Road hog!
Practice runs for a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Michigan International Speedway were delayed 10 minutes while track workers corralled a groundhog that ran onto the track and released it in some nearby acreage.
Fox Sports 1, caught up in the euphoria, reported that the critter's top-end speed reached 4.9 mph.
King of potholes
Rideau Street in downtown Ottawa was closed when a massive sinkhole opened up.
Talk about big: Golf pundits immediately declared it a par-one.
Dog-eat-dog world
Darren McFadden has sued longtime business manager Michael Vick-no, not the infamous QB-for $15 million, claiming he mishandled the Dallas running back's money.
Coincidence? Vick nonetheless plans to claim "the dog ate it."
Baseball quiz
The hardest-hit ball ever recorded by Statcast-Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton's 123.9 mph scorcher against the Twins on Thursday-is noteworthy because it:
a) resulted in a 4-6-3 double play
b) landed 13 infield worms in MLB's concussion protocol
More Hamiltons
RJ Currie of SportsDeke.com, after Draymond Green was overwhelmingly voted the most-hated Warrior by Cavaliers fans:
"Not everybody loves Draymond."
Comedy writer Marc Ragovin, on the Yankees hosting their annual Old-Timers Game on Sunday:
"Or as it is also known, a split-squad scrimmage."
Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times, on Muhammad Ali's memorial service:
"It was a pep rally for humanity."