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Hugh Jackman surprises fans with free coffee at Discovery Green

Hugh Jackman gave away free coffee to fans and passersby at Houston’s Discovery Green Tuesday.Jackman is in town for his show, “The Man. The Music. The Show” at Toyota Center.Jackman gave out cups of his Laughing Man coffee in support of his foundation, which supports coffee farming communities, as well as coffee farmers and their families. Learn more here.

BTS addresses rumors surrounding their Busan fan meeting + netizens react

The group held their ‘BTS 5TH MUSTER MAGIC SHOP’ fan meeting at 7:00pm on June 15th at the Busan Asiad Auxiliary Stadium to celebrate their 5th anniversary of debut. Busan is a meaningful area for BTS and their fans ‘Army’ because it’s home to members Jung Kook and Jimin and it’s the first time the group has held a fan meeting there. As a result, the fan meeting received an explosive reaction from fans as soon as it was announced and over a span of 2 days, BTS prepared to meet over 50,000 fans.

2 Blues players will hold autograph signings to celebrate Stanley Cup championship

Patrick Maroon and Ivan Barabshev will be signing autographs for fans this weekend.DICK’S Sporting Goods will host Blues autograph signings at its stores in Des Peres and south county. Fans will have to get one of 350 available wristbands on a first come, first served basis.The store in West County Center will begin wristband distribution at 9 a.m. on June 22. Patrick Maroon will begin signing autographs at 1 p.m. and will end at 3 p.m.

The Braves mascot pranked Bryce Harper into ‘signing away’ his Phillies contract

When it comes to pranks, Blooper is undefeated.Back in May, the Braves mascot approached Padres star Manny Machado with a large posterboard for autographs. The mascot had a spot saved for Machado’s signature. Once Machado signed his autograph, Blooper revealed that it was actually an oversized check for $300 million. Machado couldn’t believe that he had just “signed away” his monster contract to a mascot.

Got’em. pic.twitter.com/tOPMHMW2xP

— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) June 16, 2019

National Selfie Day: Photograph is the new autograph!

Gone are the days when people used to look for pen and paper to get autographs from their favourite celebrities. Nowadays, selfie is the new form of autograph. Bollywood celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Ranbir Kapoor, to name a few, have been spotted taking selfies with their fans, several times. Fans are always keen on getting clicked with their favourite stars and never miss out on a chance to click a good selfie. Even our celebrities like how the style of giving autographs has evolved and they too love getting clicked.

Autographed Lou Gehrig Type I Photo Dates to ’33 Goudey Shoot

SCP Auctions is wrapping up its most recent offering with a selection of all kinds of New York Yankees memorabilia. In browsing the listings of items available, one particular photograph stands out.Lot No. 6 in the auction is for an autographed 8″ x 10″ Lou Gehrig photograph taken by the legendary Charles Conlon. That in and of itself would be notable, of course, and easily make the photograph a valuable one. But take a closer look at the picture below. Collectors of pre-war and vintage baseball cards will recognize the shot as it’s eerily similar to Gehrig’s two 1933 Goudey cards.

VIDEO: Fake Kawhi Leonard Tricking Fans at Raptors Parade and Signing Autographs

The ‘Fun Guy’ Kawhi Leonard has been the most talked about player in sports since winning the NBA title, but on the morning of the Raptors championship parade, it is his doppelgänger that is receiving all the attention. This trickster is fooling people left and right:

Fake Kawhi Leonard is about to have the best day of his life 🤣

(via @blogTO) pic.twitter.com/qwxh6y9gMF

— ESPN (@espn) June 17, 2019