Athlon's Essential 11 Links of the Day: June 30, 2014

This is your daily links roundup of our favorite sports and entertainment posts on the web for June 30:

• A Chilean journalist revealed her national pride following her team's goal against Brazil.

• Along those same lines, enjoy this slideshow of beautiful enjoying the beautiful game.

• The Walking Dead auditions continue at the World Cup.

• For some reason, the mascots of the Big Ten gathered for a giant selfie in front of the White House. Brutus Buckeye appears to be getting a little friendly with that cheerleader.

• Kids licking baseballs on camera suddenly seems to be a thing.

• Vin Scully narrated as the Dodgers lit teammate Scott Van Slyke's foot on fire.

• An open mic caught Mike Napoli calling Masahiro Tanaka an idiot for grooving him a fastball.

• A Texas Tech football recruit was dismissed for punching the women basketball team's leading scorer during a pickup game.

• Joe Montana, who helmed a Niners dynasty, thinks the Seahawks can follow in his footsteps.

• Bud Selig's legacy: The money men thrived.

• An A's fan brought a puppet to a game for reasons known only to him.

• A Cubs fan went swimming in the stands during a rain delay.

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