Kliff Kingsbury: Bret Bielema just got his butt kicked twice in a row Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury is not a member of the Bret Bielema fan club. Kingsbury didn't hold back when talking about the Arkansas coach after his Red Raiders beat Bielema's team 35-24 Saturday night in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It was Arkansas' second-straight loss to an unranked non-conference opponent after … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Gattis Ends Astros Skid
Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Gattis Ends Astros Skid The Astros entered play on Saturday having dropped their previous five games and nine of their last 11. They are clinging to life as the potential second Wild Card berth in the American League and sit 2 1/2 games behind the Rangers in the American League West. To make matters worse, Saturday's matchup on tap was against Athletics' ace … [Read more...]
Red Sox score five in ninth inning, stun first-place Blue Jays
Red Sox score five in ninth inning, stun first-place Blue Jays 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 happened again. The Boston Red Sox did the rival New York Yankees a big favor by knocking off the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 at … [Read more...]
Winners and Losers: Parity reigns supreme after three eventful weeks
Winners and Losers: Parity reigns supreme after three eventful weeks We’re a quarter of the way through the 2015 season and the water is as murky as ever. After a wild day of action on Saturday, some perceived contenders are already slipping out of the College Football Playoff picture, while other top teams have been plagued by shaky play. With all of the week-to-week movement, there’s as … [Read more...]
Commissioner Manfred willing to consider changes to wild card system
Commissioner Manfred willing to consider changes to wild card system Before leaving office, one of commissioner Bud Selig's last major decisions was to add a second wild-card team in each league and a separate win-or-go home play-in game. The idea was to place more importance on winning the division, which had lost its luster with so many wild-card teams catching fire in October and surging … [Read more...]
Missed extra point spoils Jerrod Heard’s big night for Texas (Video)
Missed extra point spoils Jerrod Heard's big night for Texas (Video) Saturday night was a mix of good news and bad news for Texas. Starting with the bad news, the Longhorns lost at home to Cal, 45-44. But the good news to come out of that loss was the emergence of redshirt freshman quarterback Jerrod Heard. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound Heard ended the game with a whopping 527 total yards – 364 … [Read more...]
Stoke boss Mark Hughes angry after collapse against Leicester [VIDEO]
Stoke boss Mark Hughes angry after collapse against Leicester [VIDEO] Stoke boss Mark Hughes was critical of both his players and the match officials after he saw the Potters' two-goal lead slip in their 2-2 draw with Leicester at the Britannia Stadium. The hosts raced ahead as the fit-again Bojan Krkic marked his first Barclays Premier League start in eight […] Stoke boss Mark Hughes … [Read more...]
Twins offer fan who drove three hours hotel room, upgraded tickets after rainout
Twins offer fan who drove three hours hotel room, upgraded tickets after rainout A Minnesota Twins fan and his eight-year-old daughter traveled three hours to attend Friday night's game against the Angels, only to have Mother Nature intervene and rain it out. Talk about the ultimate disappointment. [Check out Big League Stew on Tumblr for even more baseball awesomeness.] Fortunately, this … [Read more...]
End of the Road 2015: Oakland Athletics
End of the Road 2015: Oakland Athletics After their loss Saturday, the Oakland Athletics have been mathematically eliminated from the MLB postseason, meaning that they've effectively come to the end of the road in their 2015 season. As we'll do with each eliminated team this season, let's give them a send-off that would make Boyz II Men proud. We'll look at the highs and lows of their … [Read more...]
Barkley honors 'father figure' Malone at funeral
Barkley honors 'father figure' Malone at funeral ESPN.com news services 0 Shares Print An estimated 1,200 people gathered in Houston on Saturday to remember the life of Basketball Hall of Famer Moses Malone, who died last week at the age of 60. The funeral service was held at Lakewood Church, in the same building where Malone once played as a member of the Houston Rockets … [Read more...]