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After a hiatus, the Sports Curmudgeon is back, and he has something to say about pretty much everything: the NFL, presidential bracketology, what to name a champion and how to save the baseball season in Japan.

Supporters of the health care overhaul want to make it unrepealable and say public support for it will grow as its benefits become more tangible. Opponents are focused on keeping the law unpopular until Election Day 2012.

What Does the Pop Culture Icon Say About Japan?

Coalition airstrikes have pushed forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi away from the rebel stronghold of Benghazi. But the opposition has been unable, so far, to make much progress at all. They keep getting pushed back when they try to fight forward into the town of Ajdabiya.

Half a dozen states are considering changes in laws that would allow psychologists to prescribe medicines to treat mental illness. Shortages of psychiatrists in some areas and psychologists' success in New Mexico have given the approach traction, despite the objections of medical doctors.

The U.S. military said Tuesday that an Air Force fighter jet crashed in Libya but was not shot down. Both crew members ejected.

Emboldened by U.S. and European military aid, rebels reportedly made a push on Monday from their eastern hamlet of Benghazi, taking the offensive for the first time in more than a week.

Coalition commanders cited progress on Monday in their effort to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya and to cripple Moammar Gadhafi's military forces. An NPR news special examines the latest on the Libya conflict, the international response to the air strikes, and what allied forces hope to accomplish.

New Poll Finds Most Americans Support Air Strikes in Libya

Why did the U.S. decide to get involved in the ongoing battle between Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and rebels aimed at overthrowing Gadhafi's government? We discuss the latest news coming out of Libya with KPBS Military Blogger Beth Ford Roth.