Friday's P.M. Hot Clicks: Melanie Clarke; Offbeat Photos of the Week

Friday PM Hot Clicks, March 13, 2015; lovely lady of the day

Andy Gray | Mar 13, 2015

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Offbeat Photos of the Week

Wacky Sports Photos of the Week (March 4-10)

Not sure how the cameraman got this angle of Jessica Korda taking a ball out of the hole during the HSBC Women's Champions in Singapore.

Marianne Abderhalden of Switzerland crosses the finish line during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup downhill race.

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Maxim Miroshkin and Lina Fedorova of Russia perform during the Gala Exhibition of the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships. That has to hurt.

Eric McClellan of Gonzaga tries to hurdle Corey Hilliard of San Francisco. Gonzaga won 81-72.

U.S. ski team members Lindsey Vonn, Alice Mckennis, Laurenne Ross, Megan Harrod and Stacey Cook take a peaceful break while in Soelden, Austria.

MXGP riders race at the MXGP in Bangkok.

Artists perform at the opening ceremony for the European Athletics Indoor Championships.

Rysheed Jordan of St. John's goes up and over for a dunk against Dylan Ennis of Villanova.

Caroline Wozniacki takes a selfie with her trophy from the BMW Malaysian Open.

Multiple exposure photo of Guia Maria Tagliapietra of Italy during the Free Skating of the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn, Estonia.

Actress Sarah Hyland and Dominic Sherwood pose for a selfie while at a game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Arnold Schwarzenegger with Ashley Kaltwasser after she was crowned champion in Bikini International as part of the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio. Kaltwasser won the Bikini International for the second year in a row.

Dexter Jackson, the first five-time winner of the Arnold Classic, celebrates with his girlfriend.

BMX racer Sarah Walker plays a shot during a backyard cricket match, captained by Kiwi cricket greats Sir Richard Hadlee and Stephen Fleming, - under the famed 'party tree' at Hobbiton movie set.

Chakecia Miller of the George Washington Colonials gets her team ready for a game in the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament.

Richard Kilty of Great Britain & Northern Ireland won gold in the 60-meter final at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships.

John Daly waits for his turn to putt on the 10th green at the Puerto Rico Open.

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A giant bear hovers over Claudia Riegler (center), Julie Zogg (left) and Patrizia Kummer at the Parallel Slalom Snowboard qualification in Moscow.

Dylan Walker of the Rabbitohs during the round one NRL match between the Brisbane Broncos and the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Performers during the Opening Ceremonies of the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Prague, Czech Republic.

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The opening ceremonies of the IBU Biathlon World Championship in Kontiolahti, Finland.

Justin Harding of South Africa plays out of the seventh greenside bunker during the second round of the Africa Open.

Montpellier's Argentine forward Lucas Barrios after scoring a goal during the French L1 football match between Montpellier and Lyon.

Martin Maldonado of the Milwaukee Brewers trips as he throws to first in a spring training game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

New Orleans Pelicans center Omer Asik falls over while attempting to drive to the basket against the Pistons Tayshaun Prince and Andre Drummond.

Atletico Madrid's midfielder Raul Garcia (left) vies with Valencia's Jose Gaya during the Spanish league football match Atletico Madrid vs Valencia CF.

Rob Refsnyder of the Yankees gets tagged out while trying to reach third base during a spring training game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

From John Daly's lastest fashion statement to a hole's eye view of a golf game, the above gallery is a compilation of the week's most offbeat photos (click here for full-size version). And when you're done with that, check out the wackiest photos of the college basketball season.

Definitive Ranking of Every American Gladiator

I love this piece, though I think Gemini got a raw deal.

NHL Jersey Fouls

The Caps fan with the customized "Man Juice" jersey is my favorite. Speaking of jersey fouls, if it didn't sink in when we mentioned it in Thursday's P.M. Hot Clicks, it bears repeating that the Sabres finally retired their hideous "Turd Burger" jerseys.

P.M. Lovely Lady of the Day

Melanie Clarke is ready for the NCAA Tournament. That kind of dedication earns her LLOD honors (click here for full-size gallery).

Sports Figures and Their Oversized Cell Phones

We searched our photo archives for sports figures using comically large cell phones and the results speak for themselves (though I realize it's hard to stare at anything but Ken Griffey Jr.'s amazing Jheri curl).

The Future of Archery

Meet two-year-old Dolly Shivani Cherukuri, a rising young archer in India who will make an attempt to put her name in the India Book of Records when she tries to record 200 points in five- and seven-meter distances later this month. I'm not sure what that means either but this video made me a Dolly fan.

Old Bolts Become Works of Art

Norway-based artist Tobbe Malm has created a whole new type of art.

Need a Gift For Your Girlfriend/Wife?

My wife is going to love her b-day gift. pic.twitter.com/SBS37FZ6ZV
— Jason Gallagher (@jga41agher) March 13, 2015

The Top 1% For Every State

This Made Me Laugh

Otto Porter blocked by the rim. Paul Pierce couldn't believe it.🏀😂http://t.co/Bryau80wjc
— NBA SKITS (@NBA_Skits) March 13, 2015

Odds & Ends

Take SI's sports quiz and test your knowledge of this week's events ... Dan Patrick and Josh Elliott are among the rumored replacements for Alex Trebek on Jeopardy ... Photo Gallery: Will Ferrell's Baseball Whirlwind ... Always fun to see a 7-foot-6 center get posterized by someone who is 6-7 ...A 54-year-old man from Corpus Christi set the world record for most pull-ups in a 24-hour period ... This is some serious sportsmanship ... I've never linked to Marie Claire in Hot Clicks before, but it has a good profile on the NBA's first female coach, Becky Hammon ... The Kevin Love situation in Cleveland continues to confuse me ...From the "this is crap" department, a visually-impaired runner may not be able to compete in a mini marathon because she needs to bring a male guide to assist her ...The 101 hottest celebrity Instagram pics of the week ... Eight artists who could sue for Uptown Funk on the same grounds as Blurred Lines ... Pam Anderson has an 18-year-old son. I feel old.

Help Will Smith (the baseball player) Meet Will Smith (the actor)

This is similar to my quest to meet the other Andy Gray.

CHAMPS: The New Boxing Documentary

SI scored an exclusive clip from CHAMPS, which looks at boxing through the lens of Mike Tyson's, Evander Holyfield's and Bernard Hopkins's careers.

Bad Moments in Jeopardy

One of the uglier sequences in the game show's long, illustrious history.

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Heavy Metal Drummer

Today's random song I can't get out of my head, courtesy of Wilco. Have a great weekend!

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Published Mar 13, 2015

ANDY GRAY

A senior editor atSI.com, Andy Gray oversees Hot Clicks, Extra Mustard and the Swimsuit site. A Boston sports loyalist and Columbia graduate, he joined SI in 2005.