Athlon's Essential 11 Links of the Day: July 15, 2014
This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for July 15:
• Shane van der Westhuizen is a South African model who belongs on your radar. Just copy and paste the name for future reference.
• Steve Spurrier held court at SEC Media Days today, and of course it was glorious.
• If the Yankees are just playing out the string, tonight may be Derek Jeter's real national send-off. Of course, the Captain will have a tough time topping Cal Ripken's last All-Star Game.
• MLB mascots gathered for a class photo.
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• Tight end, wide receiver, longsnapper, doesn't matter: Jimmy Graham got paid today.
• Dick Vitale live-tweeted a Lionel Richie concert, and it was awesome with a capital a.
• Hidden images in sports logos. Many of these I was aware of, but not all.
• Cool old story that is new to me: 20 years ago, Jason Grimsley snuck into the umpire's room and stole Albert Belle's corked bat.
• Watch Rudy explain the college football playoff.
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