Video: Miguel Cabrera narrowly avoids screaming foul ball

Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera suffered a scary brush Tuesday night.

The moment came in the top of the fifth inning when teammate Matt Tuiasosopo ripped a sharp line drive in the direction of Cabrera, who was sitting attentively at the end of the visiting dugout. It was a good thing the reigning Triple Crown winner was paying attention, because Tuiasosopo's screaming foul ball nearly proved painful. Just watch and see for yourself.

Cabrera's reaction during and after is priceless, too.

Video: Ryan Braun robs Adrian Gonzalez of a home run

Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun is known more for his hitting prowess rather than his ability to patrol the outfield. But on this play, it was his glove that stole the show.

Check out his defensive wizardry as he pulls back a potential home run from Los Angeles Dodgers first basemen Adrian Gonzalez in the sixth inning of Wednesday night's game.

As you can see, Braun has to go a long way to track down this baseball. But the manner in which he does so is simply textbook. He gets a good jump, strides toward the potential landing spot, feels for the wall, and then times his jump perfectly to make the snag.

It all adds up to a beautiful and legal robbery.

Chuck Norris wants Jaguars to sign Tim Tebow

According to Forbes, Tim Tebow is the most influential athlete in American sports. However, the former Heisman winner still finds himself unemployed after getting cut by the New York Jets this offseason.

There has certainly been no shortage of opinion as to where people think he ends up. Some folks are hoping he winds up in the NFL again, while others are hoping he falls flat on his face. On Tuesday, arguably the biggest badass in the universe chimed in with his opinion on the matter, and he desperately wants to see Tebow land in Jacksonsville.

That person is none other than the legendary Chuck Norris. Norris believes the native Floridian can turn the Jaguars around from a "mediocre team into a championship one," citing the fact that the spiritual Tebow works miracles on the football field. Here is a snippet of what he had to say:

Former UFC fighter suing sex shop after gel left his privates disfigured

Former UFC fighter Waylon Lowe is suing a sex shop in Philadelphia after he claims a gel he bought from it left his genitals burned and scarred last year.

Lowe is suing "The Mood" for more than $50,000 alleging that a gel called Prolongs Men's Pleasure left his private area permanently disfigured and dysfunctional. Yikes.

From Philly.com:

“This is a very private, but very significant loss for a man who is very vital in so many other aspects,” said Lowe’s attorney, Thomas R. Kline. “This is a man who literally makes his living avoiding injury; he knows how to protect himself. Yet he wasn’t provided with the most basic, simple instructions to protect himself from this product. If it could happen to him, it could happen to anyone.”

Ron Jaworski doesn't believe Chip Kelly's high octane offense will work in NFL

Chip Kelly's success at Oregon eventually helped him land the head coaching job with the Philadelphia Eagles in January.

While at Oregon, Kelly's high octane offense shredded numerous Pac 12 defenses, lit up countless scoreboards, and marveled Ducks fans for years. Now, Kelly looks to bring his innovative offensive attack to the National Football League.

However, some are skeptical that his up-tempo offense can succeed in the NFL. Namely, ESPN analyst and former Eagles quarterback Ron Jaworski.

Twins own Braves on Twitter after getting swept

  

The Atlanta Braves completed a three-game sweep over the Minnesota Twins Wednesday afternoon with an 8-3 victory at Turner Field.

Although the Twins may have lost the battle on the diamond, they may have won the war on Twitter.

It appears as though the two teams carried the hostilities from the field over into the social media world immediately after the contest. The Braves took the first shot, but Minnesota then delivered a knockout blow.

Video: Spurs fan yells 'we did it' after huge overtime victory

This San Antonio Spurs fan was very excited to see his Spurs pull out a 93-89 victory over Memphis in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals on Tuesday night.

It didn't come easy, though. The Grizzlies roared back from a 17-point deficit to force overtime and subsequently put a scare into the Spurs faithful.

However, every fan in the building took a big breath of relief as the final horn sounded. Well, except for this guy, who screamed "We did it! WE DID IT!" so loudly that the camera picked up his audio and broadcasts for the entire viewing audience to hear.

Yes, they did it. San Antonio now has a 2-0 series lead heading back to Tennessee.

Via Bleacher Report 

Rafael Soriano criticizes Bryce Harper after blown save

The Washington Nationals have hit a rough patch as of late.

The reigning National League East champs are now just 23-23 after suffering their fourth straight defeat Tuesday night at the hands of the San Francisco Giants. However, the Nats were certainly in position to win the game before Giants hitter Gregor Blanco laced a two-strike, two-out triple off Nats closer Rafael Soriano to send the game into extras. Pablo Sandoval gave San Francisco a walk-off win in the very next inning when smacking a two-run homer.

Afterward, Soriano wasn't too pleased about blowing the save, and even called out teammate Bryce Harper to vent his frustration. Blanco's triple to right-center field sailed over the head of Harper after the latter flinched in pursuit of the ball even though he was several feet short of the brick wall.

Video: Casper Wells makes nice catch in pouring rain

It was a wet and soggy one in Chicago Tuesday night as the White Sox upended Boston, 3-1.

A downpour of rain doused players in the ninth inning as the home squad tried to seal the victory. Naturally, it caused some issues.

With one out, Red Sox hitter Daniel Nava lifted a fly ball toward the warning track in left field. Normally, the batted ball would be a relatively simply play to make. However, given the rainy conditions, Casper Wells had a little more difficulty making the catch.

Watch as the young outfielder loses his footing, but still manages to make the catch as he is falling to the ground. His effort is applauded by the few folks in the crowd who decided to stick out the rain.

West Virginia baseball team goes on Walmart shopping spree to help tornado victims

The West Virginia baseball team is lending a big hand to help in the relief efforts of the Oklahoma tornado that has left many in desperate need of life's basic necessities.

Normally, the Mountaineers would be a long ways away from Oklahoma, tucked in the hills of Morgantown. However, the squad is preparing for the Big 12 Conference tournament in Oklahoma City this week, and just happened to be near the twister when it touched down on Monday.

Once the storm had passed over, and once head coach Randy Mazey knew his team was safe, he put in a call to the Oklahoma City and Moore police departments to offer assistance. His original idea was to load up the team's bus and travel to Moore, but he also didn't want to create more traffic while victims continued to look for lost loved ones.

Photo: Kevin Durant jersey hangs over rubble in Oklahoma

A No. 35 jersey of Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant hangs over the rubble in Oklahoma after a powerful tornado leveled parts of the state on Monday.

The image above was captured by Fox25 News reporter Christine VanTimmeren as she made her way through what was left of a torn apart town on Tuesday.

Durant, who was already one of the most beloved people in the state of Oklahoma before the tragedy, has agreed to donate $1 million of his personal money to help in the relief efforts. Now, that's a hero.

Via For the Win

Photo: Monsters University stars attend Giants game

On Monday, the San Francisco Giants held Pixar Night at AT&T Field.

The stars of the show were undoubtedly Mike and Sulley from the upcoming movie Monsters University. Seen here are the creatures hamming it up on the field before the game.

The sequel to Monsters Inc. is slated to come out June 21. Mark your calendars now.

Via MLB Cut4

Did Marlins pitcher Alex Sanabia throw illegal spitball?

 

Miami Marlins pitcher Alex Sanabia improved to 3-6 on the season after helping lead his team past the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-1, Monday night.

However, did he do so with the aide of an illegal pitch? According to these images you see above, it sure looks like it.

Sanabia surrendered just one run in 6.1 innings of work, which came courtesy of a solo home run by Domonic Brown in the second inning. Sanabia was caught on camera immediately following the homer hocking up a big wad of spit on the baseball, which is completely illegal for a pitcher to do. None of the umpires, opposing players, or opposing coaches caught it, though, and it was smooth sailing after that for the 24-year-old.

But a suspension could follow given the visual evidence MLB now has. You can check out the video of the illegal act on MLB.com.

Via Hardball Talk