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Straight Outta Cooperstown

Kevin Durant: Bad at Softball

Kevin Durant is going to make one NBA team very happy next summer and several other teams wondering what to do with all their extra money. Right now, he desperately needs help with his catching skills.

Boob Grab of the Day

Jeff Bagwell is enjoying retirement (and busty girlfriend Rachel Brown).

Lovely Lady of the Day

 Danny from Boston wrote in requesting I feature former SI Swimsuit model Kirby Griffin. I actually think Kirby is one of the more underrated models and I’m happy to give her some love (click here for full-size gallery).

Eight Times Birds Were Accidentally Hit With Sports Equipment

There is a video making the rounds of an amateur golfer killing a bird with his tee shot, which led Sportsgrid to find seven other times birds were in the wrong place at the wrong time.

One Way to Spend $725 Million

There’s a ranch for sale in Texas that’s bigger than New York City and Los Angeles combined.

Kobe Hangs With FC Barcelona 

Pinch Pitcher

San Diego’s Newest Hero

I Would’ve Done the Same Thing

Odds & Ends

LeBron James is getting rave reviews for his acting performance in Trainwreck. On the other hand, here are the worst movies featuring NBA players … Santa Claus can’t pitch … The Padres and Giants had a baseball fight Tuesday night (lots of words, no punches thrown) … A breakdown of Tuesday night’s NBA Player Awards, at which ​James Harden was named MVP… Stephen A. Smith is back in the center of controversy for his “Black Lives Matter” tweet … Capitals prospect Stanislav Galiev is on vacation in Vietnam, where he decided to eat a cobra’s beating heart …  Steve Spurrier has a great marijuana policy for his players … Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo hit for the cycle against the Rockies​ … The Cubs have a new star … An emoji movie is in the works … The AP is set to to put nearly 17,000 hours of archival news footage on YouTube … If Marvel superheroes were dogs … When Twitter takes on Facebook.

Catch the Rising Stars

Randomly came across this 1985 Mets commercial and now I can’t stop singing this dumb song.

Inspiration by Jaden Smith

The Fresh Prince‘s son philosophizes about stairs and life. He couldn’t be more unlikeable.

No I Won’t Play Fetch

This dog will not play fetch … and that’s okay with this little kid. (H/T FTW)

Ghosts

I’m dying for a new Head and the Heart album already. If you’ve never heard them, this song should make you a fan.

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