Must-see moments from this week in sports include an Indians player cracking up the Rangers dugout, a little leaguer breaking a camera and an MLB pitcher makes a routine grounder extremely difficult.
Odor's Reputation Precedes Him
Will Hayes has a special visitor at practice today! #SaveTheMermaids pic.twitter.com/8Fr2HniahU
— Dani Klupenger (@daniklup) August 22, 2016
The Indians' Jason Kipnis got a good laugh from Rougned Odor and the Rangers' dugout by pretending to be scared when Odor slid into second base Thursday night. Kipnis obviously remembers how Odor handled a similar situation.
Juuuuust A Bit Outside
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The pitcher from Mexico tried to corner a pitch in the Little League World Series international semifinal game against South Korea and missed.
Pitcher Fields Ball Backward, Between Legs
Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer got a little turned around on a groundball comebacker against the Orioles Thursday night. He appeared to have time to turn back around, but he seemed determined to make the play as difficult as possible.
Mesh Point Confusion
That moment when you're not sure if you should keep or hand off, so you do both. Either that, or Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott didn't have a good enough handle on the snap to comfortably hand off the ball.
Flip Phones Coming Back? [[391388411,C]]
Step 1: Sign a $140 million contract. Step 2: Wait for AT&T to force you to accept a new flip phone because yours is 7 years old. Colts quarterback Andrew Luck says "it's a comfort thing."
Precocious Dunker Victimizes Peer
High schooler Jordyn Adams threw down a vicious tomahawk dunk that has gone viral on social media. Someone should check on the poor victim.
Little Rookie Copies Vets
Cardinals rookie Luke Weaver adorably learns team dugout ritual
This looks like something you'd see on Animal Planet. Cardinals veterans Matt Carpenter, Adam Wainwright and Michael Wacha reacted to Jamie Garcia drawing a walk with finger goggles and rookie Luke Weaver felt compelled to join in.
Soccer Pros v. 40 Kids
If you ever wondered how a pair of professional soccer players would fair against a team of dozens of children, here you go. Bleacher Report UK set up the match between two Bayern Munich players and 40 New York kids.
Football Play Re-Enacted Using Legos
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Somebody's ready for some football. A fan recreated the crazy final play of last year's Michigan-Michigan State game using legos.
Reds OF Makes Insane Diving Catch
Ranger Carlos Beltran — and the rest of America, except those in Cincinnati — probably though Reds outfielder Billy Hamilton had no chance at his hit into the gap Tuesday. Hamilton hit 22mph, according to Fangraphs, and covered a lot of ground to make that diving catch.
Elaborate Soccer Heading Trick Success [[391158212,C]]
The Syracuse men’s soccer team blew up after pulling off an elaborate trick in the locker room Monday. That's an impressive trick no matter how many times they practiced it.
Coach Tells Son He Loves Him During Mound Visit
After Oregon pitcher Isaiah let a runner reach base during a Little League World Series game, his coach — and dad — Joel Jensen went to the mound to tell him he loved him. Man, the allergens are in the air today.
Kobe Stares Down Amateur Paparazzo
Aug. 23 was proclaimed to be Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles, but someone forgot to tell an opportunistic restaurant patron that every day is Kobe Bryant day. Bryant was eating with his family when he noticed someone recording him from a few tables away, so he stared until they stopped.
Oh, It's A Deep Burn
Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas issued the burn to Washington cornerback Josh Norman after Norman told The Denver Post he shut down Thomas in the Super Bowl. Norman was right, but Thomas obviously got the last laugh.
QB Screams As He Throws INT
No, that was not a girl screaming. That was Bears quarterback Brian Hoyer, who knew his pass was going to be intercepted by Patriots defensive back Cyrus Jones right after he threw it.
Red Sox Rookie's Amazing Catch
Andrew Benintendi's bat is making the Red Sox look smart for calling him up. During Monday's game, though, his glove was on display when he robbed Steven Souza Jr. of a home run.
NBA Player Catches Giant Fish
Nuggets forward Wilson Chandler caught a 350-pound goliath grouper on a fishing trip Sunday.
Little League Team Borrows Bolt's Celebration
Usain Bolt would be proud of the Little League World Series team from South Korea. The kids celebrated Jungtaek Ru's home run with Bolt's familiar move during Monday's rout of Canada.
49ers Design Play on Sideline, Throw TD
Former Colleyville Heritage quarterback Christian Ponder hadn't been with the 49ers long when he made it onto the field during their preseason game against the Broncos. In fact, they drew up the above play on the sideline minutes before executing it.
Bittersweet Grand Slam
Hitting a grand slam Sunday was a great moment for Independent league outfielder Brandon Thomas. That is, until he realized that the ball smashed the windshield of his truck.
Reliever Hits First HR After Father's Death
This might be the baseball moment of the year. During Friday's game, the first since his father died, Reds reliever Michael Lorenzen recorded two outs on the mound and then hit his first major league home run. Afterward, he pointed to the sky on the way to the the dugout, where he was met with high fives and hugs.
Quite a Catch
The degree of difficulty was high for Albuquerque outfielder Raimel Tapia, who tumbed over the fence to rob Fresno's Chan Jong Moon.
Golf Déjà Vu
In the 2015 Wyndham Championship, Scott Brown made an impressive hole-in-one on the course’s third hole. On Sunday, Brown made another hole-in-one...also on the third hole of the Wyndham Championship.
Impressive Tennis Ball Kick
Tennis player Andy Murray could have a future as a soccer player. He showed off his skills with a near missed of the umpire's head on a one-timer kick during the Cincinnati Masters Sunday.
Father-Daughter Chugging Contest
The apple didn't fall far from the tree as a man and his daughter share a drink during Saturday's game in Colorado.
