With Chris Carter getting sent down to Pawtucket yesterday, the Boston Red Sox announced today that they have activated Jonathan Van Every from the 15-day disabled list.

Carter was sent down because Jeff Bailey was called up for Rocco Baldelli and they both can play first base and the outfield. With the Red Sox not needing two backup first baseman, they’d rather let Carter get some development time.

Van Every started the season on the disabled list after badly spraining his ankle. He will provide outfield depth and a lefty bat off the bench until Mark Kotsay returns from the disabled list.

Tina Charles said after the UConn Huskies women’s basketball team won the 2009 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship that she wanted to meet President Barack Obama.

Well now she’ll get that opportunity as she and her teammates have been invited to the White House on Monday afternoon at 2 PM to meet with President Obama.

“The President congratulated Coach Auriemma on his team’s undefeated year and was impressed to learn that UConn had only one senior who started in the title game. Coach Auriemma put center Tina Charles on the phone, and the President congratulated her on a great game and for going 11 for 13 from the floor, but jokingly asked what happened with the other two shots. The President told Coach Auriemma that he’s looking forward to seeing him and the rest of the Huskies at the White House.”

Let’s just hope that this was one big misunderstanding:

Newly-elected UConn football captain Scott Lutrus was arrested by UConn police early Friday morning and charged with interfering with an officer. According to the police arrest log, officers were dispatched to a report of a fight near the entrance to Celeron Square Apartments. Upon arrival, officers attempted to detain Lutrus. Lutrus resisted and began fighting with officers. He was arrested, and later released on a $500 bond. Lutrus turned 21 on Thursday.

UPDATE 3:00 PM: Desmond Conner of the Hartford Courant has an update about what happened.

Lutrus arrested [Ramblings from the Runway]

OK, Here’s What I’m Hearing About Lutrus [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

UConn Football links

The Storrs Side: Draft day arrives for Huskies [Daily Campus]

McEntee the future of Husky offense [Daily Campus]

Brown dispute could force Eagles to draft CB [The Mercury]

UConn Wonderlic scores [Pro Football Weekly]

2009 NFL draft: Best of the outside linebackers [Yahoo! Sports]

Williams’ Way Out Was On The Field [Hartford Courant]

Huskies’ spring struggles raise questions [Rob Lunn – NESN.com]

UCONN STAR COULD BE ‘GROUND’ BREAKER [NY Post]

The wait is almost over for UConn’s Brown [Rivals.com]

Coral Spring’s Cody Brown expected to go high in draft [Chicago Tribune]

What’s The Bottom Line? [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

2008-09 UConn Huskies Highlight video [Marat from the Boneyard] right-click the link to download

UConn’s Majok testing NBA waters [FOX Sports]

UConn freshman linked to scandal enters NBA draft [AP]

Ater and There [David Borges – New Haven Register]

Majok Will Enter NBA Draft [Hartford Courant]

UConn’s Majok to enter NBA Draft, won’t hire agent [Connecticut Post]

Majok to enter NBA Draft without an agent [Norwich Bulletin]

UConn’s Majok enters name in NBA draft [Waterbury Republican-American]

Majok entering draft, will likely return to Huskies [New Haven Register]

Other UConn related links

Baseball: Huskies Set to Host St. John’s in BIG EAST Weekend Series [UConnHuskies.com]

Softball: UConn Seventh Inning Rally Falls Just Short [UConnHuskies.com]

Tierney, Arremony, Ward contributing at Division I UConn [New London Day]

The Last Supper [Thoughts From a Fat White Guy]

The Boston Red Sox had the day off yesterday as they prepare to face their friends hated rivals to the south, the New York Yankees. Both teams enter the series with the same record (9-6).

The rivalry hasn’t been the same over the years but there has been one thing that’s been pretty heated. That is the “feud” between Kevin Youkilis and Joba Chamberlain. No one seems to know why Joba dislikes Youk (how could you hate Youk, his beard has it’s own website) but one thing’s for certain, Joba’s been warned their will be consequences if he does.

“None of that, man,” David Ortiz told reporters. “Just play the game the way it’s supposed to be, and that’s about it. This is a guy, as good as he is, the next step for him will be to earn respect from everybody in the league. He’s not a bad guy, but when things like that happen, people get the wrong idea.”

Definitely going to be something to watch for in the 1st or 2nd inning tonight plus for the rest of the time that Joba is in there (hopefully an inning or two).

New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchups: 4/24-4/26 [SOX & Dawgs]

Are You Ready For the Boston Red Sox/New York Yankees Series? [SOX & Dawgs]

It’s never too early for Red Sox-Yankees [Boston Globe]

Hated rivals will meet for first time this weekend [Providence Journal]

Yankees rivalry has cooled some [Boston Herald]

Money Not An Issue For Bay [WEEI.com]

Sox’s bats heating up in time for Yanks [redsox.com]

Easy Does It For Youkilis [Boston Globe]

David Ortiz to Joba Chamberlain: Don’t throw at batters [Boston Herald]

Record streak of sellouts looks like it will continue [Providence Journal]

Thrill of the fight fuels Yanks-Sox rivalry [MLB.com]

Too boo or not? [Extra Bases]

It all adds up to Mike Lowell [Boston Herald]

Red Sox reacquire Kason Gabbard from Texas [Providence Journal]

Yankees-Red Sox? Sounds like a good time for Bomber schadenfreude [Red Sox Monster]

FOX Thinks A-Rod is a Liar (with video) [Sparty and Friends]

Jacoby Ellsbury joins hydration nation [Inside Track]

Impressed With Our Bullpen [Justin Masterson – CSN New England]

For more slices of Boston Red Sox goodness, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, and Providence Journal websites.

And if you must see what the enemy papers are saying you can check out the NY Post, NY Daily News, Newsday and Lo Hud websites.

One day after the Texas Rangers gave his away his jersey, Kason Gabbard was traded back to the Boston Red Sox today for cash considerations.

Gabbard was pitching in Triple-A for Oklahoma and will provide pitching depth for the Pawtucket Red Sox. He missed most of the 2008 season with an elbow injury and has been converted to a reliever.

You may remember that Gabbard was once a member of the Red Sox back in 2006 and 2007. He was traded to the Rangers along with David Murphy and Engel Beltre for Eric Gagne. And we all know how that trade worked out for the Red Sox.

And in the news we learned late last night, the Red Sox have officially optioned Chris Carter to Pawtucket today. They haven’t made a corresponding roster move yet and will make that tomorrow.

Kason Gabbard err … Darren O’Day Debuts for Rangers and Blows Game [Larry Brown Sports]

Kason Gabbard traded [Dallas Morning News]

Carter optioned to Pawtucket [Extra Bases]

Even though he hasn’t played a game at UConn, freshman Ater Majok has decided to put his name in for the upcoming 2009 NBA Draft.

He does not plan to hire an agent and will most likely pull his name out by the June 15th deadline.

“After meeting with my family, I have decided that it is in my best interest,” Majok said in a statement. “I feel it will help me to test the process and get feedback on my strengths and weaknesses. It will allow me to get a better idea of what areas in my game need improvement and make me a better player in the future. I will not be hiring an agent and I enter this process with the full intention of assessing my abilities and returning to Connecticut in 2009-10.”

It will be interesting to see what happens with this. As he said, he expects to be back in an UConn uniform. He’s doing this because of some upcoming rule changes regarding underclassman next season.

I would think right now he may be a late second round pick because no one in the NBA has really had a chance to see what he can do.

On a side note, I really need to start bringing my computer with me when I head down to the shoreline of CT. I missed a lot of news today.

Ater Majok to enter NBA draft [UConn | Men’s Basketball]