Adam Jones tries Orioles Bird mascot's giant cap on for size

Adam Jones had a little fun when the Orioles Bird accidentally dropped his over-sized cap into the Baltimore dugout after a seventh-inning rendition of "God Bless America." A.J. put the size 26 cap on his head and paraded in front of the bench looking like some Cosby Kids cartoon character.

The O's went on to beat the Detroit Tigers, 4-2, and you can bet more than a few teams would find the extra large caps suitable for some of their more egotistical players.

Rogue husky invades NCAA tournament baseball field

Cal State-Fullerton's NCAA tournament game against Arizona State featured an on-field delay of the mushiest kind, when a rogue husky took over the game at Goodwin Field.

The rightfielder tried to get the clueless pooch off the diamond while it sniffed around the park — but to no avail. Finally a ballboy guides the magnificent dog out an exit to a round of applause.

No way anyone was going to outlast that breed of sled dog.

If you weren't up at 1:30 a.m. on the East Coast, here's what you missed.

111-year-old Yankee fan attends game and impresses Jeter

It's hard to believe from looking at this video of Bernando LaPallo that this New York Yankees fan is older than the team's name itself — literally.

The 111-year-old LaPallo showed up at Yankee Stadium for Saturday night's game and took in batting practice while chatting up Derek Jeter — who was born in 1974 when LaPallo was a spry 73-year-old — and manager Joe Girardi.

The name "Yankees" was given to the New York Highlanders in 1903, making LaPallo older than the legendary name. In fact, LaPallo was born during the same year that the American League was officially incorporated.

And they call Mariano Rivera ageless.

Considering that the Yankees were playing the Red Sox last night, it's quite possible LaPallo was 115 by the time the game was over.

LaPallo was born on August 17, 1901, 13 years before Babe Ruth recorded his first MLB hit. Bernando had the pleasure of meeting the Bambino as well, remembering, "He put his hand on my head and said to everyone, 'This is my youngest fan.'"

Bernando credits his longevity on two things: obedience and moderation. "My father also told me to stay away from wild women and whiskey," he joked.

If only the Babe had followed that philosophy.

"This is one of the greatest sports days of my life," said the Brazilian-born Lapallo — who has lived in New York for 90 years. "This is my first time here and I am so happy about it. If anybody had told me when I was 9 years old that you're going to live to see another stadium, I would have said 'You're crazy.'"

The Yankees looked like they could have used a little of the supercentenarian's spunk after they got beat by the Red Sox. The final score ... 11-1, of course.

Bizarre triple-play by UNC Wilmington eliminates Army from NCAA tournament (VIDEO)

A wonderful season of Army baseball came to a bizarre close against UNC Wilmington in the NCAA tournament Saturday on a rare triple-play that ended the game.

On the last play, Jon Crucitti struck out with two runners on – and both running on the pitch. Lead runner Michael Sands was caught between second and third, and third baseman Ryan LaGrange chased him back to second, where Grant Van Orden was already standing. LaGrange tagged Van Orden out, and Sands inexplicably broke for third, where LaGrange threw to catcher Drew Farber, who tagged him to complete the game-ending play.

Army ended up on the short end of the 9-5 loss and was eliminated from the tournament.

The Seahawks (38-22), who scored nine runs in the first four innings, got two RBIs each from Molinaro and Keeler. They will play Elon in an elimination game Sunday.

Army (29-23) had just seven hits, but a three-run sixth pulled the Black Knights within four at 9-5. They left the bases loaded in the eighth, then had two on in the ninth before their surprisingly bad execution on the base paths ended their season.

Seahawks coach Mark Scalf said he'd never before seen anything like the final play in his 22 years as head coach.

"I don't think we'll ever see it again," he said.

The Seahawks players were just as surprised at the chaotic ending. 

"Bet you've never seen that before," right fielder Tyler Molinaro said. "I think everyone was yelling different things at the time. No one really knew what the situation was, but just wanted to run the runner back and collect an out.

"Luckily, we got three of them."

Kate Upton has dumped the Tigers and is officially a Yankees fan

It looks like Kate Upton was caught two-timing the Detroit Tigers Friday night.  The Sports Illustrated swimsuit model showed up at sweltering Yankee Stadium to help cheer on the Bronx Bombers to a 4-1 win over the Boston Red Sox.

These photos from The New York Post show the Michigan native wasn't shy about flaunting her Yankees cap for the cameras

Even after the Subway Series debacle against their crosstown rivals this week, it looks like the good times are happening again in the Bronx.

Justin Verlander — eat your heart out.

Little Yankees fan tearfully admits he's a 'frontrunner' Mets fan when Yanks are losing (VIDEO)

There's a critical point in every young New York sports fan's life when they have to make a few decisions which will forever chart their course in life — the Giants or Jets, Knicks or Nets or, in rare cases, the Rangers, Devils or Islanders.

In a trend that's become a little too widespread — parenting on YouTube — this four-year-old Yankees fan tearfully, but unashamedly, makes it perfectly clear who he roots for when his Yankees meet the Mets— the winner.

On this video, the kid starts crying when his Yankees are losing to the Mets and decides he wants to be a Mets fan now. The father's conversation with the kid sort of goes like this:

DAD: "So you basically go for whoever is winning?"

SON: "Yeah."

DAD: "So you're a frontrunner, not a flipflopper."

SON: "I'm not a flipflopper. Don't hurt my feelings. (pause) What's a frontrunner?"

The kid's truthful answer to his father's question about being a bandwagon fan is both refreshing and yet wishy-washy.

Sounds like he has a future in politics.

Messier and Gretzky both want Rangers vacant coaching job

A couple of New York Rangers hockey legends are both interested in taking over the team's newly vacant head coaching job after John Tortorella was fired on Wednesday.

Mark Messier and Wayne Gretzky have both said they want to take over the rudderless team after Torts was canned with one year remaining on his contract, reports The New York Post.

Rangers general manager Glen Sather is looking at a number of possible candidates who have arisen from both inside and outside the organization. Messier was the one name being mentioned that didn’t have a day of professional head coaching experience, while The Great One hasn’t coached since he was behind the Coyotes’ bench in 2009.

As originally reported by Canadian outlet SportsNet, Messier wants this to be his first head-coaching job in either the AHL or NHL. The sole coaching experience for the 52-year-old is with Team Canada during the 2010 Deutschland Cup and the 2010 Spengler Cup. He was also the general manager for Canada during the 2010 World Championships in Germany.

Gretzky bought a part-ownership stake in the Coyotes in 2001, two years after finishing what most consider the best career of all time with a three-season stint for the Rangers. He took over behind the bench in Phoenix in 2005, and couldn’t get them to the playoffs in four straight seasons before giving up the role.

It is unsure if either Messier or Gretzky have made their offers clear to Sather, who is expected to begin the interviewing process at the organization’s annual meeting in late June in La Quinta, Calif. The team has also received permission to speak to former Canucks coach Alain Vigneault, as well as Toronto Marlies (AHL) coach Dallas Eakins. Another name high on the list would be former Sabres coach Lindy Ruff, but it’s unsure if the Blueshirts have obtained permission to bring him in for an interview.

Both the Stars and Canucks are still looking for coaches, as well, and it would seem that they might be more inclined to have a coach with NHL or AHL experience.

Gretzky played out the last three years of his illustrious career with the Rangers until 1999. While Messier became one of New York's greatest sports legends ever after guaranteeing a Game 6 win over the New Jersey Devils in the 1994 Eastern Conference finals and backing it up with a hat trick. Then he scored the game-winning goal against the Vancouver Canucks to give the Rangers their first Stanley Cup in 54 years.

The two friends played together at Madison Square Garden for one season in 1996-97.