The Walk Off: Pair of aces become MLB's first 10-game winners Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we'll look at the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with a game you need to know about. Friday was a star-studded night on the pitching mound, and for three of those pitchers came an … [Read more...]
2016 MLB Draft: Team-by-team tracker for the first 10 rounds – CBSSports.com
2016 MLB Draft: Team-by-team tracker for the first 10 rounds - CBSSports.com The first two days of baseball's annual three-day amateur draft are now in the books. Rounds 1-2 of the 2016 draft took place Thursday night while rounds 3-10 took place Friday afternoon. The draft concludes with rounds 11-40 on Saturday. Yes, 40 rounds. The draft used to be 100 rounds, you know. For the purposes of … [Read more...]
Three reasons why Golden State downed Cleveland in Game 4
Three reasons why Golden State downed Cleveland in Game 4 The Golden State Warriors are one win away from consecutive championships, as it emerged with a frenzied effort in Friday’s Game 4 against the Cleveland Cavaliers, eventually winning by a 108-97 score. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Here are three reasons why the Warriors are now up 3-1. Idle … [Read more...]
Blue Jays hanging around, hoping to replicate last year’s breakout
Blue Jays hanging around, hoping to replicate last year's breakout Despite the bulk of their roster remaining intact, the Toronto Blue Jays haven't looked like the team that caught fire over the final two months of last season and went all the way to the ALCS. And while the first two months of this season have been more mediocre than magical, the memories of that unforgettable run makes it … [Read more...]
Beer, broken glass and beatings; Euro 2016 fans revive old habits
Beer, broken glass and beatings; Euro 2016 fans revive old habits Marseille (AFP) – Two nights of tear gas, broken bottles and beer-bloated football fans on Marseille’s Vieux Port came as a stark reminder to European Championship organisers that old habits die hard. France has been on the lookout for potential terrorists, but old-fashioned hooligans opened hostilities at the month-long … [Read more...]
Nick Young had the most Nick Young reaction possible to Game 4
Nick Young had the most Nick Young reaction possible to Game 4 11:24 PM ET Nick Young is not immune to shooting when he sees an opportunity on the court, so it makes sense that the playing styles of the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers did not sit well with him Friday night. "Swaggy P" took to Twitter to express his displeasure with all the passing he was seeing in the first half of … [Read more...]
Westbrook and Harden out, Cousins in for Team USA at Rio Olympics
Westbrook and Harden out, Cousins in for Team USA at Rio Olympics Two of the NBA's most divisive on-court personalities will not suit up for Team USA at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics this August. Thankfully, another of them looks set to don the red, white, and blue. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Russell Westbrook … [Read more...]
Muhammad Ali feted by the famous and fans in final farewell (Reuters)
Muhammad Ali feted by the famous and fans in final farewell (Reuters) By Nick Carey and Steve Bittenbender LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) - Muhammad Ali was extolled on Friday as a boxer of incomparable grace, a magnetic entertainer and a man of conviction who gave a voice to the oppressed, as a two-day celebration of "The Greatest" came to a rousing end in his Kentucky hometown. At an … [Read more...]
Munoz earns 1st career IndyCar pole at Texas, Dixon is 2nd (The Associated Press)
Munoz earns 1st career IndyCar pole at Texas, Dixon is 2nd (The Associated Press) Carlos Munoz qualified second for the Indianapolis 500 in his IndyCar Series debut. Munoz had a two-lap average of 217.137 mph Friday at the high-banked Texas Motor Speedway to earn the pole just ahead of defending race winner Scott Dixon. After practice, I really wasn't happy with the car,'' Munoz said. … [Read more...]
Andrew Bynum made some bold fashion statements at the NBA Finals
Andrew Bynum made some bold fashion statements at the NBA Finals Andrew Bynum is one of the great what-if basketball players of his generation, a massively talented seven-footer who contributed to two Los Angeles Lakers championships but is mostly (and accurately) viewed as someone who never came close to fulfilling his potential. Bynum ended his career under odd circumstances — as an … [Read more...]