Hot Clicks: Lindsay Ellingson; Baseball's Year of Albert comes to a close

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SI Staff
Publish date:
Dec 29, 2011

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Baseball had one of its best years in 2011. The final day of the regular season, specifically the 129 minutes between 9:56 p.m. and 12:05 a.m., saw the Red Sox (with the help of chicken and beer) and Braves cement two of the biggest collapses in baseball history. The Braves allowed the Cardinals to sneak in the playoffs as the National League wildcard. Three weeks later, the Cardinals were World Series champions. Six weeks after that, franchise icon Albert Pujols left St. Louis for a 10-year, $254 million payday with the Angels. Here's a recap of the year in baseball.

The Year of Albert

Albert Pujols :: AP

The Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League will have their Twitter handles on the back of their jerseys for a game in February. I wish the NFL would do this and Warren Sapp was still playing so "QBKILLA" would be on his jersey.

Wave Of The Future?

With Vanessa Bryant filing for divorce (and getting ready to collect a reported $75 million or so), SI put together this great gallery of NBA ex-wives and girlfriends.

The Ex-Wives Club

Guyism crunched the numbers to come up with its 66 favorite women of 2011. I could make every one of them a Lovely Lady of the Day, but I am in a Lindsay Ellingson type of mood today. So I'm bestowing her with LLOD honors.

Lovely Lady Of The Day

Lindsay Ellingson :: Randy Brooke/Getty Images

FOX Sports NFL rules analyst Mike Pereira vs. ESPN Monday Night Football analyst Jon Gruden. It's on.

Random Sports Feud I Like

Thunder center Kendrick Perkins vs. NBA TV and TNT analyst Chris Webber. It's so on.

Random Sports Feud I Like, Part 2

When I'm not filling in for Jimmy, I run the SI Photo Blog and like to post funny and/or embarrassing photos of athletes. And there is no athlete more famous than Muhammad Ali. Here's a 1974 photo of the former heavyweight champion catching a quick nap at a cabin in Deer Lake, Penn., where he was training for a fight against Joe Frazier . It also reminds me of this great scene from the cinematic masterpiece, Rocky IV.

Photo Of The Day

Michael Jordanis engaged. Here's a shot of MJ with the future Mrs. Jordan ... Yankees captain Derek Jeter is giving injured children the same memorabilia package he gives to his female conquests ... This is why everyone should wait 24 hours before texting someone after a date ... The worst movies of 2011 ... Here's a solid collection of awkward family holiday photos ... Floyd Mayweather allegedly made $1 million by betting against Tim Tebow... Former Lightning coach Rick Tocchet had $18,000 seized at customs while traveling to the Bahamas.