Former Florida State football player Kamari Charlton overstayed his visa during a trip to Singapore, and now faces punishment from that country. Authorities there say that he was apprehended for criminal complaints, and as a result, he might get caned.

Caning is widely used as punishment in Singapore, but Charlton’s case is unique, his defense team argues. His wife was in the country on a six-month medical visa, while he was on a three-month tourist visa.

Unlike most offenders who overstay, Maaran said, Charlton was not in Singapore to take advantage of its strong economy by working illegally. He overstayed by 169 days, according to court documents.
The former Florida State University college football player now successfully runs a construction company, his legal team says.

The case is reminiscent of the 1994 case of American teenager Michael Faye, who was sentenced to caning for vandalism in Singapore. After U.S. officials requested leniency, the Singapore government reduced the number of lashes he was given. –via CNN.

That’s just Singapore Being Singapore. Just so we’re all on the same page: caning really sucks. If you really want to see it, here’s a link that I’m calling Not Safe For Work. I’d say Remind me to never visit Singapore, but I don’t think you’ll have to.

Before I dive into NCAA tourney stuff — it's coming soon, I swear — I wanted to make sure I gave several storylines from around the world of sports their fair notice.

• Chris Simon gets 25-game suspension. So trying to kill someone with your stick is more than a five-minute penalty in hockey. Good to know. That should minimize on-ice shootings in the playoffs.

• Roger Federer is human. You know that 41-match winning streak he had? The one where he won 101 of 109 sets and went 17-2 in tie-breakers? Yeah, it got snapped by somebody named Guillermo Canas. What kind of name is that? Scottish?

• Patriots sign Donte' Stallworth. Brokered by agent Drew Rosenhaus, one of the all-around nice guys in sports, Stallworth may only play for the Pats for one season unless New England forks out a hefty roster bonus next year. Question: If I were to write about something that belonged to Donte' — say, his shoes — would it be Donte''s shoes?

• Jimmie Johnson won in Las Vegas. If I were him I wouldn't have bothered with the victory lap. I would have driven straight to Cheetah's. Let them shower me with champagne there.