Bengals Star Makes Special Player Appearance at Savannah Bananas Game
Bengals Star Makes Special Player Appearance at Savannah Bananas Game
Cincinnati showed out for the Savannah Bananas this past weekend.Russell Heltman|
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Cincinnati BengalsThe Bengals sent a special guest to star in the Savannah Bananas festivities this past weekend. Tee Higgins was a guest player on the team during its time at Great American Ball Park, and he had a fun moment in the Cincinnati Reds' stadium that included a Sexy Dexy dance breakout.
Higgins was a pinch runner in the game and scored a run after cruising in from third base. Once he touched home plate, Higgins broke out the dance made famous by his new star Bengals teammate, Dexter Lawrence II.
Local 12's Yanni Tragellis asked Higgins about the moment at Saturday's event inside Great American Ballpark. They had a fun little exchange as laid out below:
"Alright, Tee, Savannah Bananas' debut, what was that like out there?
"It was fun at first. I was a little more nervous than I was for a football game. I ain't gonna lie."
"You get out there, you hear that 'Teeeee,' does it compare to Paycor (Stadium)? What was it like to hear a baseball stadium go crazy?"
"Yeah, it was a little different. I never heard it in a baseball stadium. It was pretty loud, compared to Paycor."
"You were talking trash out there. I saw you talking to the pitcher a little bit."
"I was telling them, throw the ball so my man can hit it, so I can get home so that I can do my Sexy Dexy."
"You hit that Sexy Dexy. Was it tough to think of what you're going to do, or was it obvious, Sexy Dexy?"
"It was obviously Sexy Dexy. He's new in town, it was only right to do it."
The Bengals, Higgins included, clearly have built a strong early affinity for Lawrence. A teammate he doesn't really interact with all day long on opposite sides of the ball.
It was just another example of how much camaraderie is building in the Bengals locker room ahead of a 2026 season with a schedule that ESPN Analytics deems the easiest in the NFL.
Check out the dance and interview exchange below:
Tee Higgins pinch ran for the Savannah Bananas and he SCORED 🤯 pic.twitter.com/KIKmNGLWdI
— Banana Ball (@BananaBall_) June 20, 2026
Tee Higgins breaks down his Savannah Bananas debut.
— Yanni Tragellis (@yannitragellis) June 20, 2026
- the nerves as he took the field
- a little bit of trash talk
- and of course, a Sexy Dexy as he crossed home plate 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/gy51QRVIkM
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Published Jun 22, 2026
RUSSELL HELTMANRuss Heltman is on the Bearcats and Bengals beat for On SI. He is the morning host and producer for 89.3 WMKV in Cincinnati, OH. Russ can be found on Twitter: @RussHeltman11 or you can reach him by email at [email protected].
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Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
