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IN THE DOG HOUSE — If you thought you made it past the dog days of summer, think again.
While most of the country is going to the beach, and sports fans are in the midst of playoff runs in baseball (and Major League Soccer — thanks for the reverse international schedule, guys), thousands of people flocked to Pacifica, California for the World Dog Surfing Championship.
What's that? Click the video for more, as well as all of our favorite Great Clips of the Week.
Good Doggo!
The World Dog Surfing Championships returned to the Bay Area for the third year in a row on Saturday.
And while results of the competition were unknown as of press time, everyone is a winner in our view.
🏄♂️ 🌊 🐶
— KSL SportsBeat (@kslsports) August 6, 2018
Hang loose, @KSL5TV ... pic.twitter.com/OTbf8ot6pC
The event also featured a beach fashion contest, with all proceeds raised going to dog surfing and environmental nonprofit groups.
Here’s more from ABC 7 News in San Francisco.
There IS flopping in baseball
There’s no crying in baseball … but there is flopping.
During Tampa Bay’s 2-1 loss Saturday night to the Chicago White Sox, Rays outfielder Carlos Gomez channeled his inner Neymar with a flop for the ages.
To be fair, the 32-year-old outfielder was hit by a pitch from White Sox starter Carlos Rodon. But the 6-foot-3 Gomez took the initial hit, paused in a brief moment of normalcy — and then let Rodon and the home plate umpire know how it felt.
.@RealCarlosGomez or @neymarjr? 🤔😂 pic.twitter.com/QoCcuyQvE0
— MLB (@MLB) August 5, 2018
To Gomez’s credit, he did eventually get up and even laugh about The Flop with his teammates.
We’ll eagerly await his call-up to the Brazilian national team for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Shattered glass
It’s Little League World Series time, which means lots of moments of teenage and pre-teen baseball players who sometimes make big plays.
And other times — well, not so much.
Take Tyler Smith during the New England Regional. The youngster thought he fouled a pitch off his bat during a game.
But he forgot to check the camera.
Fortunately, no one was harmed in the making of that video — except for the $70,000 camera.
