Taylor Swift and Tim Tebow an Item? A.J. Burnett Hurts His Eye: BR5 3/2

Welcome to BR5—your source for sports and pop culture news.

Today's episode of BR5 gets you up-to-date on everything from the Burnett's bunt to the First Fan.

Tim Tebow and Taylor Swift might be America's next super-power couple. The duo was spotted out together on what may or may not have been a date. Our friends at Terez Owens apparently got the scoop. Swift prides herself on her goody-two-shoes image, and there's nobody goodier than Tim Tebow. That's some powerfully innocent arm-candy. If these two actually do get together, the Internet will definitely explode.

Recently traded A.J. Burnett bunted a ball into his own face and now has to have eye surgery for an orbital fracture. He'll undoubtedly miss his scheduled start for Opening Day. All the while you can bet Brian Cashman and the Yankees brass are trying hard not to high-five or giggle too much in public. The two prospects the Yankees received from the Pirates in the Burnett trade are reportedly both healthy and have not bunted any balls into their eyes. 

ESPN's Bill Simmons nailed a really great interview with President Obama. The whole thing was about sports and the First Fan showed he knows what's up—he's even up on the latest injury reports with his beloved Bulls. The Commander in Chief also says he knew about Jeremy Lin before anyone else. As a fellow Harvard man, he says his Education Secretary played ball for Harvard and knew about Lin in the early days.

Simmons also managed to get the president to do his best Joe Namath impression with a couple of very bold predictions. The weirdest part of the interview and one that Simmons might take back if he could was about President Obama's late-night hobbies. "I picture you in bed, watching NBA league pass." Bill, there are some things we don't say to the President.

If you're not a good NBA fan, Charles Barkley wants you shot. Sir Charles was on Jim Rome's radio show saying the kinds of things that only he can get away with. This time he pointed out that he thought 80 percent of fans are great, but "Twenty percent, I wish you could take them out back and just shoot them." Rome gracefully tried to offer Sir Charles an opportunity to retract his homicidal suggestion, but Barkley assured him that he was not misquoted. "No, I meant that, Jim." 

Football, hockey and MMA not violent enough for you? Check out...tazerball. The shocking new pseudo-sport has become an Internet sensation. The rules are simple: try to get the ball into the opposing team's goal while being hit, tackled and shocked. That's right—every competitor has a stun gun. Players can get stunned around 40 times a game! It's a good thing players are forbidden to aim for the neck or the groin. We wouldn't want anyone to get hurt...

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