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Daily Buzz: All hail the Royal Baby

Updated Nov. 10, 2022 2:02 p.m. ET

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Sam Gardner

Britain is abuzz Monday with the news that Kate Middleton has gone into labor and a royalbaby will soon join the population (update: It'sa prince!). And that got us thinking, who are some of thebiggest crybabies — or royal babies, if you will — insports.

• It’s hard to start a list of royal babies withoutGeorge Brett, an actual Royal baby who will forever be known asmuch for one hit that didn’t count as the 3,154 that did:

• Like Brett, John McEnroe’s career will also bedefined for some by his reputation as a outburst-prone baby insteadof his legacy as a seven-time singles Grand Slam champion:

• You don’t just get the name "Big Baby"without being, well, a big baby every once in a while:

• Terrell Owens joined this class when he got a little tooemotional defending quarterback Tony Romo:

• We don’t need to defend our selection of KyleBusch as NASCAR’s biggest crybaby, because he did it for usin this post-race interview:

• Brett Favre turned on the waterworks during one of hisretirement speeches:

• Dick Vermeil was an emotional coach who was known to cry every once in a while, includinghere, after his final game as coach of the Kansas City Chiefs:

• At the college level, Adam Morrison couldn’t holdback the tears after a Sweet 16 loss to UCLA:

• And, of course, no list of royal babies would becomplete without an appearance from Tim Tebow:

So congratulations to the new royal baby — you’vegot quite a reputation to live up to. Now, for some links that youmay have missed over the weekend:

• Florida linebacker Antonio Morrison's excuse for barkingat a police dog? The dog barked at him first.

• A man in Cuba is suing Yasiel Puig for $12 million.

• Brad Stevens' wife helped negotiate his new contract with theBoston Celtics.

• Jose Reyes got hit in a sensitive area with a pickoffthrow:

• Mariano Rivera received a standing ovation at Fenway Park and a Boston steakhouse.

• If you are a football player planning to rob a house,it's probably best not to wear your team-issued sweatpants with yournumber on them.

• Here is a Twins batboy spinning a helmet like abasketball:

• Nebraska offensive coordinator Tim Beck broke his upper and lower jaw… as partof a procedure to correct his sleep apnea.

• Here’s a baseball player getting taken out by askydiver:

• Service dog alerts diabetic golfer to shifts in bloodsugar levels.

• Rex Ryan is down to just 230 pounds and his waist size hasshrunk from a 50 to a 36.

• Milwakuee:

• Manti Te'o has the highest-selling jersey among 2013rookies. And a girlfriend in Niagara Falls.

• Two champions of progress, Robbie Rogers and JasonCollins pose for a photo:

• Another Blue Jays loss led pitcher Mark Buehrle towonder if his team was overrated to begin with thisseason.

• This Arkansas supporter is no fan of LSU:

• Mike Brown has no hard feelings as he gets back to workwith the Cleveland Cavaliers.

• Dick Vitale seems to have enjoyed this John Mayerconcert:

• Unlike his brother Maurkice, Mike Pouncey doesn't seem particularly interested inspeaking about his "Free Hernandez" hat.

• Via Deadspin, this is why you don't laugh atpeople who flinch when a foul ball comes back at the net:

• White Sox OF Alex Rios was not pleased with manager Robin Venturaafter Ventura benched him, so he responded with a grand slam the nextnight.

• An estimated 1,000 Montreal Expos fans stormed a Blue Jays-Rays game to make astatement about wanting the Expos to return.

• After not scoring a single run against the Brewers thisweekend, the Miami Marlins have gone 37 innings without a run — thelongest streak since 1985.

• Glen Perkins corrected the Cleveland Indians when theygot his name wrong on Twitter:

• Jerry Jones says the NFL is " closer than ever" to a return to LosAngeles.

• The San Diego Union-Tribune has a great read on sportswriter Jill LieberSteeg.

• The A-Rod saga drags on.

• The Stanley Cup went water skiing this weekend:

• Gal Mekel's journey has taken him from Israel to the Dallas Mavericks.

• No big deal, just Charl Schwartzel driving a 450-yardgreen:

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