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Must-See Sports Moments of the Week: June 26-July 2

Must-see moments from this week in sports include the worst baseball swing of all time, a dugout near meltdown and a "Lion King" recreation.

Friday

Worst. Swing. Ever: New York Yankee Ronald Torreyes put the worst swing ever attempted by a human being on a pitchout against the Rangers Thursday. The Rangers lost the game, but at least they don't have the guy that did this on their roster. [[385182351,C]]

Face of Fear: What does fear look like? Check out Rangers' Robinson Chirinos' face after touching teammate Adrian Beltre's head, which is a well-known no-no. [[385182801,C]]

Wrestler, Ref v. Fan: Most people knows professional wrestling is scripted, but there's nothing scripted about this incident where a fan jumped into the ring and attacked Stone Cold Steve Austin. The video, captured in the 1990s, shows how wrestlers (and referees) react to meddling fans...spoiler: Not well.

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Epic Tennis Meltdown: Serbia’s Viktor Troicki disagreed with a call made by the “worst umpire ever in the world” during his second-round match at Wimbledon Thursday.

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Wrong Sideline, Bro: After scoring a touchdown in a CFL game, Hall of Famer Chris Carter's son Duron Carter decided to celebrate in front of the wrong sideline. The opposing team didn't seem to like that or when he knocked down an opposing coach.

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CWS Champs Proud Alum: Coastal Carolina hasn't won too many national championships in anything, so Tampa Bay Ray Taylor Motter had to stop down and watch his alma mater's victory over Arizona in the College World Series final.

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Thursday

Wanna Have Catch?: Father-son moments are different for Adrian Beltre and his 9-year-old boy, who looks like he could compete for a high school team already. Like getting to play catch on the field at Yankee Stadium.

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No, Thanks: "Slacklining" is just like it sounds. You string up a piece of rope between two things, but leave some slack rather than pulling it tight. Professional slackliner (is there really such a thing?) Théo Sanson takes it to another level, though. [[385003581,C]]

The Wolverine King: Several Michigan football players take "Simbaing" to a new level when they reenacted a scene from "The Lion King." Offensive lineman Kyle Kalis and a student trainer really capture the moment.

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Trash Tennis Shot: No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic beat Adrian Mannarino at Wimbledon Wednesday, but he did have one trash return.

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Using Your Head: The Twins' Miguel Sano looks less than pro-ready during a rehab assignment in the minors. If not for a heady teammate, Sano would have joined Jose Canseco in the group of players who turned outs into hits with their heads.

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Wednesday

Top This, Dallas: The Running Man Challenge reaches Houston, where the police department enlisted the Astros to create an elaborate video that's sure to make you insane. They then threw the gauntlet down to Dallas police, so start practicing, Rangers.

Stretch it Out: Is Adrian Beltre warming up for the Running Man Challenge? No, he's mocking Jurickson Profar, who showed off another athletic stretch at first base during Tuesday's game against the Yankees. [[384839601,C]]

Frisbee Catch, Throw: Team Canada's Danielle Fortin makes a crazy behind the back catch and no-look pass while falling out of bounds during the World Ultimate and Guts Championships. The pass led to a...whatever you call a score in ultimate frisbee.

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Danney Ball: There are several reasons Pittsburgh Steeler James Harrison can play outside linebacker in the NFL at 38 years old. One is that he plays “Danney ball,” which is like playing volleyball with a 10-pound medicine ball in triple-digit heat.
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Severe Weather Delay: The Blue Jays and Rockies started their game more than three hours late thanks to storms in Colorado Tuesday night. Looks like waiting was a wise choice.

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It's Lit!: Football player-turned professional partier Johnny Manziel can't contain himself after arriving at a vacation home in Cabo San Lucas.
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Tuesday

Past Bedtime: What's better to a kid than getting to wear your PJs out in public and stay up way past your bedtime? For Adrian Beltre's and Prince Fielder's sons, getting to watch the Rangers take the lead over the Yankees in New York.

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Trouble With The Curve: After Randy Johnson hit and killed an osprey with a pitch in 2001, the odds had to be against another bird being hit, right? Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright did his best, though, narrowly missing a bird with a curveball against the Royals in Kansas City Monday. [[384647291,C]]

Schoolboy Schooled: James Harden makes a fool of a poor soul who attended his basketball camp last week. Of course, this is what happens when you let James Harden coach defense. [[384693971,C]]

Basebrawl: Apparently the Memphis Redbirds players were unhappy about New Orleans Zephyr Jose Arena trying to hit Jeremy Hazelbaker with a pitch during Monday's game. Five players and a manager were ejected after the ensuing brawl.

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Dueling Ejections: The Great Falls Voyagers manager was tossed from Sunday's game against the Helena Brewers after arguing a call in the fourth inning. Not to be outdone, the opposing manager was ejected for his tirade in the ninth inning.

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Monday

What're You Lookin' At?:
A young fan has a little fun with a camera man at Sunday's College World Series game between TCU and Coastal Carolina.

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U Mad, Bro?: NASCAR driver John Wes Townley appears upset about a crash at the Camping World Truck Series race in Illinois Saturday. Evidently, he blames Spencer Gallagher and lets him know.

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Ernie's Eagle: Ernie Els eagled the 12th hole at the Quicken Loans National, which is impressive enough. Els, though, hit his ball directly into the hole from 157 yards out, though. [[384498711,C]]

Elaborate Handshake: Two Coastal Carolina players perform one of the most elaborate dugout handshakes ever during Saturday's game against TCU. It seems they spend too much time on their choreography, but the Chanticleers have rolled all the way to the College World Series championship series. [[384498881,C]]

One Base Short: How many times have you heard "triple short of the cycle?" A lot, because triples are the rarest hit. Jose Altuve, though, appeared to have the triple he needed for a cycle before his batting helmet intervened.

Fourth Outfielder: A fan wearing an American flag — and thankfully shorts and a T-shirt — stopped down the Cardinals-Mariners game in Seattle by running onto the field while a fly ball was in the air Sunday.

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