Eastern European baby race gives new meaning to diaper dandies
Diaper dandy? No kidding. Ten-month-old Kamilis Dambrauskas crawled five metres in just 11 seconds in Vinius, Lithuania, to outpace 24 rivals and win the Eastern European nation’s annual baby race. “We trained a lot at home,” the tot’s mother, Irena, told Reuters. “We looked for what he reacts to best, and decided to use jangling keys to lure him.”
EXTRA INNINGS
House Democrats, trying to get gun-control legislation passed, staged a 26-hour sit-in last week. “No big deal,” one lawmaker said. “It was just like going to a Twins-Braves game.”
PAGING HARRY DOYLE
The Indians’ Jason Kipnis and Mike Napoli, trying to boost their fortunes, have constructed a small shrine to the Jobu voodoo doll of 1989 “Major League” movie fame in their Progressive Field clubhouse. Hey, it was either that or bring in a life-size cardboard cutout of 85-year-old Indians owner Larry Dolan to undress.
BOXING OUT
A record 26 foreign-born players — including 14 in the first round — were taken in this year’s NBA draft. Donald Trump immediately threatened to build a wall around every NBA arena.
INJURY OF THE WEEK
Orioles reliever Brian Duensing injured his elbow — requiring surgery and 4-8 weeks on the shelf — while adjusting his bullpen chair during a game in Texas.
NEWS FLASH
This just in: Chicago hospital schedules halftime ceremony to retire Derrick Rose’s surgical gown.
TALKO TIME
•Janice Hough of LeftCoastSportsBabe.com, on reports that LeBron James’ 11-year-old son already has scholarship offers from Kentucky and Duke: “Not sure if Dad will give his son any advice — other than not to announce his decision on an ESPN special.” •Headline at SportsPickle.com: “J.R. Smith hospitalized with severe sunburn.”
SAY WHAT?
Lions QB Matthew Stafford told Sirius XM NFL Radio his team will be tougher to defend this season because opponents won’t have retired All-Pro receiver Calvin Johnson to key on anymore. The NFL’s mobile drug-testing unit ought to be ringing Stafford’s doorbell in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...