Thurs. P.M. Hot Clicks: Kelly Monaco; Wackiest Photos of the Week

Thursday P.M. Hot Clicks: throwback lovely lady of the day Kelly Monaco; Wackiest Photos of the Week

Andy Gray | May 21, 2015

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Week's Wackiest Photos

Wacky Sports Photos of the Week (May 13-19)

A #TomShady billboard on Route 78 in Newark, N.J. Some New York Jets fans bought 12 billboards in the New York-New Jersey area to poke fun at Tom Brady, who recently received a four-game suspension.

Maria Sharapova and former tennis player Michael Chang pose with red noses to support the Association Theodora fund event.

Maria Sharapova is sprayed with champagne as she holds the trophy at the end of the final match of the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome.

The Red Bull Soapbox Race in Valkenburg, Netherlands.

Lawrence Thomas of the Victory heads the ball during training in Melbourne.

Prince Harry takes part in a football demonstration at a FIFA Under 20 World Cup football event in Auckland.

Did you see the amount of rain on Saturday at the Preakness Stakes when American Pharaoh won the second leg of the Triple Crown?

Victor Espinoza pours the water out of his boot after he and American Pharaoh won the 140th Preakness Stakes.

Slider, the Cleveland Indians mascot, plants a kiss on a fan during a game against the Minnesota Twins.

Fans dressed as "Yoda" dance at the London Sevens rugby union event.

Paris Saint-Germain players celebrate winning the French League One title in France.

Ryan McDonagh of the New York Rangers upends Victor Hedman of the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final.

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Special force members of Chuzhou Branches, Anhui Armed Police Corps conduct physical training in China.

The puck gets past Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby for the winning goal in overtime of Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Rangers won 2-1.

Brandon Crawford of the San Francisco Giants steals second base under Brandon Phillips of the Cincinnati Reds.

Seattle Mariners left fielder Rickie Weeks misses a catch against the Boston Red Sox.

Simona Halep keeps her eyes on the ball during the semifinals at the Italian Open.

Andrea Dovizioso pulls a wheelie at the Moto Monster Energy Grand Prix in France.

Evan Gattis of the Houston Astros tosses his bat after striking out against the San Francisco Giants.

Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer Pol Espargaro poses with the grid girls in the pit before the MotoGP in France.

Rawden Pettitt of Shoreditch Golf Club hits his tee shot on the 6th hole during the UK Cross Golf Open at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.

Helio Castroneves hits a wall and flips during practice for the Indianapolis 500. He walked away uninjured.

Ian Wright, former Arsenal player, takes a penalty kick against the football mascots of Everton, Stoke and Singapore during the Ticket Launch for the Barclay's Asia Trophy 2015 in Singapore.

Stephen Curry's daughter, Riley, peeks out during the press conference after Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.

Another crash at practice for the Indy 500 -- Josef Newgarden slides down the track after hitting the wall.

Kids dressed as hot dogs compete in a race during the fourth inning of the game between the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians.

Ed Carpenter hits the wall during a practice before qualifications for the Indianapolis 500. Carpenter was not injured.

The podium during MotoGP Monster Energy Grand Prix in France.

Dwight Howard of the Houston Rockets shoots over Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 7 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals.

Arizona celebrates after Chelsea Goodacre tied the game with a two-run home run against Minnesota during an NCAA college softball tournament regional championship game.

Synchronised swimmers, who performed in a special exhibition at the 2015 Chelsea Flower Show in London, walk along Main Avenue in costume.

From an anti-Tom Brady billboard in New Jersey to a group of pink-haired swimmers in London, we've collected the week's most offbeat photos.

25 Instances of Athletes's Children Embarrassing Their Parents

Stephen Curry's 3-year-old daughter Riley brought her A-game to the Warriors postgame press conference after Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. Some reporters complained this was making their jobs difficult, including Skip Bayless because ... well ... he's Skip Bayless and that's what he does. Complex did some research and found 25 instances of athlete offspring really embarrassing their parents.

Help Northern Illinois Choose Its 2015 Football Field Design

The school posted six designs to Instagram . The top one is my favorite.

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Throwback Lovely Lady of the Day

I remember coming across a Kelly MonacoPlayboy spread in the early days of the internet and she's been a favorite of mine ever since. It's her birthday this weekend so I'm giving her Throwback LLOD honors (click here for full-size gallery).

Peyton Manning Pens Tribute to David Letterman

There are roughly 10,000 David Letterman stories worth reading today—many of which I linked to in A.M. Clicks. But if you have time for just one, read this Letterman tribute from Pulitzer Prize nominee Peyton Manning.

Hot Clicks Giveaway

In honor of their partnership with the Indy 500, ManCave wants to offer a year’s supply of grooming products—over $4,500 retail value—to 10 readers. As you know, ManCave is an all-natural, supreme-performance men’s grooming brand. It even has a reward app I just downloaded to my phone. I'll send a coupon for a year's supply of products to the 20th, 40th, 60th, 80th, 100th, 120th, 140th, 160th, 180th and 200th person to email me (andy_gray@simail.com) the name of the world's best-paid sports team. The answer was in A.M. Hot Clicks.Please make the subject line "ManCave."

Great Hot Clicks giveaway today: A year's supply of @ManCave products to 10 lucky winners. Coming soon... pic.twitter.com/LE9DnpelKf
— Andy Gray (@AndyGray35) May 21, 2015

Update (2:57 p.m. Friday): Contest is over. Winners have been notified. Thanks.

How Can You Not Read This?

The insane animated story of a man who flew over Los Angeles IN A LAWN CHAIR by @jon_bois http://t.co/BHh3aw0j1n pic.twitter.com/qWk8QYqDd8
— SB Nation (@SBNation) May 21, 2015

Cigar of the Day

A gift from David Letterman after appearing on the show. 22 years later still unsmoked and cherished #ThanksDave pic.twitter.com/kwUWyCrlPe
— Jim Abbott (@jabbottum31) May 21, 2015

Cousin of Jobu?

Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco has made a horrifying avatar of Jose Ramirez http://t.co/zoSHw27BBM pic.twitter.com/EzhnTyrwNl
— Next Impulse Sports (@NextImpulse) May 21, 2015

Evolution of James Harden's Beard

Chat Sports takes a deep dive into the NBA's best facial hair.

Odds & Ends

Damian Lillard's new Adidas sneakers are inspired by Portland airport carpet ... Dwyane Wadewore three outfits at his wedding ... The Lakers will reportedly pursue Tom Thibodeau to be their next coach ... Jim Kelly is not buying Tom Brady's claim that he had no knowledge of under-inflated balls ... Floyd Mayweather has a $150,000 man bag ... People on Twitter had no clueElton Brand played for the Hawks ... Stephen Curry and LeBron James were unanimous selections for the All-NBA First Team ... Should sponsors pull out of the 2022 World Cup because of Qatar's reported human rights violations? ... Wish undie runs were around during my college days ... Beautiful places that could soon disappear forever.

Happy Birthday Mr. T

Since I love to be topical, here's a 1985 clip of Mr. T and David Letterman.

Great Moments in YouTube Sports Ads

YouTube is celebrating its 10th birthday this year and listed 20 of the best ads to commemorate the occasion, Three of the ads were sports-related, with the Kobe Bryant-Lionel Messi shootout being my favorite.

Counting Down the Top Songs of Summer

Radio.com ranked every song of summer, from 1940 to 2014. Every time I hear this song (which came in at No. 30), it gets stuck in my head for at least 48 hours.

Dog Pulls Car

An impressive feat of strength.

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Published May 21, 2015

ANDY GRAY

A senior editor atSI.com, Andy Gray oversees Hot Clicks, Extra Mustard and the Swimsuit site. A Boston sports loyalist and Columbia graduate, he joined SI in 2005.