Filipino baker makes life-sized cake of Pacquiao (The Associated Press) Fans of Manny Pacquiao have a new way of showing how much they love the boxing superstar - by eating him. Zach Yonzon, his wife Aila, and six of his staff helped finish the 167 cm. Yonzon says it was his wife's idea to bake the cake to commemorate the mega-fight against Floyd Mayweather, which will be on Sunday morning … [Read more...]
Astros run winning streak to eight, extend division lead to five games
Astros run winning streak to eight, extend division lead to five games 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. April is over. May has begun. The Houston Astros still can't lose. This is officially fun. Granted, it's still plenty … [Read more...]
Jim Kelly provides the best moment of the 2015 NFL draft
Jim Kelly provides the best moment of the 2015 NFL draft The NFL brings out a former great from each team to announce second-round picks. It's a cool tradition. Usually the player gets a nice bit of applause. Jim Kelly came out to announce the Buffalo Bills' pick and Chicago's Auditorium Theatre erupted. Kelly was far from Buffalo but that doesn't matter. All NFL fans followed the Hall of … [Read more...]
The pitchers A-Rod homered off most often on the road to 660
The pitchers A-Rod homered off most often on the road to 660 If you pitched in the American League between 1995 and 2015, odds are Alex Rodriguez got the best of you at least once. Even for the best hurlers out there there's no shame in giving up home runs to the great ones. Willie Mays hit 18 of his 660 career homers off Hall of Fame left-hander Warren Spahn while Hank Aaron hit 17 of his … [Read more...]
Vegas megabout spiced up by contrast in styles (Reuters)
Vegas megabout spiced up by contrast in styles (Reuters) By Mark Lamport-Stokes LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - The hotly anticipated welterweight bout between undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. and 2-1 underdog Manny Pacquiao on Saturday offers an intriguing contrast in styles which most pundits expect to last the full 12 rounds. American Mayweather is widely regarded as one of the best defensive … [Read more...]
World Soccer Talk Radio (5.1.15) Anto from Beyond The Pitch
World Soccer Talk Radio (5.1.15) Anto from Beyond The Pitch Download the latest episode of World Soccer Talk Radio featuring an interview with Anto from Beyond The Pitch. Anto will discuss several topics including the latest developments for the TV rights in Spain, the La Liga title race, whether Serie … Continue reading → Download the latest episode of World Soccer Talk Radio featuring an … [Read more...]
NFL draft Day 2 Winners and Losers: Cowboys keep taking chances
NFL draft Day 2 Winners and Losers: Cowboys keep taking chances Every team has its own tolerance level for taking on character risks. We still haven't seen the Dallas Cowboys reach their tolerance level. Perhaps emboldened by how well things have worked out with Dez Bryant, the Cowboys collected two players this offseason who have a lot of red flags, for different reasons. Defensive end … [Read more...]
Blackhawks withstand Wild comeback to take Game 1
Blackhawks withstand Wild comeback to take Game 1 Corey Crawford was his typical playoff self in Chicago’s 4-3 Round 2, Game 1 victory over the Minnesota Wild. Unspectacular but good enough for the Blackhawks. It was Crawford’s first win this postseason in a game where he started. Against Nashville, Crawford only won the final contest, where he relieved backup Scott Darling in Game 6. This … [Read more...]
How A-Rod can be a good guy again after hitting homer No. 660
How A-Rod can be a good guy again after hitting homer No. 660 Alex Rodriguez stepped to the plate Friday night, a pinch hitter in the eighth inning of a tied game, playing for baseball's most famous team in one of the game's most historic stadiums. He watched three balls go past him, then swung and connected, sending a baseball over the Green Monster at Fenway Park for his 660th career home … [Read more...]
Let’s take a trip through time and watch some of A-Rod’s best home runs
Let's take a trip through time and watch some of A-Rod's best home runs New York Yankees infielder Alex Rodriguez has done it! With his home run in the eighth inning of Friday's game, Rodriguez has tied Willie Mays for fourth all-time on the home run list. Rodriguez didn't start the contest, but was used as a pinch-hitter. The milestone hit came on a 94 mph fastball from Boston Red Sox … [Read more...]