I'm determined to be the very best."

Dad Phil has a million reasons for hoping the prodigal son is as good as his word.

Six years ago he staked �1,000 at 1,000-1 with bookies William Hill that Freddie would win a Grand Prix by 27.

Could have been worse, Phil - you could have backed Henman to win Wimbledon.