Mets overcome themselves to get desperately needed victory 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. If you thought the sky was falling in Queens before Saturday, just imagine what another New York Mets … [Read more...]

2016 Rio Olympics golf: Leaderboard, medal round updates, Sunday highlights They say the cream rises to the top, so it should be no surprise that Sweden's Henrick Stenson and Great Britain's Justin Rose are alone at the top of the 2016 Rio Olympics leaderboard as the Summer Games hosts golf for the first time since 1904. Stenson and Rose are the lead contenders for gold, but Australia's Marcus … [Read more...]

Indians prospect extends hitting streak to 50 games after scoring change Cleveland Indians prospect Francisco Mejia extended his hitting streak to 50 games on Saturday, though it may come with an asterisk. (Lynchburg Hillcats) The longest hitting streak in modern minor league baseball history ended on Saturday night. Then, with the swipe of an official scorer’s eraser and the letters … [Read more...]

LOOK: Michael Phelps received his final gold medal and the whole world cried Michael Phelps finished his career in the most Phelps way possible -- by winning a gold medal in the 4x100-meter medley relay. About 45 minutes later, the 31-year-old took the Olympic podium for the final time and listened to "The Star-Spangled Banner" with his gold medal draped around his neck. Phelps fought back tears … [Read more...]

2016 Rio Olympics golf: Tee times and pairings for Round 4 on Sunday Henrik Stenson and Justin Rose in the final group for the gold is something I'm pretty fired up about. There are also some other terrific groups on Sunday at the 2016 Rio Olympics as players like Bubba Watson and Rickie Fowler try to go super low for a medal before the leaders tee off. In fact, there are 10 players within five … [Read more...]

WATCH: Cowboys rookie QB Dak Prescott feeds Dez Bryant for some beautiful throws It's not hard to make Jerry Jones smile. A glass of Johnnie Walker Blue will take care of that. But if you want to see him grin, you need something involving the Cowboys, preferably with Tony Romo making a big play and leading a fourth-quarter comeback. But Dak Prescott hooking up with Dez Bryant on a couple of … [Read more...]

Yasiel Puig goes crazy celebrating Monica Puig's historic gold medal Yasiel Puig supported Monica Puig during her historic gold medal victory. (AP Photos) Though being demoted to Triple A wasn’t an ideal scenario for Yasiel Puig, it has afforded him opportunities he may not have otherwise had. For example, Puig spent some time bonding with his new teammates at Oklahoma City this week by … [Read more...]

WATCH: Cowboys ruin return of football to L.A. with TD on opening kickoff The Rams brought back professional football to Los Angeles for the first time in 22 years, and within 13 seconds the Cowboys ruined their debut. Los Angeles kicked off to Dallas in the Coliseum, the first pro football play in L.A. in more than two decades, and Lucky Whitehead promptly shredded through the return team, … [Read more...]

Meet the New York dentist who introduced Phil Jackson and Joakim Noah In an interview with the Chicago Tribune's K.C. Johnson, Joakim Noah said that the New York Knicks were always his first priority in free agency. "My mind was already set on where I wanted to play," Noah said, citing the presence of former Chicago Bulls teammate Derrick Rose, Knicks president Phil Jackson and the fact that New … [Read more...]

Ryan Howard gets nostalgic with grand slam against Rockies The last few weeks have produced some nostalgic moments around Major League Baseball. From Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza being inducted into the Hall of Fame, to Ichiro Suzuki collecting his 3,000th MLB hit, to Alex Rodriguez calling it a career with the New York Yankees on Friday night, we’ve been able to reflect on some great … [Read more...]