Panthers receiver becomes too wide

Panthers coach Ron Rivera admitted Kelvin Benjamin was “a bit heavy” — one pooh-poohed report put him at 280 pounds — and that he appeared out of shape during the team’s first offseason OTAs.

Wide receiver? No kidding.

A-plus for a Bee

Ananya Vinay, a sixthgrader from Fresno, Calif., won the 90th Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling: A) “marocain” B) “Kryzyzewski” C) “covfefe”

He’s baaaaack

A South Florida high school football player reportedly committed to Miami, decommitted and recommitted last month — all in a 12-hour span. Scouts say the kid ought to be dynamite on returns and reverses.

Ice escapades

Predators fan Jacob Waddell, who threw a dead catfish on the ice during Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final in Pittsburgh, has had the three charges against him dismissed. Even better, he’s been credited with a cat trick.

Talking the talk

■ At ESPN.com, on the Penguins’ hockey dominance: “Forget Blitzburgh, welcome to Iceburgh.”

■ Brad Dickson of the Omaha World-Herald, on ex-Nebraska D-lineman Baker Steinkuhler pursuing a career in nursing: “It’s going well. So far he’s only sacked seven surgeons.”

Faster, higher, cheerier

Cheerleading could become an Olympic sport by 2024?

All for drug tests, stand up and holler!

Paging Mr. Goodwrench

Autobol — two teams of car drivers playing soccer with a 4-foot ball — was first introduced by German auto racer Karl Kappler in the early 1930s.

The sport has evolved so much, amazed pundits say, that the vehicles are even faking breakdowns now.

More headlines

■ At SportsPickle.com: “Drunken Mr. Met arrested after streaking field during Mets game.”

■ At Fark.com: “You would think that Tiger Woods would know when to use a driver.”

■ Janice Hough of LeftCoastSportsBabe.com, after a newly engaged couple in Canada escaped serious injury when the hot-air balloon in which he’d just proposed to her crashed in Edmonton: “Well, that’s one way of getting the ‘for worse’ part out of the way early.”

The NBA Bowl?

The Warriors enjoyed a nine-day gap between the Western Conference finals and the NBA Finals.

What is this, pro basketball or college football?

Toke or treat

Candy makers have come up with cannabis-infused CBD Gummies.

Pot pundits predict a record number of trick-ortreaters at Spaceman Lee’s house this October.

Good question

Speaking of which, why doesn’t High Times magazine seek naming rights to the Broncos’ stadium?