As if Mark Sanford wasn't bringing enough shame to the state that has graciously adopted me; now the peeps responsible for proofreading street signs are giving him a mild assist.

With throngs of reporters waiting around Columbia to see what Governor Soul Mate will say next, the signage pointing to his current residence is, how should I say it, cute. Maybe the city agencies and SC DOT have known about Sanford's exploits for a while and decided to spell his position (hehe, get it?) incorrectly.

Courtesy of Liz Shirk:

College basketball season won't start for another four months, but thanks to players like Xavier Henry, the biggest impacts on the game are happening right now.

Henry was one of the key trickle-down effects of John Calipari's move from Memphis to Kentucky. The 6-foot-6 stud originally inked his letter of intent Memphis, then changed his mind and signed a faux NLI with Kansas after Cal bolted for the Bluegrass.

The economy has officially hit the "Oh S***" phase.

How do I know?

People are getting jacked for their sandwiches.

Early this morning, according to The Sun News, a Myrtle Beach area man reported that a pair of men broke into his home at gun point, asked for money and drugs, and then -- when discovering the man had neither, took off with half a Subway sandwich.

The news conference wasn't exactly kind to Governor Mark Sanford, who admitted having an affair with a woman in Argentina.

Sanford's PR flacks threw him to the wolves, failing to moderate the media event and leaving the governor attempting to answer three questions at a time. And because of the emotional nature of the news conference, there are plenty of questions left to be answered.

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford wasn't hiking.

He wasn't "getting away to write" presumed legislation.

He was, The State Newspaper reported, in Argentina.

When news broke that Sanford went AWOL earlier this week, giving me something I believed would be funny to post about, everyone knew his "hiking" trip wasn't going to be the end of it.

If only Mark Sanford looked like this:

Apparently, the South Carolina governor has taken a leave of absence without, you know, letting anyone know where he is.

From The State Newspaper:

How good buddy Kurt Knapek wrote this story with a straight face is beyond me.

Here's the gist: An 18-year-old white dude claimed to be another Myrtle Beach jail "resident" and was released even though he still owed the city a few more days in the clink.

Guys try to get out early all the time. Not a shock.

I've said it before. I'm about to say it again.

People need to forget about Michael Vick, the dogs he hung and drowned and the misleading information he gave to federal and Virginia investigators in the form of his buddies in crime.

ESPN's Jemele Hill hit one out of the park this week addressing the situation of a high school baseball player who is finagling his way around NCAA and Major League rules in order to get drafted earlier.

The best part of the column might be this section:

Leave it to the Daily Show to yet again make me laugh and cry at the same time.

One of John Stewart's boys did a "report" on newspapers, specifically the New York Times, aka, the top dog when it comes to papes.