Wednesday's P.M. Hot Clicks: Jessica Lucas; Week's Wackiest Photos

Wednesday's P.M. Hot Clicks: lovely lady of the day Jessica Lucas; Week's Wackiest Photos
Wednesday's P.M. Hot Clicks: Jessica Lucas; Week's Wackiest Photos
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Offbeat Photos of the Week

Wacky Sports Photos of the Week (July 15-21)

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Jim McIsaac/Getty Images

Nelson Cruz of the Seattle Mariners makes a catch against the New York Yankees.

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TSYD/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Venus Williams, Ipek Soylu (right) and Cagla Buyukakcay (left) on the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey, while in town for the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Cup tournament.

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WSL/WSL via Getty Images

Mick Fanning of Australia was attacked by a Shark at the Jbay Open in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa.

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Nigel Roddis/Getty Images for Ironman

It looks like the typical Tour de France fan, but this rider is getting support from a fan at the Ironman UK race on July 19.

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Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images

The Phillie Phanatic takes in a Marlins game with rapper/songwriter Jake Miller.

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John Cordes/Icon Sportswire

Kole Calhoun of the Angeles is drenched by pitcher Hector Santiago on a night in which Calhoun went 3 for 3 with two home runs to help the Angels defeat the Boston Red Sox 3-0.

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Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone with The Lost Yeti Hunters Christopher Payne and Antonio D'Angelo and a Yeti to promote the start of the Mongol Rally race in London.

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Dylan Rives/Getty Images for W South Beach Hotel & Residences

Joy Corrigan, Pharis Willauer and Andrea Cronberg attend the Cafe Swimwear And Frankies Bikinis Shows at West South Beach for Swim Miami.

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Jim Cole/AP

Alex Bowman climbs out of his burning car at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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Bob Martin for Sports Illustrated

The grounds crew uses squeegees direct water into the Swilcan Burn at St. Andrews.

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Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images

A fan dressed as Saint Fermin sits in its niche during the Villavesa running after the San Fermin festival finished in Pamplona, Spain. The annual Fiesta de San Fermin, made famous by the 1926 novel of US writer Ernest Hemmingway entitled 'The Sun Also Rises', involves the daily running of the bulls through the historic heart of Pamplona to the bull ring.

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Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images

Andy Murray during his Davis Cup group quarterfinals match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

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GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images

Fans beside the 2nd tee during the first round of the 2015 British Open Golf Championship.

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Dean Treml/Red Bull via Getty Images

Steven LoBue dives from the 27-meter cliff during the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Islet Franca do Campo, Azores, Portugal.

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Ian MacNicol/Getty Images

Jean-Michel Lavalliere during the IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

Multiple exposure image of Charlotte Drury during the individual trampoline gymnastics final of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games.

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Christophe Ena/AP

Chris Froome, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, is all smiles as he holds the yellow jersey's trophy equipped with a camera on the podium of the 16th stage of the Tour de France.

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Christophe Ena/AP

Chris Froome speeds downhill during the 12th stage of the Tour de France.

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Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

Canada competes in the track cycling women's team pursuit qualification at the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games.

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Frank Vouylsteke/Golf Support/Icon Sportwire

This is how a cameraman got around at the British Open.

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Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire

Greg Biffle picks up Sprint Cup girl Julianna during practice for the ENERGY 301.

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Gregory Bull/AP

Grisbel Lopez performs during the individual all-around rhythmic gymnastics competition at the Pan Am Games.

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Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP

Hope Solo on stage during the 2015 Kids' Choice Sports Awards show in Los Angeles.

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Rick Scuteri/AP

MLB umpire Jim Reynolds walks out to the field before a baseball game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Francisco Giants on Star Wars night.

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Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images

Comedian Simon Brodkin (not pictured) throws cash at FIFA President Sepp Blatter during a press conference in Zurich, Switzerland.

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Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images

Jordan Henderson of Liverpool talks with Karl Winda Telfer during a cultural visit to the Art Gallery of South Australia.

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Toru Yamanaka/AFP/Getty Images

Contestants rush to catch a plastic bottle as they compete in the 'Lube Olympics' in Tokyo.

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Felipe Dana/AP

Argentina's Lucas Guzma fights Brazil's Venilton Torres during a 58kg bronze medal taekwondo match at the Pan Am Games. Guzman won.

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Rebecca Blackwell/AP

Martha McCabe jokes around with her silver medal for the 200m breaststroke at the Pan Am Games.

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Mark Humphrey/AP

Marvin Cabrera, left, fights Brian Ceballo in a preliminary welterweight bout at the Pan Am Games.

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Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire

Monster Energy's James Carter during a special event at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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Malcolm Hope/Icon Sportswire

A parachutist delivers the American flag before the Sprint Cup Series 5-Hour Energy 301 400 race at New Hampshire.

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Jeffrey Phelps/AP

Sebastian Bourdais of France wears a cheese head hat and gets the winner's trophy after the IndyCar Series race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wis.

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Erick W. Rasco for Sports Illustrated

Cutouts of golfers' heads in a window of a store near the British Open.

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Erick W. Rasco for Sports Illustrated

A fan putting finishing touches on a sand sculpture of Seve Ballesteros at the British Open.

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Erick W. Rasco for Sports Illustrated

British Open fans dressed as wizards in the wind.

From Pac-Man eating Nelson Cruz in the Bronx to a Seve Ballesteros sand sculpture at the British Open, check out the wackiest photos of the week (click here for full-size gallery).

Three Questions With Kris Bryant

I spent a few minutes on the phone with Cubs rookie Kris Bryant and wrote a quick preview below. You can read the entire interview here.Bryant just signed an exclusive autograph deal with Fanatics Authentic, who helped make the interview come together. 

Who is your favorite athlete who doesn't play baseball?

Let's see. I'm not really a football guy, so I can't really say a football player. I kind of change it up all the time. I've been watching a lot of golf right now, so Jordan Spieth is pretty fun to watch. 

Have you had a chance to meet any athletes where you were like, "Oh my god, I can't believe I'm meeting this person?"

Well, obviously, this last weekend at the All-Star game, there were a lot of guys. Ken GriffeyJr. was there, it was pretty cool, and just meeting a lot of the other guys in the clubhouse, that was a lot of fun. Albert Pujols. But nobody really outside of baseball that I can remember. 

If you could only see one movie on repeat for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Elf. I can watch that anytime of the year, even though it's a Christmas movie. 

Space Jam, The Sequel?

Warner Bros. and LeBron James announced a partnership on Wednesday, which comes on the heels of the new Space Jam trademarks filed by the same company. I smell a sequel in the not-too-distant future.

P.M. Lovely Lady of the Day

Dennis from Detroit wrote in requesting some Jessica Lucas photos. I am a fan. She earns LLOD honors (click here for full-size gallery). 

Hot Clicks Giveaway

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As luck would have it, the fine people at Mott & Bow have been nice enough to offer three pairs of jeans to my Hot Clicks readers. They'll send you two styles and you can keep the one you like best. I'll send it to the 50th, 100th and 150th person to email me (at andy_gray_simail.com) the name of Jeff Bagwell's girlfriend. The answer was in A.M. Hot Clicks. Please make the subject line "Mott & Bow" (and don't forget to check out MottandBow.com to get your own pair). 

Update (10:21 a.m.): Contest is closed. Winners will be notified. Another giveaway coming in P.M. Clicks.

50 Reasons to be Excited for NFL Season

They had me at No. 2, the new and improved extra point.

Pinky Pull-Up Record

Yes, there is a pinky pull-up record and it is mighty impressive. 

Quote of the Year

Shark Attack = More Twitter Followers

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Blackhawks on the Farm

Odds & Ends

Chrissy Teigen and Nina Agdal have started a cheeky new Instagram trend ... Mississippi State is the first school to have a custom Emoji Keyboard ... Whether you like pro wrestling or not, you have to admire the work John Cena does with the Make-A-Wish Foundation ... The Milwaukee Bucks mascot is trying to track down an escaped lion ... Magic Johnson is randomly living on a yacht with Samuel L. Jackson ... New sports feud: Washington Mystics vs. Delta ... Play the Sharknado drinking game ... If you purchased an IKEA Malm chest of drawers, you may want to read this ... Ten things you should know about your underwear ... Terrible movies you should see before you die ... Twitter threw a frat party and it did not go over well ... Jurrasic World is now the third highest-grossing movie of all time ... Chris Cooley may make an NFL comeback in Arizona.

Allen Iverson Speaks

The Sixers legend speaks at the NBA Players Choice Awards

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My Dog Couldn't Do This

Not sure what to say other than "just watch." (H/T Lookit)

What is Adultery?

Jimmy Kimmel posed this very question to a bunch of young children. Their answers are tremendous.

Get the Tissues

Students at Public School 22 in Staten Island sing Martina McBride's I'm Gonna Love You Through It to a teacher battling breast cancer.  

Click here for previous versions of Hot Clicks, and visit our Extra Mustard Page throughout each day for more offbeat sports stories and the latest Cheerleader of the Week gallery. Also check out the SwimDaily Page for the latest updates and instagram pictures of models who have appeared in our issues.


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Andy Gray
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.