Tuesday's P.M. Hot Clicks: Taylor Cole; Geno Smith Gets Sucker Punched

Tuesday's P.M. Hot Clicks: lovely lady of the day Taylor Cole; Geno Smith Gets Sucker Punched
Tuesday's P.M. Hot Clicks: Taylor Cole; Geno Smith Gets Sucker Punched
Tuesday's P.M. Hot Clicks: Taylor Cole; Geno Smith Gets Sucker Punched /

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Beach Volleyball in Seattle

Beach Volleyball AVP Kingston Seattle Open

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Jennifer Fopma smashes one past the block of Summer Ross in the women's final.

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Summer Ross serves it up in the women's final. She and Lane Carico split $10,000 while finishing second.

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Misty May-Treanor drops one over Jennifer Kessy.

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Nick Lucena flies to the ball as Ryan Doherty readies for the block.

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An overview of the tournament during a women's semifinal.

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Ali Mcculloch celebrates a big play.

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Tri Bourne works a little magic into the ball before a serve.

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Tri Bourne (left) and Nick Lucena battle at the net.

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Seven-footer Ryan Doherty blasts the ball past the block of Jake Gibb.

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Jake Gibb serves through the Seattle sky. Jake finished with 14 aces for the tournament.

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Phil Dalhausser make a diving dig. Phil finished with 20 digs and 57 kills.

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Misty May-Treanor played for the first time since winning gold in London. Misty had 58 digs in nine games.

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Misty May-Treanor and partner Brittany Hochevar were seeded 11th but made it all the way to the semifinals.

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Ryan Doherty tries to "up" a hard spike. Ryan had 15 digs for the tournament.

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John Mayer with a kill. John had 74 for the tournament.

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Ryan Doherty keeps a ball in play as John Mayer looks on.

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The fans rioting for the NBC broadcast.

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Summer Ross drives the ball past Jennifer Fopma in the women's final. Summer finished with 121 kills for the tournament.

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Summer Ross (left) and teammate Lane Carico return a serve in the finals.

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Jennifer Fopma (left) blocks a shot by Summer Ross. It was one of her 14 blocks for the weekend.

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Lane Carico lead the tournament with a whopping 255 kill attempts.

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Jennifer Fopma celebrates a point won.

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Lane Carico slides through the sand to try to keep the ball in play. She led the women's side with 129 digs in 18 games.

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Ryan Doherty (red shorts) with a kill during the men's final.

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Ryan Doherty split some bubbly and $15,000 with teammate John Mayer with their first win of the year.

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"Don't cross the streams!" April Ross (left) and Jennifer Fopma celebrate their victory.

Did I mention we're at the slow part of the sports year?

Developing Story

As I write this, news of Geno Smith getting sucker punched in the Jets locker room is spreading like (fill in inappropriate joke here). I don't know many other details than he broke his jaw and is expected to miss six to 10 weeks. I expect a Taiwanese animation of the entire incident by Thursday.

Update (2:47 p.m.): Smith just posted an Instagram selfie with caption, "I'LL BE BACK!"

College Football All-Name Team

Equanimeous St. Brown, Shawn Stankavage and C.J. Stalker are my faves.

P.M. Lovely Lady of the Day

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Great Moments in Hard Knocks History

The most entertaining show in sports returns Tuesday night on HBO.

Good News, Bad News: Ed Sheeran Edition

Good News: He's dating Nicole Scherzinger. ​Bad News: His new tattoo.

What Are You Thinking, Tom Brady?

Wowser

Steve Spurrier Ridin' Dirty

Odds & Ends

Get to know IK Enemkpali​ (the dude who punched out Geno Smith) ... A look at this week's SI cover ... The best starting pitcher of every MLB franchise ... Joe Maddon is growing a beard to help the Cubs make the playoffs ... Buy a used Brett Favre truck for $17,000 ... 15 NFL players who need solid years to silence their critics ... Enjoyed this video about what celebs order at Chipotle ... Cristiano Ronaldo fans will want to see this ... If you're in NYC on Wednesday, head to the U.S. Open pop-up restaurant at Grand Central Station for delicious free food ... Sarah Michelle Gellar and other celebs paid tribute to Robin Williams on the one-year anniversary of his death ... Hidden meanings in famous brand logos.

 Nick Young vs. Iggy Azalea

The lovebirds squared off on Lip Sync Battle Monday night. Swaggy P nailed this Whitesnake classic.

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 Swimsuit Casting: Caroline West

Caroline is one of the cooler models I have met during this year's casting.

Fatboy Slim: Weapon of Choice

Three people emailed me this Christopher Walken video after I included the montage of him dancing in A.M. Clicks.

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Andy Gray
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.