Maybe Van Gogh painted over it for a reason

The art world is all atwitter about a newly discovered Van Gogh drawing, which is at right. The work was found by X-raying another painting. Art historians have narrowed it down to either a work by the master or a collection of paw prints by his cat.

The Huskies are hoping Jake Locker is an artist on the football field, and by all accounts he’s going to be a great quarterback. Now all they need to do to be contenders in the Pac-10 is improve the offensive line, defensive line, cornerbacks, safeties, linebackers, tight ends, running backs and wide receivers.

Meanwhile, Lorenzo Romar signed a contract extension that runs through the 2016 UW basketball season. Players who will be at the UW in 2016 are currently in elementary school, and with the deal in place, Romar can start scouting playgrounds during recess.

An Arkansas couple welcomed their 17th child, and they say they may not stop there. The family has gone through 90,000 diapers and Mom has been pregnant for more than 10 years of her life, but you can’t stop at 17 when you need at least 18 children to play a decent family softball game.

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