The Rock Adds a Stone: Dwayne Johnson’s character in Fast 8, Hobbs, is essentially a human wrecking machine with three jobs: “raise the bar, dominate and destroy.” So DJ, being the dedicated gym rat he is, has already started stacking on muscle to better ‘fit’ the character. After filming most of the shirtless scenes in Baywatch at 235-238 lbs. with just a final week of filming left, Johnson has added roughly 14lbs. on his way to a target weight of 252–255. His fuel? “Some blue gorilla urine concoction that puts apparently puts hair on your chest.” (Side note: The Rock has given himself less than two weeks of a break between shooting the movies. That’s professionalism.)
Two-Time MVP: After setting an NBA record with 402 three-pounters and leading the Golden State Warriors to a record 73 regular-season wins, Stephen Curry is set to win the NBA MVP award for the second year in a row, according to reports. (The NBA has not formally announced the MVP.) If the award is official, Curry is only the eleventh player to win the award in consecutive years. [USA Today]
A Profitable Battle: Captain America: Civil War won the box office this weekend, raking in $181 million on its way to the fifth-largest debut in box-office history. [The Wall Street Journal]
But Will There Be POGS?: Producer Simon Kinberg says the sequel to X-Men: Apocalypse is set to take place in the 1990s, which means we can’t wait to see Wolverine ripping up everyone while wearing baggy JNCOs and a Stone Temple Pilots t-shirt. [Nerdist]
Love Is Patient, Love Is Deadly Accurate: The Cleveland Cavaliers’ Kevin Love utterly threw Thabo Sefolosha with two consecutive pump-fakes, then drew the foul as he shot a three-pointer en route to a four-point play in Game 4 of the Cavs’ second-round playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks. Cleveland won the game 100-99, locking up the series for the Eastern Conference favorites.
A Product of His Own Success: After guiding a formerly lackluster Leicester City squad to their first-ever Premier League title, Claudio Ranieri might be on track to work the same magic for his home country in the World Cup. “I hope Ranieri can win a World Cup with Italy, that would be the best,” Italian Football Federation president Carlo Tavecchio said in an interview with Italy’s ANSA. “We’re thinking about a lot of different things right now, but those in his second sporting homeland are wishing him every success…” [ESPN FC]
Smashing the Iron Ceiling: American weightlifters set seven new national records at the USA Weightlifting National Championships in Salt Lake City on Friday, including a snatch of 124kg (273 lbs.) from Derrick Johnson in the 62kg weight class [Team USA]
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