Steve Irwin's bizarre and tragic manner of death nearly played out again ... this time on a Florida beach where a stingray's venomous spine missed killing a woman by mere inches.
Reliever Jose Soriano's first pitch of the inning which was an 86-mph-curveball hit star slugger Alonso near the back of the neck and base of the skull as he tried to duck out the way.
Stephen A. Smith's back and forth with Lonzo Ball continued Wednesday with the ESPN host insisting the Chicago Bulls point guard still faces a lengthy comeback from left knee surgery.