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Sports

TFD: The day in shirt removal -- Balotelli, Nadal, Magic Mike

Good times.

By Michael Rand

June 28, 2012 at 10:54PM

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Don't say we never did anything nice for you, ladies:

Mario Balotelli took his shirt off after his second goal and got a yellow card, but it was totally worth it. /AP Photo (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Too hot for a shirt? Rafael Nadal thought so. Also too hot for a victory; he was bounced at Wimbledon. /AP Photo (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

So tired of movies objectifying men. Magic Mike opens at midnight in select theaters, WE ARE TOLD. /AP Photo (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

about the writer

Michael Rand

Columnist / Reporter

Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).