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Weekend Hot Clicks: Kelly Gale; April is the most underrated sports month

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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April is the most underrated sports month of the year. Blake Griffin is out for the remainder of the playoffs with a toe injury, the Rondo-Crowder trip debacle is not going away and Jerry West thinks Russell Westbrook is a reincarnation of Michael Jordan. Meanwhile, the NHL playoffs roundup includes huge overtime wins and one ridiculous save by Freddy Andersen.

After Manny Machado spiked Dustin Pedroia on Friday night.

Here's Chris Burke's updated Big Board with the top 40 prospects, and seven things the Browns have actually done right in the draft since 1999. After the Jets invited Jamal Adams for a visit they told him he was wasting his time (it was a compliment!)

Your LLOD for the playoff-packed April weekend is Kelly Gale. (Click here for full-sized gallery)

Cowboys DB Anthony Brown has a chip on his shoulder. Literally.

Elgin Baylor is No. 2 on this list of the 10 best NBA players who never won a championship.

They didn't hold back (: @Reds) pic.twitter.com/iprN8xfpgo— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) April 22, 2017

What if the NFL incentivized player celebrations, instead of condemning them? https://t.co/XMn9FoLFEw pic.twitter.com/rEaGE1Wrwy — The Comeback (@thecomeback) April 22, 2017

Ohio State had over 80K fans at its Spring Game. This is the crowd at Maryland's. pic.twitter.com/pQdgPZqIgC — Kyle Melnick (@kyle_melnick) April 22, 2017

Nikki Bella and John Cena got nude to celebrate fans ... World War II vet captured incredible photos of street life in NYC after he returned ... Every Mets player is hurt right now and the fans are fed up ... Can Washington follow Clemson's path to the 2017 national championship? ... 10 best superhero movies and shows on Netflix right now ... The Michigan football team is giving Pope Francis a custom helmet during its trip to Rome ... Creepy photos of abandoned movie theaters ... Ice Cube is reportedly working on another Friday movie.

It's time for the Bikini Change Challenge! Ready, set, GO! pic.twitter.com/ZTjARlJkMl— SI Swimsuit (@SI_Swimsuit) April 22, 2017

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