An explanation why Raiders get yellow hankies so often

Here’s some fodder for Aztecs fans who think their team gets the short end of the stick when it comes to referees, written by Sarah B. Weir, a Yahoo! blogger:

“A new study published in the latest Journal of Social Psychology and Personality Science shows that National Hockey League (NHL) teams who wear darker colors, especially black, are viewed as being more aggressive. Consequently, they end up being penalized at a higher rate than their opponents.

“Lead author of the study, Gregory Webster of the University of Florida, Gainesville, analyzed about 50,000 NHL games that were played over the last 25 years.

“ ‘Teams that wore black jerseys were penalized more, significantly more, than teams wearing other colored jerseys,’ he told National Public Radio.

“While there may be other reasons that players wearing darker colors are sent to the penalty box more frequently, such as black showing up more clearly against the ice, Webster thinks the discrepancy has more to do with our culture’s designation of white as the color of good and black as the color of evil.

“An older study by the National Football League came up with similar results.”

Trivia time

Teenage phenom Bryce Harper, (left) 19, has been called up by the Washington Nationals and could make his debut tonight against the Dodgers. Who was the last MLB teenager?

He’s a devil of a player

Fox Sports Detroit made a little slip-up on its coverage of the Tigers on Friday, according to
deadspin.com.

Tigers player Delmon Young was arrested and charged with third-degree assault in New York after shoving a man to the ground early Friday.

When showing a statement from Young’s lawyer, FSD printed “Demon Young” in the graphic.

The information age

Gary Collins announced the Browns’ second-round pick on Friday. The former Browns great, a receiver out of Florida, was taken fourth overall in the 1962 NFL Draft. He found out he was drafted two days later.

Looking good

Forget the measurables for Chargers top pick Melvin “T-Rex” Ingram. What you must know is where he bought his draft suit: Sean John, available at Macy’s.

Trivia answer

Angels outfielder Mike Trout made his debut last July, also at the age of 19. He’s currently back in the minor leagues at Triple-A Salt Lake City.

Compiled by BOYCE GARRISON From news services, online reports