Monday's A.M. Hot Clicks: Fernanda D'avila; Julio Jones Has a Day for the Ages

Monday's A.M. Hot Clicks feature the lovely Fernanda D'avila and the 300-yard receiving day by Julio Jones.

SI Staff | Oct 2, 2016

Monday's A.M. Hot Clicks: Fernanda D'avila; Julio Jones Has a Day for the Ages /

Week 4 NFL Round-up

With Julio Jones and Matt Ryan becoming the first teammates to have 300 receiving yards and 500 passing yards, respectively, in the same game, Week 4 in the NFL had a lot to offer. Josh Norman's reaction to his former teammates getting torched was priceless ... Rex Ryan did his best Bill Belichick impression after getting his first road win in eight attempts against the Patriots ... Le'Veon Bell's big night reminded everyone why the Steelers can be scary good ... A look at the best and worst coaching decisions and more.

Ryder Cup Drought is Over for U.S.

The U.S. reclaimed the Ryder Cup for the first time in eight years and the internet had fun with hilarious photos of Ricky Fowler partying after the victory. A tearful Bubba Watson called it "the greatest thing I've ever done in golf." Meanwhile, we made note of the best Ryder Cup fans at Hazeltine. Nicely done by the guys in frame 23.

World Series or Bust

Baltimore, San Francisco and Toronto made good use of the final day of baseball's regular season to clinch their spots and avoid tiebreaker games. Here's a big question facing each of the playoff teams and this year's postseason schedule.

Fernanda D'avila: Lovely Lady of the Day

Brazilian fitness model Fernanda D'avila gets this morning's Lovely Lady of the Day honors. (Here's the full-size gallery.)

Is it Time for Concern in Warriors Land?

The Kevin Durant-Steph Curry-Klay Thompson-led powerhouse in Golden State lost its preseason opener on Saturday, compelling the Sporting News to have a little fun with this season-long projection.

Vin Scully Signs Off for the Final Time

In case you missed it on a busy Sunday afternoon in sports, here's Vin Scully signing off for the final time in his illustrious 67-year career.

Rory McIlroy vs. Patrick Reed = Ryder Cup Madness

We will NEVER forget this. https://t.co/5jcr6KaihD
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) October 2, 2016

Bad Day at the Office for Belichick

Hey Bill, how’s life without Tom Brady going? https://t.co/4otX8od256
— SI Media (@SISportsMedia) October 2, 2016

Odds & Ends

Thoughts on Tennessee's miracle win over Georgia and three other takeaways from Week 5 of the college football season ... The Minnesota Lynx are back in the WNBA finals for the fifth time in six seasons ... Colorado's DJ LeMahieu sat out four of Colorado's last five games and won the National League batting title with a .348, outhitting AL batting champ Jose Altuve (.338) as well. ... The first official hype video for the UFC's first card at Madison Square Garden is out.

Fan Tosses Helmet at Jerry Jones

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones agreed to sign some items for a fan and motioned that he toss them down from the stands. Seemed like a simple enough arrangement until a full-size helmet almost took Jones out.

Someone threw a helmet at Jerry Jones, I assume to autograph it. #4TheCowboys pic.twitter.com/vLRcIdjNL6
— Edward Egros (@EdWithSports) October 2, 2016

Ranking the MLB Mascots

The Angels, Dodgers and Yankees don't have official mascots, but here's our ranking of the 27 major league teams that do. (Here's the full-size gallery.)

Ranking the MLB Mascots

#27: Slider — Cleveland Indians

What even is this? It looks like someone spilled yellow paint on Barney.

#26: D. Baxter the Bobcat — Arizona Diamondbacks

Jonathan Willey/Arizona Diamondbacks/MLB Photos via Getty Images

Having a snake as your mascot might not be the friendliest, but this Bobcat is not kind looking either.

#25: Southpaw — Chicago White Sox

Good name, but looks like the green, vegetable loving version of cookie monster.

#24: Homer the Brave — Atlanta Braves

Baseball head mascots are cool, but this seems like the Braves just copied the Mets and Reds.

#23: Fredbird — St. Louis Cardinals

There is so much potential for a cool looking Cardinal mascot, but Fredbird is very underwhelming.

#22: Rangers Captain — Texas Rangers

Not bad, but not great. Captain has some wild hair.

#21: T.C. Bear — Minnesota Twins

Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images

Shouldn’t there be two bears? Also, why a bear?

#20: Screech — Washington Nationals

Good patriotic mascot. Could’ve beefed it up a little more though. Pretty scrawny bird.

#19: Raymond — Tampa Bay Rays

Raymond is so wild looking that you can’t hate him.

#18: Bernie Brewer — Milwaukee Brewers

Cool story behind Bernie, but doesn’t do a lot for me appearance wise.

#17: The Pirate Parrot — Pittsburgh Pirates

Having a parrot as the mascot is clever. People seem to love the furry green guys.

#16: The Oriole Bird — Baltimore Orioles

Good mascot, but the team seriously couldn’t think of anything better than “The Oriole Bird” as the name?

#15: Swinging Friar — San Diego Padres

Funny and random, but also modeled after a real person who used to show up to games as a friar.

#14: Lou Seal — San Francisco Giants

Can’t go wrong with a seal, but why a seal and not a giant?

#13: Clark — Chicago Cubs

Fun-loving mascot named after the street outside the stadium. Solid, and bonus points for actually looking like the team’s nickname.

#12: Mariner Moose — Seattle Mariners

Creative and well designed. Embracing the northern culture.

#11: Stomper — Oakland Athletics

You can never go wrong with an elephant mascot. Cute and fun, Stomper is great, except for the fact that I don’t understand the connection to an “athletic.”

#10: Sluggerrr — Kansas City Royals

The crown coming out of his head is a great touch.

#9: Billy the Marlin — Miami Marlins

The only knock is that it’s not furry, but Billy sure looks cool.

#8: Orbit — Houston Astros

Orbit is a heck of a dancer.

#7: Ace — Toronto Blue Jays

The blue just pops. Easily the best of the bird mascots.

#6: Wally the Green Monster — Boston Red Sox

Boston-Red-Sox-mascot-Wally-the-Green-Monster-David-Ortiz-fans-AR4A8090.jpg — Michael J. LeBrecht II

A green blob, but it’s so funny looking that it makes Wally cool.

#5: Paws — Detroit Tigers

Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images

Refreshing to see a team pick a mascot that actually resembles the team. Seems like a mascot you’d want to hangout with.

#4: Gapper, Rosie Red, Mr. Redlegs, and Mr. Red — Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati-Reds-mascots-Gapper-Rosie-Red-Mr-Redlegs-Mr-Red.jpg — Joe Robbins/Getty Images

An awesome squad of mascots. Mr. Redlegs is the cream of the crop though.

#3: Dinger — Colorado Rockies

It’s a purple dinosaur, how cool is that! A triceratops skull fossil was found during the construction of Coors Field, which explains the choice.

#2: Mr. and Mrs. Met — New York Mets

Classic. Mr. Met was the first real mascot in Major League Baseball.

#1: Phillie Phanatic — Philadelphia Phillies

Simply the best. He’s more entertaining than this year’s Phillies team.

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Published Oct 2, 2016

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