2016 Rio Olympics results: Simone Biles, USA gymnastics win more medals on Day 11 Just a day after slipping on the balance beam and "only" winning bronze, Simone Biles bounced back to end her Olympics on a high note. She took home gold -- her fourth of the Olympics -- in the floor exercise, while teammate Aly Raisman won silver. Biles will leave Rio with five medals, while Raisman picks up three … [Read more...]

Honey Badger returns to practice after being activated from the PUP list The Cardinals have the heart of their defense back on the field. The team activated Tyrann Mathieu from the physically unable to perform list on Tuesday, the Cardinals announced on their website. He returned to practice after posting the following message to his Twitter account: But this time it won't take me to long to … [Read more...]

Braves call up Dansby Swanson as Shelby Miller dwells in minors Dansby Swanson will join the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. (AP) The Dansby Swanson era has begun. The Atlanta Braves announced their plan to call-up Swanson on Wednesday for his major-league debut, meaning his path from No. 1 pick in the 2015 MLB Draft to big leaguer took just over 14 months. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball … [Read more...]

LOOK: This guy is making incredible Olympics-themed art out of toast There are lots of ways to pay homage to your favorite athletes -- you can hang a poster on your wall, buy a jersey or go to an autograph signing and take a selfie. Adam Perry decided to go a different route. Perry decided to make a sculpture of Jamaican track star Usain Bolt -- but he didn't use conventional materials. Instead, … [Read more...]

Nathan Eovaldi expected to miss 2017 with two major arm injuries Nathan Eovaldi is expected to miss 2017 with two arm injuries. (Getty Images/Jim Rogash) The New York Yankees’ already shaky rotation took a major hit Tuesday. Right-hander Nathan Eovaldi will undergo surgeries to repair both a torn flexor tendon and a partially torn UCL. The injuries are expected to prevent Eovaldi from … [Read more...]

Coco Crisp believes A's have ulterior motive for not playing him Coco Crisp and the Athletics are heading toward a nasty breakup. (Getty Images/Joe Robbins) The longest-tenured member of the Oakland Athletics will probably be looking for a new home this winter. Outfielder Coco Crisp is not happy about his reduced playing time, and believes there’s an ulterior motive behind the A’s … [Read more...]

Noah Syndergaard is just fine despite recent slump Though he’s nicknamed after a superhero and a Norse god, New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard has looked relatively human lately. After starting the season with a blistering 1.91 ERA over his first 13 starts, Syndergaard has posted a rather pedestrian 4.20 mark over his last nine outings. In most cases, this wouldn’t be a huge concern. … [Read more...]

History maker Bartolo Colon does something he’s never done before There are a lot of words you could use to describe Bartolo Colon’s 2016 season. Weird. Wonderful. Strange. Fantastic. Mind-blowing. Awesome. Improbable. The list goes on and on. No matter what words you use, you shouldn’t leave out history, because that’s what the New York Mets pitcher keeps on making. On May 7, he hit his … [Read more...]

Nothing can stop Hunter Pence from making this ridiculous catch Hunter Pence, right fielder for the San Francisco Giants, has had a really tough year. In early June he completely tore his right hamstring which required surgery and kept him out of action for about two months. And he missed a game a week ago when he fouled a ball off the ground that bounced back up and hit him on the cheek. It … [Read more...]

Mariners continue August surge, hand Angels 11th straight loss 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. American League teams may want to start taking notice of the Seattle Mariners. The M’s continued … [Read more...]