The Daily Buzz: Tuesday's roundup

By Sam Gardner
Published

Dwyane Wade finally showed up Monday night, as the Miami Heat thumped the Indiana Pacers to move on to their third straight NBA Finals, and elsewhere in the NBA, Jason Kidd called it a career after 19 incredible seasons in the league.

The NFL lost a legend in Hall of Famer Deacon Jones, the Bruins took a 2-0 lead on the Penguins in the Eastern Conference Finals, and Cliff Lee acknowledged that he very well could be traded — again.

As for the rest of Monday’s sports news, here’s some of what you may have missed:

— The Maloofs, after being forced to sell the Kings to a local buyer instead of one who would move the team, thanked the fans of Sacramento with a newspaper ad. I’m sure they appreciate the gesture.

— Hope Rafael Nadal likes cake.

— Feds tossed a complaint seeking to ban the use of Indian mascots for sports teams in Michigan.

— The Jaguars will be looking to get the ball to Denard Robinson this season.

— You've heard the term "one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest" before. Now you can see it happen for real.

— This Atlanta Braves fan has a mighty fine haircut:

 

— UConn baseball coach Jim Penders hoped to be able to donate his liver to a former teammate. Unfortunately, he learned he is not a match.

— The Charlotte 49ers football team unveiled its new uniforms.

— I assume the owner of the world's most expensive golf clubs is not shy about playing for money.

— This is a bad Davis Love III tattoo. Actually, on second thought, any Davis Love III tattoo is probably a bad one.

— The Indiana football team unveiled several new helmets to its players.

— Ever wonder what was written about Gregg Popovich in his Air Force Academy yearbook?

— U.S. soccer stars Sydney Leroux and Alex Morgan “prancercising”

 

— A Connecticut high schooler with autism hit a 3-pointer in a game that was a long time in the making.

— The Astros will honor four firefighters killed in a fire in Houston last Friday.

— Hey Tim Robbins: You're gonna have to find somewhere else to play your hockey in NYC.