Indians run all over Angels to tie franchise record 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. The Cleveland Indians had a pretty clear game plan on Friday night: Run! The aggressive Indians started the … [Read more...]
Joseph Schooling’s Olympic gold comes with a massive payout
Joseph Schooling’s Olympic gold comes with a massive payout (Getty Images) Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news After winning the 100-meter butterfly Friday night in Rio, Joseph Schooling will take home more than just an Olympic gold medal and the pride that comes with beating Michael Phelps. Schooling’s victory, the first-ever gold for Singapore, comes with a $753,000 pay-out from … [Read more...]
Top US BMX rider Connor Fields back from hand injury (The Associated Press)
Top US BMX rider Connor Fields back from hand injury (The Associated Press) The pink scar that winds from the bottom of Connor Fields' left hand and past his wrist serves as a reminder of the injury that derailed a promising BMX season. While the hand he hurt in the spring isn't fully healed, Fields said it feels well enough to do whatever he needs to do on the bike. It allows just enough … [Read more...]
Carter’s last throw nets 1st US Olympic gold in women’s shot (Yahoo Sports)
Carter's last throw nets 1st US Olympic gold in women's shot (Yahoo Sports) Michelle Carter loves to let the tension build. The American shot putter waited until her last throw Friday night to knock off arguably the best woman to ever compete in the event - two-time defending champion Valerie Adams of New Zealand. Now, Carter has a gold medal to go with the silver one her longtime NFL … [Read more...]
Jonathan Lucroy keeps piling up homers with his new team by slugging two Friday
Jonathan Lucroy keeps piling up homers with his new team by slugging two Friday Needless to say, the Rangers trading for Jonathan Lucroy on trade deadline day is thus far working out pretty well. The Rangers had won five straight Lucroy starts heading into Friday's game against the Tigers, and the run is in no small part due to Lucroy's power surge at the plate. That home run stroke was again on … [Read more...]
Oh no! Cody Kessler pulls a Dan Orlovsky, runs out of end zone
Oh no! Cody Kessler pulls a Dan Orlovsky, runs out of end zone Dan Orlovsky … You thought about him running out of the back of the end zone when you saw his name, didn’t you? When Orlovsky was with the Detroit Lions, he ran out of the back of the end zone, oblivious that he stepped out of bounds and took a safety. That happened in 2008, and became the play that summed up the 0-16 Lions. It’s … [Read more...]
New York tabloid takes parting shot at Alex Rodriguez
New York tabloid takes parting shot at Alex Rodriguez Alex Rodriguez enjoyed a memorable sendoff from the New York Yankees on Friday night. You wouldn’t know that though based on the back page headline in Saturday’s New York Post. The well-known tabloid, which isn’t afraid to push the envelope with its headlines, elected to focus on the pre-game thunderstorm that disrupted the Yankees … [Read more...]
Sports digest: MU basketball team moves to 3-0 on Italian tour – STLtoday.com
Sports digest: MU basketball team moves to 3-0 on Italian tour - STLtoday.com Point guard Terrence Phillips stuffed the stat line in the Missouri men’s basketball team’s victory Friday, an 81-52 win over Vicenza Select in Creazzo, Italy. Phillips scored a game-high 17 points and added seven assists and five steals as the Tigers improved to 3-0 on the tour. Freshman forward Willie Jackson had his … [Read more...]
EPL soccer fans, don’t forget to switch NBC Sports App to the Sports Channel
EPL soccer fans, don’t forget to switch NBC Sports App to the Sports Channel Soccer fans in the United States looking forward to watching the Premier League on US television this August will need to remember an important step. If you’ve been watching a lot of the Olympics like I have, you may have selected the Olympics Channel on the NBC Sports App (previously known as NBC Sports Live Extra). In … [Read more...]
Jeremy Lin on esports – “It's the unique talent of the players that is the draw”
Jeremy Lin on esports - "It's the unique talent of the players that is the draw" NBA player Jeremy Lin attends Dota 2's The International 6 tournament in Seattle. Lin is a big Dota fan and longtime player. 12:19 AM ET Jeremy Lin never got a chance to play basketball at the KeyArena. The Seattle SuperSonics left to become the Oklahoma City Thunder two years before Lin made his debut in the … [Read more...]