• Another sad day for MLB fans. Legendary Phillies announcer Harry Kalas dies after collapsing in the broadcast booth before a game vs. the Nats.

And former Tigers pitcher Mark “The Bird” Fidrych dies while working underneath his pickup truck at his Massachusetts home.

• Brian Bosworth: From Hollywood Harley DUI laughingstock, to home state hero after saving man’s life by performing CPR.

• Another dead goat is found hanging outside Wrigley Field. If it didn’t work in 2007, why would it work now?

• Smokin’ Joe Frazier says God gave Muhammad Ali Parkinson’s disease.

• Masters winner Angel Cabrera owes his success to chewing gum.

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Not too long ago, we told you about Idan Ravin, a 6-foot, 38-year-old former New York lawyer who’s become a big sensation among NBA stars for his unique basketball training techniques - a “Hoops Whisperer”, if you will.

And you’re probably saying to yourself, “Wait, big-time b-ball stars taking athletic advice from a short, older ex-lawyer? The next thing you’ll tell us is that baseball players are taking hitting advice from a guy who’s been legally blind for the past 45 years.”

And I would respond, “Hey! How did you know?” Meet Mark Wetzel - a “Horsehide Whisperer”, if you will.

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