Cotto puts middleweight belt on line vs. Geale (The Associated Press) There might be as many questions to answer in Saturday night's WBC middleweight title fight as there will be punches thrown. Champion Miguel Cotto has had a year's layoff since taking the belt from Sergio Martinez. At 34, Cotto has done lots of hitting and been hit plenty, too. … [Read more...]
Jersey Fouls of the Week: Rangers fans keep foul streak alive
Jersey Fouls of the Week: Rangers fans keep foul streak alive During my youth, New York City was often referred to as a “melting pot” of cultures. What this really meant was that it was actually a liquid stew of jersey fouls. From Hipster Hank to Tim Tebow, the Rangers fans have someone come through with the most hideous concoctions we’ve seen recently. The top foul of this week isn’t … [Read more...]
Fan injured by broken bat at Fenway Park
Fan injured by broken bat at Fenway Park We often lose sight of how dangerous the game of baseball can be for the players on the field, and even for the fans, who gather in close proximity as baseballs and bats fly around at the park at high speeds. Unfortunately, we were hit with a troubling reminder on Friday night at Fenway Park as one fan was removed on a stretcher after being struck by … [Read more...]
All going swimmingly for new Ravens S Kendrick Lewis – CBSSports.com
All going swimmingly for new Ravens S Kendrick Lewis - CBSSports.com Report: 49ers OT Anthony Davis retires at 25 years oldby Ruben Palacios | Staff Writer (5:22 pm ET) 49ers offensive tackle Anthony Davis is retiring, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reports. The 25-year-old continued the trend of prominent 49ers players retiring this offseason, and becomes the second promising young player to do so … [Read more...]
UCI, WADA drop appeal case against Czech cyclist Kreuziger (The Associated Press)
UCI, WADA drop appeal case against Czech cyclist Kreuziger (The Associated Press) Czech cyclist Roman Kreuziger was cleared of doping Friday, just days ahead of a Court of Arbitration for Sport appeal hearing in his case. The International Cycling Union said there was ''no basis to proceed further'' against Kreuziger. ''I feel a huge relief,'' Kreuziger said. … [Read more...]
Penske power at Texas qualifying, all 4 drivers in top 5 (The Associated Press)
Penske power at Texas qualifying, all 4 drivers in top 5 (The Associated Press) FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Will Power is starting on the pole at Texas for the third year in a row, and three of his fellow Team Penske drivers are close to him. … [Read more...]
Claude Julien to return as Bruins head coach next season
Claude Julien to return as Bruins head coach next season Claude Julien will be back for the Boston Bruins as head coach next season. CSN New England’s Joe Haggerty tweeted Friday morning general manager Don Sweeney confirmed this speculation from the NHL combine in Buffalo. Great for Claude Julien! And so begins … Claude Julien Watch 2015-16. When Sweeney was hired as general manager he … [Read more...]
Miami Dolphins first-round pick DeVante Parker has foot surgery
Miami Dolphins first-round pick DeVante Parker has foot surgery Early reports say that the foot surgery DeVante Parker had won't keep the first-round pick out of the season opener for the Miami Dolphins. So it's not bad news. But it can't be considered great news either. Chris Perkins of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel was one of many to report that Parker should be ready for the season … [Read more...]
Dwyane Wade makes surprise appearance at South Florida high school graduation
Dwyane Wade makes surprise appearance at South Florida high school graduation When ABC announced that Dwyane Wade would be joining its broadcast team to provide analysis for Games 2 and 3 of the 2015 NBA Finals, I briefly wondered, "Why not for Game 1?" As it turns out, the Miami Heat star had a prior engagement to blow the minds of some South Florida students. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on … [Read more...]
This Padres promo video is sure to make you feel, uhhh, motivated
This Padres promo video is sure to make you feel, uhhh, motivated Your browser does not support iframes. The San Diego Padres unleashed a new promo video onto the Internets and it's, uhhh, well, it's ummm, vivid. Yeah, that's a good word. [Check out Big League Stew on Tumblr for even more baseball awesomeness.] The Pads video features pieces of Shia LaBeouf's recently viral "Just Do It" … [Read more...]