Hot Stove Digest: Everybody loves Scott Kazmir Welcome to The Stew's Hot Stove Digest, our daily rundown of MLB news, rumors and gossip for Hot Stove season. Here you'll find a recap of all the day's action and other fun stuff from around the Internet. EVERYBODY'S IN: With the starting pitching market getting thin, Scott Kazmir has turned into a hot commodity. The finalists to sign him are … [Read more...]
The Specialists: Money McCollum
The Specialists: Money McCollum C.J. McCollum wasn’t a household name when this NBA season began, but he’s deservedly become a well-known commodity well before the All-Star break. The Lehigh product continues to show that all he needed was a real opportunity, and it’s been an enjoyable ride for those who gambled on his upside. In this week’s trip around the league, we’ll focus extensively on Matt … [Read more...]
Catch of the Year countdown: Nolan Arenado tops the tarp (No. 5)
Catch of the Year countdown: Nolan Arenado tops the tarp (No. 5) Editor's note: This week, Big League Stew is counting down our five favorite MLB catches of 2015. Come back each day to see who lands at No. 1. When Nolan Arenado is around, third base really is the hot corner. The Colorado Rockies star had quite the 2015 — leading the NL in homers and RBIs. While we're just getting to know … [Read more...]
Shaq, Yao, Iverson headline 2016 Basketball Hall of Fame nominees
Shaq, Yao, Iverson headline 2016 Basketball Hall of Fame nominees The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame celebrated the 124th anniversary of the birth of basketball on Monday by announcing the nominees for induction into the Hall's Class of 2016. As expected, the full ballot — which features more than 160 entrants nominated by six different committees — is headlined by three … [Read more...]
Santa Claus hands out presents after Week 15 (NFL in 90)
Santa Claus hands out presents after Week 15 (NFL in 90) … [Read more...]
Official: Michigan hires Boston College’s Don Brown as DC
Official: Michigan hires Boston College's Don Brown as DC Michigan turned to the team with the best defense in college football in 2015 to find its next defensive coordinator. The program confirmed Monday that it has hired Boston College defensive coordinator Don Brown to the same position. Excited to welcome Don Brown, his wife Debbie, their 4 children & 10 grandchildren to UofM. … [Read more...]
FIFA bans Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini from soccer for eight years
FIFA bans Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini from soccer for eight years A FIFA ethics tribunal on Monday banned Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini for eight years saying they had abused their positions over a 2 million Swiss francs payment made to Platini. The sentence against the two most powerful men in football stunningly highlighted the troubles faced by the world’s most […] Photo credit: AFP … [Read more...]
Gambling scandal hits Boston University hockey, Roberto suspended
Gambling scandal hits Boston University hockey, Roberto suspended Nick Roberto, a junior third-line forward for Boston University, was suspended by the team earlier this season for "a minor violation of team rules." As the suspension lingered on, there were suspicions that it wasn't so minor. But coach David Quinn kept it coy, saying it was a "coach's decision" and the like. Now, the … [Read more...]
Cardinals’ Tyrann Mathieu has torn ACL
Cardinals' Tyrann Mathieu has torn ACL Safety Tyrann Mathieu's MRI revealed a torn ACL in his right knee, an injury that ends his season, Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians announced during his Monday news conference. It is the second ACL tear Mathieu has suffered in his three-year NFL career; late in his rookie season, Mathieu tore the ligament in his left knee. Mathieu was injured at … [Read more...]
Delino DeShields admits daydreaming at times in the outfield
Delino DeShields admits daydreaming at times in the outfield Young Texas Rangers center fielder Delino DeShields participated in a podcast for the Dallas Morning News and was wonderfully honest in revealing one of the parts of the game he needs to work on in spring training and during his second year in the big leagues next season. DeShields acknowledged he sometimes has trouble staying … [Read more...]