An American travels to Goodison Park to watch his beloved Spurs In recent weeks I have written about trips to The Hive, Vicarage Road, Griffin Park and Allianz Park to write about experiences that are foreign to me as an American living in England. All of these experiences were extremely memorable … Continue reading → In recent weeks I have written about trips to The Hive, Vicarage Road, … [Read more...]
Lightning flunked their Stanley Cup test in Game 6
Lightning flunked their Stanley Cup test in Game 6 TAMPA – Game 6 was a test for the Tampa Bay Lightning, and they failed it. They had a chance to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in 11 years and eliminate the New York Rangers, avoiding a grand finale in a building where the Rangers have never lost a Game 7. They earned this chance by playing three near-perfect periods … [Read more...]
Iker Casillas welcomes the challenge of competing against David de Gea
Iker Casillas welcomes the challenge of competing against David de Gea Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas says he will welcome the challenge of competing against David de Gea for the club’s number one spot, should the Manchester United shot stopper decide to join him in the Spanish capital. The Madrid based … Continue reading → Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas says he will welcome the … [Read more...]
Revived: Dodgers/Braves six-player deal reportedly agreed to Tuesday
Revived: Dodgers/Braves six-player deal reportedly agreed to Tuesday 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. It's been a long day for Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Juan Uribe. Trade rumors swirled early Tuesday that the Dodgers … [Read more...]
Man arrested after he heard others ‘talking trash’ on NASCAR
Man arrested after he heard others 'talking trash' on NASCAR If you watched more than one of Sunday's Formula 1, IndyCar and NASCAR races, we understand the need to compare the races you watched. Especially on the heels of a thrilling Indianapolis 500 that had 37 lead changes. And if you watched the races in the company of others, you possibly had a discussion about your comparisons. Did you … [Read more...]
Dave Hakstol’s college contract included $100,000 NHL clause: Report
Dave Hakstol's college contract included $100,000 NHL clause: Report Apparently former North Dakota, and new Philly, coach Dave Hakstol had an out-clause in his college contract that inlcuded a $100,000 penalty if he took a job in the NHL. Per the Grand Forks Herald: When negotiating coach Dave Hakstol’s last contract in 2012, (UND athletic director Brian) Faison put a clause in the contract … [Read more...]
Positional Risers: Positional Risers: Centers
Positional Risers: Positional Risers: Centers Wednesday, May 27, 2015 I’m not sure we’ll ever see another meteoric fantasy rise like the one from Hassan Whiteside this season, and he is the most intriguing candidate on this list as he looks to go from undrafted to guaranteed top-25 pick in under 365 days. Like Whiteside, we have another player on our list who wasn’t even in consideration when … [Read more...]
Will Venable turns the tables on Mike Trout with great defensive catch
Will Venable turns the tables on Mike Trout with great defensive catch Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout is used to robbing other players of the long ball. He found out how demoralizing being on the other side of that exchange can be Tuesday against the San Diego Padres. [Woah, The Stew has a podcast now?! Yep, you should listen.] In the third inning, Trout stepped to the plate … [Read more...]
World Soccer Talk Radio (5.26.15) Eric Gomez talking Liga MX
World Soccer Talk Radio (5.26.15) Eric Gomez talking Liga MX Listen to the latest episode of World Soccer Talk Radio featuring an interview with Eric Gomez discussing Liga MX playoffs, Jonathan Bornstein scoring for Queretaro, how parity has impacted Mexican soccer and how the NFL playoffs model has changed Liga … Continue reading → Listen to the latest episode of World Soccer Talk Radio … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Texas Tolleson
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Texas Tolleson Wednesday, May 27, 2015 Follow @drewsilv and @Rotoworld_BB on Twitter. Neftali Feliz finished the 2014 season as the Rangers’ closer and opened the 2015 campaign in that same role, but he lost the job 10 days ago and then landed on the disabled list Monday morning with an axillary abscess on his right side. It’s not clear when Feliz might be … [Read more...]