NYU Graduation at Yankee Stadium - William Lopez Goes for Home Plate

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 NYU Graduation at Yankee Stadium - William Lopez Goes for Home Plate
New York University held their graduation ceremony at Yankee Stadium because of construction conflicts at the usual location of Washington Square Park. The graduates were given one strict guideline - DO NOT GO ONTO THE FIELD. For one young man, that was merely a yield sign and not a stop sign. William Lopez of Manhasset, Long Island, jumped over the right field wall and dashed ... [link]

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I Could've Sworn the Third Base Coach Waved Me Home, Officer
Published 5/15/2008 by Josh Alper at FanHouse
... were told, more than once I imagine, that they weren't permitted to be on the field. Understandable but so is giving into the temptation to round the bases. The best reaction of the day comes from Lopez's father. Lopez's father, Bob Lopez, said when he saw the figure running on the field, "My wife asked, 'Could that be William?' I said, 'No. That kid's an athlete." At least he's got a degree to fall back on. (Video courtesy of FanIQ)   Permalink | Email this |  ...

WHAT A MERRY PRANKSTER
Published 5/15/2008 at With Leather
... to its MySpace site, the band's focus is on "positivity, environmental and social awareness, peace, love and general silliness." The band is in the midst of recording a debut album called "Happy Moon Man Face." Fuck, he's the Wavy Gravy for a new generation. Why do all the trigger-happy officers get assigned to the Bronx? And TreeUnion? You wanna broadcast any louder the fact you hump trees? Video, provided by FanIQ, after the jump:

THE AFTER PARTY
Published 5/15/2008 by DCScrap (noreply@blogger.com) at EPIC CARNIVAL | SPORTS NEWS WITH A TWIST
... 10 entertainment ideas that won't piss off David Stern. (flatusyahu) Get the phone; Anna Kournikova calling! (Rizzo Sports) Sports celebrity sightings of the week. (The Sports Hernia) List of things Tom Brady hates besides ESPN. (BMDP) Spygate was apparently a lot about cheerleaders. (on 205th magazine) NFL Star: Wal-Mart left kids out in the cold. (TMZ) Video of NYU kid getting taken out at Yankee Stadium. (FanIQ) Baseball goings-on. (Dugout Central) Put Barry Zito back in the bullpen, where he's ...

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