UMass Skinny Dipper Knees Campus Cop In Nuts

A tailgater skinny dipping inside a truck bed at a University of Massachusetts football game has been charged with assault for allegedly kneeing a campus police officer in the groin after being told to get out of the water. Deputy Chief Patrick Archbald said 21-year-old Marshal D.P. Marshal Keating of Edgewater, N.J., was among several fans splashing around in the back of a pickup truck before Saturday’s game against the University of Delaware. When police told them to stop, Keating initially refused to get out. Archbald says he then approached the officer and kneed him twice in the groin. The officer, whom Archbald did not name, was given morphine at a hospital. He could miss up to two weeks of work.[Barstool Sports]

Tennessee College Student Pleads Not Guilty To Hacking Palin’s E-Mail

The son of a Democratic state lawmaker in Tennessee has pleaded not guilty to charges he hacked into Governor Sarah Palin’s personal e-mail account. 20-year-old David Kernell was arraigned in a federal court in Knoxville this morning. He was released without posting bond.

Kernell, an economics student at the University of Tennessee is not allowed to own a computer. He can use the internet only for checking e-mail and doing class work. [WBKO]

Ringling Bros. Clown College Holding Open Auditions

Do you love clowning around? Do you like big red shoes? Red noses? Throwing pies at people? Seeing how many of your friends can fit inside a Volkswagen?

If so, check out upcoming auditions from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, which just announced plans for its first open auditions here in more than 10 years. [Sun Times]