Cook, Isaac, Labonte, Smith and Turner make 2016 NASCAR Hall of Fame class Jerry Cook, Bobby Isaac, Terry Labonte, Bruton Smith and Curtis Turner are the 2016 inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The five will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in January. They were chosen from a pool of 20 candidates on Wednesday and five candidates will take the inductees' place in the pool for … [Read more...]
The Daily Dose: Dose: DeMarre Goes Down
The Daily Dose: Dose: DeMarre Goes Down Thursday, May 21, 2015 NBA fans were treated to a one-man show from J.R. Smith on Wednesday, but he wasn't the only storyline of the day. DeMarre Carroll's knee injury looms large for the Hawks, Dwight Howard (knee) remains questionable for Game 2, the All-Defensive teams were announced, and we’re already hearing some free-agent whispers. We’ll run … [Read more...]
A group of 24 Nebraska baseball players got stuck in an elevator
A group of 24 Nebraska baseball players got stuck in an elevator On Tuesday, one day before challenging the hottest baseball team on planet Earth, the University of Illinois Fighting Illini in the first round of the Big Ten conference tournament, members of the Nebraska baseball team — 24 of them to be exact — unwisely tested the capacity of a hotel elevator in Minneapolis. That decision … [Read more...]
Owner of American Pharoah named in gambling debt lawsuit (The Associated Press)
Owner of American Pharoah named in gambling debt lawsuit (The Associated Press) Ahmed Zayat, owner of Triple Crown hopeful American Pharoah, has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that accuses him of owing $1.65 million to a man who says he fronted Zayat money for gambling bets placed at offshore casinos. The federal breach of contract lawsuit was filed in March 2014 by Howard … [Read more...]
Scott Dixon on pole for Indianapolis 500
Scott Dixon on pole for Indianapolis 500 2008 Indianapolis 500 winner Scott Dixon will start first for next Sunday's Indianapolis 500. While Sunday's qualifying session wasn't incredibly dramatic, the hours before the session were. During pre-qualifying practice on Sunday morning, Ed Carpenter crashed and his car flipped over. It was the third time in the past five days that a car flipped … [Read more...]
Joe Mauer’s first homer of 2015 leads Twins to sweep in Pittsburgh
Joe Mauer's first homer of 2015 leads Twins to sweep in Pittsburgh 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. Joe Mauer's long-running power drought is over, and he could not have possibly picked a better time to snap it. With the … [Read more...]
NHL Three Stars: ‘Triplets’ lead the way for Lightning in Game 3
NHL Three Stars: 'Triplets' lead the way for Lightning in Game 3 No. 1 Star: Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning Kucherov was the hero for the Lightning as his goal 3:33 into overtime gave Tampa a 6-5 victory in Game 3 against the New York Rangers. They now hold a 2-1 series lead: No. 2 Star: Ondrej Palat, Tampa Bay Lightning One-third of the “Triplets” line chipped in a pair of goals and … [Read more...]
Bartolo Colon legs out infield dribbler thanks to rare Yadier Molina error
Bartolo Colon legs out infield dribbler thanks to rare Yadier Molina error For all the talk about a universal designated hitter, perhaps the greatest argument against its seemingly inevitable implementation into MLB revolves around the existence of New York Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon. As we've noted in the past, Colon's plate appearances aren't just the throw away moments you may come to … [Read more...]
Hawks' Carroll exits Game 1 with sprained knee
Hawks' Carroll exits Game 1 with sprained knee Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN Staff Writer Close NBA writer for ESPN.com since 2008 Former contributor and editor at NPR 0 Shares Print ATLANTA -- Hawks forward DeMarre Carroll left in the fourth quarter of Wednesday night's 97-89 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers with a sprained left knee. Carroll crumpled to the floor in pain, lay on the … [Read more...]
Cavs pull away from Hawks with big 2nd-half run, grab Game 1 of East finals
Cavs pull away from Hawks with big 2nd-half run, grab Game 1 of East finals LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers entered Wednesday's first contest of the Eastern Conference Finals vs. the Atlanta Hawks having never won a road Game 1 in 14 tries for the franchise and eight for their superstar. While the Cavs entered this series as favorites, they were going to need a special performance … [Read more...]