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An ex-con named Robert Wayne Harris was executed on Thursday night after the U.S. Supreme court refused appeals to stall his punishment. The 40-year-old Harris confessed to killing five people 12 years ago at a Dallas-area car wash that fired him. Before receiving lethal injections, Harris told his brother and three friends not to worry and then expressed his love for the Texas Rangers.

“I’m going home. I’m going home,” Harris said according to the Associated Press. “Don’t worry about me. I’ll be alright. God bless, and the Texas Rangers, Texas Rangers.”

I consider myself to be a pretty big sports fan, but I can’t say the last word out of my mouth before receiving a lethal injection would be the name of my favorite team. Harris certainly won’t have his fanhood questioned — here or in the afterlife.

H/T Off the Bench

Anyone who watches college football can tell you that SEC fans are some of the most rabid in the country, but even they can amaze us with how far they’re willing to take their loyalty sometimes. Take last year’s national title game, for example. As you can see from the video above that Outkick the Coverage shared with us, one insane fan laid face-down on a beer pong table before LSU’s loss to Alabama and allowed someone to brand him.

That’s right — brand him. As in with a burning hot iron in the shape of the letters “LSU.” We’re talking melted into his skin. We’re no strangers to LSU fans passing out in restaurants and getting teabagged after big games, but this is a first. If you thought insane tribute tattoos like this one and this one were the ultimate display of fanhood, think again. Tattoos may hurt a little, but they don’t turn your skin into liquid for a split second. This guy may be the craziest s.o.b. in the country.

Adam Dunn belted the 400th home run of his career on Saturday night, which is a massive feat for any slugger to accomplish. Unfortunately, not all White Sox fans were able to enjoy it.

Dunn’s homer came at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City and fittingly landed in the fountains beyond the outfield bleachers. When the ball came down, a Chicago fan wearing a Kevin Youkilis jersey sprung into action and dove into the fountain to retrieve it.

Diving into the fountains at Kauffman Stadium is illegal, and the gentleman was promptly arrested, removed from the premises, and reportedly fined $2,500. The arrest would probably be worth the trade-off of being able to own a piece of history, but according to CSNChicago.com the fan was forced to give up the ball. Apparently the Kansas City police do fault a man for trying. But hey, we’ve seen people arrested for much less at baseball games in the past.

H/T Deadspin

Steve Graham is a 58-year-old Chiefs fan who lost his eye in a dart accident when he was 13 years old. If that sounds like an awful way to lose an eye, I’m sure it is. Not that there could ever be a good way to lose an eye, but I can think of a few that would be less traumatizing than ones that involve a dart. According to the Chiefs fan blog Arrowhead Addict, Graham has been a die-hard fan ever since he watched the Chiefs win the Super Bowl in 1969 — two years after his accident.

The glass you eye you see him sporting above is simply Graham’s game day attire. He says his doctor recommended the design so he can make it part of his Sunday best, but that he has two other artificial eyes that match his left eye as to not freak people out. If it were me, I’d wear it all the time. You think getting a tribute tattoo like this one or this one makes you a huge fan? Trying wearing your team’s favorite logo in your eye.

H/T Deadspin

A woman ran onto the field during Game 2 of the College World Series between Arizona and South Carolina on Monday and, boy, was she a handful.

The unidentified woman made a dash during the 7th inning and patted the butts of two Arizona outfielders, including center fielder Joey Rickard (seen above).

We don’t encourage fan disturbance, but if you’re a woman who’s planning to run onto a field mid-game, this is how to make the most of your big moment. Of course, if she were a man, she’d be booked for sexual assault in addition to some sort of trespassing charge.

Forearm bash to Kevin Kaduk
Photo Credit: AP/Eric Francis

What likely started out as a cool idea to prove what a devoted soccer fan he is turned out to be fatal for one Chinese man.

26-year-old Jiang Xiaoshan died last week after going 11 days without sleep so he could watch every game of the Euro 2012 soccer tournament.

Jiang Xiaoshan, who was said to be supporting England and France in the tournament, went to his home around 5am on Tuesday, took a shower, went to bed, and never woke up.

He apparently would go to work and then stay up to watch all the soccer games. Alcohol and tobacco use combined with his lack of sleep reportedly contributed to a weakened immune system, which led to his death.

Look, I know it sounds like a cool idea to prove how dedicated you are, but come on. Going 11 days without sleep? You can’t do that to yourself otherwise you’ll die. Like this guy did. I guess soccer fans can be every bit as foolish as video gamers who refuse to give their bodies a break.

If you are one of the very few people across America who enjoys listening to the ESPN studio crew comprised of Magic Johnson, Jon Barry, Chris Broussard, and Mike Wilbon I would love to hear your reasoning. Simply put, this is the most unbearable crew in professional sports. Magic Johnson is one of the best players of all time, but he has no business sitting at a studio desk with a microphone on. When he changed his prediction for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals from the Celtics to the Heat because he “saw the Heat’s faces,” I officially gave up on Magic.

After Miami’s Game 3 win over Oklahoma City in the Finals Sunday night, a brave fan decided to park himself behind the infamous crew and hold up a sign that read “Jon Barry Sucks!!” While I don’t mind Barry and Wilbon as much as I hate Magic and Broussard, his message is one that we can all appreciate. I’m thinking ESPN may have even let him stay there for so long because they know how miserably they failed when they assembled this crew.

Thanks to Mocksession for the screenshot