Known Hall of Fame ballots point to largest class since 1936 As calls for expanded Hall of Fame ballots to help ease the logjam of candidates get louder, the Baseball Writers Association of Baseball (BBWAA) may be on the verge of electing its largest class since its very class first back in 1936. Who's in? Who's out? Who's off the ballot all together? We won't know all those answers for sure … [Read more...]
Known Hall of Fame ballots point to largest BBWAA class since 1936
Known Hall of Fame ballots point to largest BBWAA class since 1936 As calls for expanded Hall of Fame ballots to help ease the logjam of candidates get louder, the Baseball Writers Association of Baseball (BBWAA) may be on the verge of electing its largest class since its very class first back in 1936. Who's in? Who's out? Who's off the ballot all together? We won't know all those answers … [Read more...]
Sunday Daily Dose: Hawks Stay Hot
Sunday Daily Dose: Hawks Stay Hot Sunday, January 04, 2015 Perhaps Usher was onto something. The Hawks are the hottest team in basketball, and San Antonio East has something beautiful brewing in an Eastern Conference that has left us all wanting more. The current standing in first place is no mistake or accident, and it’s time some folks stopped treating it as some kind of fluke. Andrew … [Read more...]
David Ortiz receives custom New Era cap featuring David Ortiz
David Ortiz receives custom New Era cap featuring David Ortiz It must be nice to be David Ortiz. Think about it. On a personal level, he's a father of three healthy children, which obviously trumps everything else in his life. On a professional level, he's one of the most accomplished athletes of our time. He's been on two Boston Red Sox World Series championship teams, earned nine All-Star … [Read more...]
Longtime ESPN anchor Stuart Scott dies at 49
Longtime ESPN anchor Stuart Scott dies at 49 Updated: January 4, 2015, 10:57 AM ET By Steve Wulf | ESPN.com Stuart Scott, a longtime anchor at ESPN, died Sunday morning at the age of 49. Among the features of the new ESPN studio in Bristol is a wall of catchphrases made famous by on-air talent over the years. An amazing nine of them belong to one man -- from his signature "Boo-Yah!" to … [Read more...]
Behold the Great American Ballpark in sandcastle form
Behold the Great American Ballpark in sandcastle form With the calendar flipping to 2015, that technically means baseball season is ahead of us and not behind us. It really is just a technicality though, because we've also entered that long offseason stretch where the hot stove cools a bit as we impatiently count the days until spring training. The dog days of winter, if you will. But just … [Read more...]
Millsap, Hawks hand Blazers rare home loss
Millsap, Hawks hand Blazers rare home loss ');ad_counter++}; Paul Millsap's 27 lead Hawks past Blazers for fourth straight winAssociated PressHawks Take Down Trail BlazersVIDEO PLAYLIST PORTLAND, Ore. -- Paul Millsap had 27 points and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 115-107 on Saturday night for their fourth straight win. Jeff Teague added 22 points and the Hawks, playing the … [Read more...]
Spurs extend reign over Wiz to 17 straight
Spurs extend reign over Wiz to 17 straight ');ad_counter++}; Spurs turn back Wizards, win 17th straight in seriesAssociated PressSpurs Hold Off WizardsVIDEO PLAYLIST SAN ANTONIO -- Cory Joseph had 19 points and the San Antonio Spurs overcame Washington's fast start to beat the Wizards for the 17th straight time, 101-92 on Saturday night. San Antonio has won 14 straight games at home over … [Read more...]