NFL WAG Christen Goff Commands Miami Swim Week Runway on Her Birthday

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• Sports Illustrated Swimsuit veteran Christen Goff walked the runway at Miami Swim Week, celebrating her birthday while maintaining her professional commitments
• Former NFL player Greg Hardy lost a fight at Fight Nation Championship 31 after missing weight by 26 pounds and outweighing his opponent by 52 pounds
• Screencaps readers continue debate over golf influencer Paige Spiranac, with serious golfers defending her contributions to the sport

We’re starting this Sunday with NFL WAG and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit veteran Christen Goff. This weekend was significant for the established model who has earned her place in the industry through consistent excellence.

On Thursday, she celebrated her birthday without clearing her schedule for the weekend. Up-and-coming models should take notes on this kind of work ethic. Bikini season has arrived, and there was a runway down in Miami that required her attention. She wasn’t going to miss that opportunity.

The runway at the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Show during Miami Swim Week is highly competitive. Newcomers constantly try to leave their mark, which can often overshadow the veterans who show up year after year and put in consistent work. Not this time.

Miami Swim Week has been underway over the last few days. Rather than fall for the newcomer trap, the focus goes to someone who has been there before and knows how to conduct business professionally without making it about themselves.

That’s Christen Goff. She shows up, conducts her business, and delivers consistency. There’s never a worry about whether she’s going to be off her game. That doesn’t happen.

Former NFL star Greg Hardy is still trying to fight and continues getting beat up. Hardy appeared Saturday night at Fight Nation Championship 31, where he was dropped to the canvas.

He missed weight by 26 pounds and outweighed his opponent, former UFC fighter Darko Stosic, by 52 pounds. While he didn’t get knocked completely out, he ate a right hand that dropped him. Not a good look for the former defensive end.

Daren reached out with his perspective on the ongoing Paige Spiranac debate:

“Hey SJ, Reading the anti Ms Spiranac ramblings by these various clowns. I’d ask if I (used to) qualify as a serious golfer. Am older/broker and haven’t played in quite a while. When I did play/practice often, was a 1 handicap. Played 4 years of college golf but didn’t have the talent to move up. So many people with aspirations to break 100 know ‘So Much’ about serious golf. I think PS is gorgeous. A bit of tmi here, but prefer B cups so she’s a bit overwhelming for me. She and the other lovelies you show don’t play in those outfits, they earn Clicks. Also substantially higher incomes than the offended folks. Why don’t these ‘Serious’ players try reaching out to her and offer to play a round for $10k a stroke. Probably get a return call from PS in milliseconds. They want to be complaining about golf right now, what about the astronomical cost increases over the last 15-20 years. Re why I don’t play anymore. A crappy muni in the aughts that was $20 is now $50+. Plus you’re burdened by the ‘Serious’ players who pray to 1x break 100. I’m happy to look at the pics of the lovelies. Take care and keep up the great work.”

Thanks for reaching out, Daren. There are serious golfers out there who are also fans of Paige Spiranac’s contributions to the sport of golf. Some serious golfers just can’t get out of their own way.

Jim T in San Diego shared an update:

“I had done an online search for college baseball summer leagues in San Diego and come up empty, so kudos to Tim R. for pointing me to the San Diego Waves summer league team. I see they play their home games at a couple of high schools both of which are within a 10-minute drive from my house, so if Tim R. is out there, I’ll likely run into him at one of the games this summer. (I saw my first summer college league game two years ago while back home in Ohio – the Champion City Kings in Springfield, Ohio, coached by Barry Larkin’s brother Stephen.) And thanks to John D. for the tip on the lighter cubes for the charcoal chimneys. I’ll have to sneak one in and see if my wife claims to taste chemicals on her burger (her complaint with lighter fluid). And if that doesn’t work, I’ll check out Cary H.’s suggestion as well. Love getting solid guidance from the community! And as for Joe in E. Tenn., no, I am most definitely NOT Jim Trotter – although when Trotter was cutting his teeth as a journalist here at the San Diego daily, he was a hell of a good beat writer. Wrote stories you wanted to read in the Sports section each day. I’m hoping we have some readers in or near the Cary, N.C. area who can report on the Div. II CWS this coming week. I think college baseball is the biggest missed opportunity in national sports coverage. Why the major outlets don’t have a section devoted to college baseball the way they do football and men’s and women’s basketball is beyond me. Most every school has their sports information department write up game stories after each contest – wouldn’t be hard to get permission to re-run them, I wouldn’t think: What college program doesn’t want more exposure? Well, San Diego State is getting ready to play Wazzou for the Mountain West tourney title so I gotta go get ready. My Aztecs eked out a crazy win over Air Force last night coming back from an 8-1 deficit. Since Wazzou beat us in the second round, we’ll need to sweep them in a DH to get the title and the automatic NCAA bid. With the SEC now being a baseball-first conference, it’s likely that the Mountain West will only get one team in, so best to win and take it out of the hands of the committee.”

It all comes down to baseball and meat. And, of course, the community coming together.

College baseball continues to deliver excitement. The two-base system at first for safety remains controversial, as does the excessive use of replay reviews on slides into second base. These changes represent everything that frustrates fans about the current version of baseball.

Michael offered this observation:

“Just my observation: I find Outkick almost unreadable- I don’t know who edits it, but it seems amateurish. They say that an unlimited number of monkeys typing on an unlimited number of typewriters will eventually type the great works of literature. I get the impression that your monkeys need some more time.”

Thanks for reaching out, Michael. Appreciate the feedback and the time taken to share your thoughts.

The final Sunday of May is complete. Keep sending your grilling photos and whatever else you’d like to share. The inbox is always open.

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