For the second time today, a player has been injured in a helmet-to-helmet collision with a teammate and taken off the field on a cart and stretcher, we hope Tevin Mitchel will be ok. Video after the jump.

He lost the waggle that made him so unpopular at the 2002 US Open at Bethpage Black, when fans yelled at him to “hit the f***ing ball” because of his constant club re-gripping, and he responded by flipping them the bird. Today, the love-in continued…

Yeah, that’s pretty much as nasty as it gets. Video? We have video…

As Texas Rangers pitcher Roy Oswalt prepared to deliver a pitch to the Minnesota Twins’ Ryan Doumit, a huge lightning strike with an immediate thunder clap literally made an entire ballpark jump.

Josh Hamilton recently stopped using chewing tobacco, apparently at God’s direction. Pedro Gomez tells us it had some adverse effects at the plate during the first week or so, and during his explanation on ESPN, we were treated to some bizarre pregame rituals with Hamilton and his teammates that included them slapping each other in the face.

David Beckham took exception to Rafael Baca kicking the ball down the field during extra time as the LA Galaxy were trying to tie the game. His reaction earned him a yellow card – and sparked several minutes of screaming, as well as pushing and shoving between the two teams.

Playing in the LPGA’s WalMart NW Arkansas Open is a homecoming for Stacy Lewis, and the support for her and her school was there in full force.

There’s sort of a disturbing trend of big moments ruined by unusal occurrences, and today’s US Open Ceremony was no exception. As Bob Costas interviewed winner Webb Simpson, that guy decided it was time to do…bird calls?

Thunderdunk with an alley-oop assist from James Harden. Video after the break.

Join us as we listen to one of ESPN’s announcers blow a golf ball into the hole, even as it seems impossible from the picture for it not to have already gone in the hole.