Ba not retiring following horrific broken leg 8:43 PM GMT Ex-Chelsea striker Demba Ba has no intention of retiring early from football despite suffering a horrific leg break. The 31-year-old, who also used to play for West Ham and Newcastle, suffered a fractured left tibia playing for Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua on Sunday. Speaking to Radio Monte Carlo from his hospital bed in … [Read more...]
Reynaldo Lopez's debut for Nationals historic and disappointing
Reynaldo Lopez's debut for Nationals historic and disappointing Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we’ll look the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with the interesting debut of one of the top pitching prospects in baseball. The Washington Nationals called up Reynaldo Lopez to make … [Read more...]
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Uh Oh Uehara
Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Uh Oh Uehara The Red Sox have had their bullpen depth tested over the past several weeks with Craig Kimbrel and Junichi Tazawa on the disabled list. Things got even worse on Tuesday. Koji Uehara, who had been filling in for Kimbrel in the ninth inning, was forced to leave Tuesday’s game with a strained right pectoral muscle. Red Sox manager John Farrell was … [Read more...]
Albert Pujols able to smile and take base after pitch in the face
Albert Pujols able to smile and take base after pitch in the face Albert Pujols is one tough baseball player. The Los Angeles Angels designated hitter had already hit two home runs when he came to the plate in the seventh inning Tuesday night against the Texas Rangers. Tony Barnette was pitching for the Rangers and he came in high and tight catching Pujols off guard and striking him in the … [Read more...]
By the Numbers: Unreliable Red Zone Receivers
By the Numbers: Unreliable Red Zone Receivers Wednesday, July 20, 2016 The flip side of the pass catchers who dominated in the red zone in 2015 are those who would not have found the end zone even if led there by the most experienced cicerone. For some of these hapless receivers, their red-zone incompetence was just a blip on an otherwise solid career. For others, it represented the latest in a … [Read more...]
Ouch! Unsuspecting Oakland A's vendor hit with fly ball
Ouch! Unsuspecting Oakland A's vendor hit with fly ball When Houston’s Marwin Gonzalez was at the plate with two strikes on him in the third inning Tuesday night in Oakland, an ice cream vendor way out in the seats down the third-base line in left field decided it was a good time to turn his back on the game. Oops. Gonzalez sent a foul ball in the vendor’s direction and it tagged the man … [Read more...]
911 call: Ex-OSU RB Bri'onte Dunn allegedly struck girlfriend
911 call: Ex-OSU RB Bri'onte Dunn allegedly struck girlfriend Bri’onte Dunn (No. 25) was dismissed Monday (Getty). Dismissed Ohio State running back Bri’onte Dunn was involved in alleged altercation with his girlfriend Sunday, the day before he was dismissed for a violation of team rules. According to a 911 call, Dunn’s girlfriend alleged he struck her. As the Columbus Dispatch reports, … [Read more...]
Yao Ming couldn't tell his Rockets teammates they called him the wrong name
Yao Ming couldn't tell his Rockets teammates they called him the wrong name Yao Ming holds back Rockets teammate Steve Francis (Getty Images). Players who come to the NBA from foreign countries often have difficulty adjusting to the culture of the United States, but few have seemed so comfortable while still remaining themselves as Houston Rockets great and soon-to-be Hall of Famer Yao … [Read more...]