Tigers, Bears, Cougars—they all seem like standard choices for a mascot. Students at Corner Canyon High School in Utah voted last week to name themselves the Cougars. But school officials vetoed the name, saying it was “too offensive to middle-aged women.” The Salt Lake Tribune points out that Brigham Young University’s mascot is also the Cougars.

Ahh, family. The New Orleans Times-Picayune says a sheriff recognized his second cousin as “the Alabama fan who pressed his testicles on the neck of an unconscious LSU fan in a Bourbon Street burger joint after the BCS Championship Game.” Apparently, a video of the…incident has gone viral. The 22-year-old man was arrested on charges of sexual battery and obscenity.

In the New York Post this morning, a picture of the “skipper’s sexy siren.” Now Italian authorities say the captain of the Costa Concordia had been wining and dining a 25-year-old Moldovan woman right before crashing the cruise liner. Sources say he brought her up to the bridge just moments before the vessel crashed into a rock.

When you’ve been in politics as long as Newt Gingrich, there are undoubtedly some skeletons lurking in the closet. And yesterday, one came tumbling out. The GOP candidate’s ex-wife, Marianne, told reporters that Newt had given her an ultimatum back in 1999: give him an “open marriage” or a divorce. The Washington Post notes that this was the same time Gingrich was on cross-country “family values” lecture circuit.

Heartening news for those who’ve suffered a heart attack. The American Heart Association said yesterday that having sex poses very little risk for those who’ve had heart trouble or a stroke. There are some caveats: Don’t have sex if you can’t climb a flight of stairs and don’t cheat on your spouse. Says one of the doctors responsible for the new guidelines: “You can imagine an extramarital affair might raise your blood pressure.”

Both Fujifilm and Kodak saw the digital age coming, says the Wall Street Journal—guess which one had the future in better focus? Instead of just thinking about their future as a switch from analog to digital, Fujifilm started brainstorming and came out with other applications for its chemical expertise. Nowadays, it’s a major player in both health-care and electronics markets.

MegaUpload is in some mega trouble. Homes of people involved with the popular video-sharing site were raided yesterday after the Justice Department accused the company of “conspiracy to commit copyright infringement.” Not named on the indictment was Swiss Beatz, the husband of Alicia Keys and allegedly MegaUpload’s CEO. In retaliation, the LA Times says the hacker group Anonymous has taken down the Justice department’s and Universal Music Group’s websites.

Some good advice from the Columbus Dispatch this morning. The USPS is increasing the cost to send a letter, from 44 to 45 cents this weekend. The change goes into effect on Monday. Be careful if you drop anything into the mailbox over the weekend, because it won’t be picked up until Monday—when your postage will be a penny short.