Last fall, Joseph Ashby noticed his youngest son Titus doing something incredible: Shooting hoops (the small foam balls that are childproof and similar objects) from the couch. Where most kids would end up hitting the pet dog, or siblings by accident, Titus' went flying through the air and as if he was a mini LeBron James, ended up in the hoop.

Almost every time.

As many proud parents do, Joseph and his wife got out their video camera and filmed their child wonder. But unlike most home videos, once uploaded to YouTube, it went viral and they received calls from everyone from their friends to producers at local television stations. Finally, a producer from the Today Show called and like many who have been swept up in an unexpected wind of fame, in February, they packed their things and headed to New York.

Three months later, Titus has been panned as a product of well-edited videos and then vindicated as a child star on Jimmy Kimmel Live. He's met Kobe Bryant, Shaq, Jason Collins and Metta World Peace. And one day, when it's all over, Joseph hopes it will be something they can look back and laugh at as one of their first big memories as father and son.

"I try to have a lot of particular relationship things with all of my kids something special that we can share and this one is sort of easy," he said. "It was almost going to happen even if I wasn't trying and -- so I'm cautiously optimistic that (the relationship that) will grow from this is unique and will continue to grow as years go on."

Since the first appearance on the Today Show, the Ashby family has learned a few things about how celebrity works. In the "Today" appearance, Titus wasn't really given any instruction so appeared a little lost and wandered around the set, missing shots and giving credit to the doubters who claimed the videos of him sinking shots were highly edited. The joke made it all the way to Jimmy Kimmel Live who called the tot "stinks without editing."

In response, the Ashby family filmed another video of Titus challenging Kimmel to a game of "H-O-R-S-E" and began a social media campaign to have him appear on Kimmel's show to redeem himself. With a better setting, he did just that, and was invited back to multiple appearances.

If anything, the sudden celebrity tour has given Joseph, who works as a radio host in the early mornings* and a contract engineer by day, a sudden influx of time with his youngest son. In his appearances on Kimmel, Joseph is referred to mainly as "Titus' Dad"whose responsibilities include:

1. Feeding Titus the ball for his shooting competitions
2. Holding a slightly bewildered looking Titus up while Kimmel makes his jokes
3. Interpreting the long grown-up phrases to get quick soundbytes out of his child.

"They'll ask him these longform questions, like 'how are you feeling tonight, Titus?'" he said. "And he's 2 so he can barely answer 'yes' or 'no.'"

He's also had to put aside all that was left of his free time and sleep time to dedicate to manage Titus' burgeoning career.

While his complete accuracy on the hoop is impressive (he destroyed Shaq and tied Kobe in his first two bouts), his interest in basketball even at a young age isn't surprising, said Joseph. The two bonded early after Titus showed more of an interest in watching NBA games with his dad, while his older siblings (he's the youngest of four) show more interest in things like cartoons.

The family's team, despite living in Kansas, is the Miami Heat.

"Ever since LeBron James and Chris Bosh came to the Heat, I've watched most every game so those are the games that Titus usually watches," Joseph said.

Meeting basketball stars like Bryant and Shaq are something that's bewildered Titus a bit (after all, they're rather large human beings and he's not really at the age where the word 'celebrity' means anything), but Joseph said he's looking forward to telling him about the experience when he's a little older. That is, if he stops being the shooting wunderkind anytime soon.

"I thought it was over right when we got back from the Today Show and thought, 'OK, that was a funny experience,'" Joseph said. "Then the (first Kimmel appearance) happened and I was like, 'OK, that was funny experience' and then they called back and said they want Titus for (NBA Finals week). Presuming we are not in the limelight forever, it will be fun to have a period of time where he doesn't have any idea what's going on and he grows up and we show him the video."

His photos may not be as adorable as the ones Joe Flacco took with his wife (it'll be hard for anyone to top these), but Torrey Smith and his fiancee put up a valiant effort with some incredibly cute engagement shots.

Smith and his fiancee, Chanel Williams, have shown before that they work well as a team. And their engagement photos at M&T Bank Stadium did nothing to dispel that notion.

The couple pulled off lots of adorable poses, all of which can be seen at photographer Dani Leigh's website. Here's a sampling:

Notice the "Mrs." next to Smith's name on Williams' jersey. Also, you may have a hard time recognizing Smith, who recently cut off his trademark dreadlocks.

The Ray Lewis dance, because of course.

Last but not least, this gem.

See all of these photos and more at Dani Leigh Photography.

We wish Smith and Williams all the best. And look out for their wedding photos (the ceremony is in July), because with the creativity of these two, Smith and Williams might just be able to outdo Flacco.

The Oden family is unbelievably talented but supremely cursed when it comes to athletics.

The most prominent member, of course, is Greg. The top overall pick of the 2007 NBA Draft, Oden was supposed to be a once-in-a-generation big man. Yet a slew of injuries have sidelined Oden for the majority of his career, and he hasn't played in an NBA game in three seasons.

Oden's younger brother, Anthony, was a promising offensive lineman at Arkansas. But he was kicked off the team after his second arrest for drunk driving.

Believe it or not, there is one more relative who could have a very bright future ahead of him. Meet Joe Jones III (aka Baby Joe), Greg Oden's 13-year-old, 6-foot-6 half brother. Jones lives in Buffalo, N.Y., where he has been playing with players who are several years older than him. And Greg and Anthony aren't Baby Joe's only athletically gifted relatives. Baby Joe's father, Joe Jones Jr., played basketball at Fairmont State.

"As soon as he knows how to beat the people up down low," Jones Jr. told WIVB 4 in Buffalo, "he'll be unstoppable."

Obviously Baby Joe is still developing, and it's still way to early to tell if he'll be a star, but it's hard to argue with those bloodlines.

Sunday was an especially memorable Mother's Day for Ginny Page, a Chicago White Sox fan who thought all she was doing at U.S. Cellular Field was throwing out the first pitch.

As it turned out, just before Page tossed the ball to home plate, she was joined on the field by her daughter, Amanda. Ginny and Amanda, a United States Navy petty officer third class, hadn't seen each other in 16 months.

"It was the most awesome experience ever," Ginny said of the surprise reunion with Amanda. "It was so cool."