Thurs. A.M. Hot Clicks: Carly Lauren; High School Referee Drilled in Face

Thursday's A.M. Hot Clicks takes a look at a high school referee who was drilled in the face and features Carly Lauren as lovely lady of the day.

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​It's hard work being a high school football referee, especially if you have to worry about extra points nailing you in the face. Though I do admire the way he just picked up his hat like nothing happened.

Jake (The Snake) Roberts is Terrified of Snakes

SI's Justin Barrasso spoke with Jake (The Snake) Roberts and you'll want to read this if you're a pro wrestling fan. There's a ton of great stuff in there (the crazy story of his birth, drug abuse, wrestling stories), but this quote by Roberts about snakes kinda ruined my childhood: “I’m no different than anybody else. I can’t stand snakes. I’m terrified of them.”

Black Bear Mauls Nick Saban

Not really, but the "story" helped get an Ole Miss student two extra credit points on his exam.

Lovely Lady of the Day

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Game Boy Guitar

Here's a Game Boy turned into an electric guitar (that still plays Tetris!).

Where Are They Now: Remember the Titans Cast

How did I not realize Bertier was Opie from Sons of Anarchy?

I Love This Woman

Janet Balian, 93, was hit in the head by a foul ball. She received a bat from Dee Gordon for her trouble.

Courtesy of MLB

Monkey Selfie of the Day

Monkey in monkey selfie deserves rights to photo, PETA says http://t.co/eeNPymST4r pic.twitter.com/Z2h5D5unKN

— TIME (@TIME) September 23, 2015

Kenan, Kel and Kobe in 1998 (this will make sense a little later)

Kobe Bryant poses with Kenan & Kel (from 1998): pic.twitter.com/YwZlvXgV

— SI Vault (@si_vault) July 11, 2012

Cheetah Selfie Time

Cheetah selfie! pic.twitter.com/5yNVxNfWWH

— Kris Bryant (@KrisBryant_23) September 23, 2015

Odds & Ends

The top five most tweeted Yogi Berra quotes of all time. The Blue Jays and Yankees paid tribute to Berra before Wednesday night's game ... Joe Maddon hates AC/DC ... SI's High School Athlete of the Month isKane Hogan from Danville, Ala ... If only these Texas Tech uniforms were real ... John Tortorella's conference call with media didn't go so smoothly ... Former high school football star Marcus Dupree was offered an oil well during recruiting ... Tom Brady ranks Bill Belichickabove Pope Francis ... 21 celebs who are bad tippers ... The worst pop culture dolls of all time ... If anyone is reading this in the Chicago area, please adopt Oscar ... 20 richest names in hip-hop ... The next Serial podcast looks amazing ... Ear-free headphones are weird.

Cam Newton's TD Flip (in Spanish)

Everything is better when called by a Spanish announce team.

Resurrection of Jake the Snake Trailer

I can't wait to see this.

Kenan and Kel Reunion

The famous duo reunited on Jimmy Fallon Wednesday. Kobe sat this one out.

The Boss Turns 66

I just got sucked into the vortex of Bruce Springsteen on YouTube to find the perfect song for today. I couldn't settle on one so here's his memorable Super Bowl XLI performance from 2009.

In Case You Missed These

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1984 U.S. Olympic Basketball Trials

From A.A. (Andre Agassi) to Z.Z. (Zinedine Zidane)

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