Alex Rodriguez blasts first home run in over a year He's back! For the first time since September 2013, New York Yankees infielder Alex Rodriguez hit a home run in a regular season game. [Yahoo Sports Fantasy Baseball: Sign up and join a league today!] With the Yankees trailing 5-1 in the sixth inning, Rodriguez led off the inning looking for his first hit of the night. He delivered, … [Read more...]
Theo Epstein brushes back Clark the Cub with a wild first pitch
Theo Epstein brushes back Clark the Cub with a wild first pitch Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein didn't get where he is today by backing down from a challenge. At age-28, Epstein became the youngest general manager in the majors. Just two seasons later, he helped break the Boston Red Sox's 86-year World Series curse. [Yahoo Sports Fantasy Baseball: Sign up and join … [Read more...]
Tempers flare during Giants’ victory over the Padres
Tempers flare during Giants' victory over the Padres Take a look around the league with Big League Stew's daily wrap up. We'll hit on all of the biggest moments from the day that you may have missed, while providing highlights, photos and interesting stats. The San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres managed to avoid tense situations in the field all night. That wasn't the case at the … [Read more...]
Stephen Curry broke his own record for made 3s in a season
Stephen Curry broke his own record for made 3s in a season Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry has had as ideal a regular season as a player can imagine. He led All-Star voting in his second season as a starter, is the most essential player on the team with the NBA best record, and looks like a fairly safe bet to bring home the MVP award in a few weeks. He's popular, part of a … [Read more...]
Derek Fisher thinks Knicks can jump ‘from 15 [wins] to 63’ next year
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Derek Fisher thinks Knicks can jump 'from 15 [wins] to 63' next year The New York Knicks are running out the clock on the worst season in franchise history. A campaign that began with postseason aspirations quickly turned fecal, with the combination of a near-total lack of defensive personnel and the struggle to learn a new offense leading to an Opening Night blowout, the Knicks' longest … [Read more...]
NBA didn’t tell Miami Heat about its Cuba event before announcing it
NBA didn't tell Miami Heat about its Cuba event before announcing it The NBA made history this week by becoming the first American professional sports league to hold an official event in Cuba since President Obama announced the decision to normalize diplomatic relations with the country back in December. The league's four-day camp, held April 23 through 26, will feature Steve Nash and … [Read more...]
Watch Marc Gasol make a young Grizzlies fan extraordinarily happy
Watch Marc Gasol make a young Grizzlies fan extraordinarily happy I missed this in the avalanche of stuff happening during Wednesday's 13-game slate, but I'm highlighting it now, because it's never too late to share something awesome: [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] After the Memphis Grizzlies finished off their 110-74 pasting of the New Orleans … [Read more...]
A-Rod hits first home run since 2013
A-Rod hits first home run since 2013 Alex Rodriguez! The Yankees' firebrand of course had a highly productive spring, which fetched him regular duty in the NY lineup. He was even batting second in Joe Girardi's lineup against the Blue Jays on Thursday. Regarding all of that -- and regarding A-Rod's Biogenesis-related suspension that cost him all of 2014 -- you're about to witness his first home … [Read more...]