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(For the record, I have never seen the woman in that video before, but I commend her on her dance moves.)

Here's Noble Ackerson, a so-called "Glass Explorer," trying out his Google Glass in a gym session yesterday. The view sure looks a lot like a dude wearing a mounted camera like a GoPro while he shoots hoops (there has to be an option to record the "robot view" eventually, right?), but if this makes for a more interesting dunk contest someday, we'll take it.

h/t Erik Malinowski.

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Federal authorities have reportedly arrested three college students in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings. A source told the Globe that the three new suspects "helped" Dzhokhar Tsarnaev after the attack, and NBC's Pete Williams is reporting that they were his roommates at UMass Dartmouth. [Boston.com]

Get that phone outta here.

Professional adventure stager Bear Grylls tweeted this photo earlier today: "our man vs wild producer suffering from a brutal snake bite - fighting the injury with courage." You really don't want to see the rest of this photo. It is not worth your lunch. Just don't click after the jump, and you don't have to see it. OK?

Here is the photo.

Why go outdoors, ever?

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#Humblebrag.

H/T Malcolm.

NBA free agent Jason Collins, who played his college ball at Stanford and has been bouncing around the league for the past 12 years, came out in a Sports Illustrated cover story today. "I'm a 34-year-old NBA center," the essay begins. "I'm black. And I'm gay."

Collins, 34, wrote a moving, personal essay for the magazine in which he discusses his family history, his career, and his plans for the future. It's a brave step, to say the least, and it's worth a read in full. There's no blueprint for this sort of move in men's professional sports, of course, but Collins's choice allowed him to tell his story in his own words. (Plus, he doesn't have to deal with Internet commenters.) From the piece:

As I write this, I haven't come out to anyone in the NBA. I'm not privy to what other players say about me. Maybe Mike Miller, my old teammate in Memphis, will recall the time I dropped by his house in Florida and say, "I enjoyed being his teammate, and I sold him a dog." I hope players swap stories like that. Maybe they'll talk about my character and what kind of person I am.

As far as the reaction of fans, I don't mind if they heckle me. I've been booed before. There have been times when I've wanted to boo myself. But a lot of ill feelings can be cured by winning.

I'm a veteran, and I've earned the right to be heard. I'll lead by example and show that gay players are no different from straight ones. I'm not the loudest person in the room, but I'll speak up when something isn't right. And try to make everyone laugh.

I've never sought the spotlight. Though I'm coming out to the world, I intend to guard my privacy. I'm making this blanket statement in part to keep rumors and misunderstandings at bay. I hope fans will respect me for raising my hand. And I hope teammates will remember that I've never been an in-your-face kind of guy. All you need to know is that I'm single. I see no need to delve into specifics.

This is a feel-good moment, people. We live in a historical moment in which a gay professional basketball player is comfortable coming out as Jason Collins.

[Sports Illustrated, Twitter]

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The Oklahoma City Thunder announced today that Russell Westbrook tore his meniscus in the second quarter of Game 2 against Houston on Wednesday and is out indefinitely. There's no timetable for his return yet, which potentially leaves the West wide open and sets up the Heat for an easy run to the title. But let's not be dramatic.

If you watched Wednesday's game, you witnessed a typically wonderful Westbrook performance (29 points, 4 steals, 4 assists) and also this awkward collision in the second quarter, when Houston's Patrick Beverley sideswiped Westbrook going into a timeout. Westbrook was obviously hurt on the play, and more obviously pissed off at Beverley. There's no way to be certain that this was the moment of the tear, and there's no use in blaming Beverley for a knee injury, but in any case, you'll surely see this video going around today:

CBS's Royce Young points out that Metta World Peace returned from a torn meniscus after just 13 days; recovery is more typically expected to be 6-8 weeks. That puts us in early June, which puts us in the finals. The Miami-San Antonio finals. Sigh.

[Twitter. Photo via Getty.]

Roc Nation Sports, Jay-Z's because-why-not sports agency, announced today that it has signed its third client: Skylar Diggins, the former Notre Dame guard and third-overall WNBA draft pick (she'll play for the Tulsa Shock). Now Diggins and Kobe just have to figure out that Nike contract.

[Roc Nation Sports, photo via Instagram]

Editor emeritus A.J. Daulerio is speaking on the NFLPA Draft Forum sports media panel, along with SI's Richard Deitsch, New York Giant Justin Tuck, and others. A.J.'s the one in the visor. You can watch a live stream here.

Here's the May cover of Boston, made entirely of 2013 Marathon runners' shoes. I spy toe shoes.

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Best sign.

Related.

Noted offenses start around the 2:15 mark, but the entire interview is deranged.

H/T Sean S.

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Kobe Bryant's live-tweeting of yesterday's Lakers-Spurs game (and his banter with Phil Jackson) was too good to be true: Janis Carr of the Orange County Register reports that the Black Mamba "will not tweet during games anymore after yesterday's reaction."

Mike D'Antoni must be relieved.

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KFYRTV, North Dakota's NBC affiliate, has fired the honorable A.J. "Fuckin' Shit" Clemente. What a way to start, and what a way to go out.

Unfortunately KFYRTV has decided to let me go. Thank you to them and everyone in ND for the opportunity and everyone for the support.

— A.J. Clemente (@ClementeAJ) April 22, 2013

Rookie mistake. I'm a free agent.Cant help but laugh at myself and stay positive.Wish i didnt trip over my "Freaking Shoes" out of the gate.

— A.J. Clemente (@ClementeAJ) April 22, 2013

A.J., we wish you the best. If you're reading this, do let us know how you're doing.