Yankees' Mark Teixeira expected to announce retirement on Friday This is some big news for a Friday morning. According to Buster Olney, longtime New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira will announce his retirement, starting at the end of the 2016 season, and he’ll do it at a press conference at 3 p.m. ET on Friday. Mark Teixeira expected to announce his retirement later today, at … [Read more...]

2016 Rio Olympics opening ceremony time, date and how to watch, live stream The 2016 Rio Olympics will take center stage across the world, starting on Friday, Aug. 5 with the opening ceremony. Athletes and fans from all corners of the globe will convene to kick off the Games of the XXXI Olympiad by gathering at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The Rio Olympics begin with the opening ceremony … [Read more...]

Report: Yankees 1B Mark Teixeira to announce retirement on Friday One of the most productive switch-hitters in recent baseball history is calling it career. According to ESPN's Buster Olney, Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira will announce his retirement, effective at the end of the season, on Friday. Mark Teixeira expected to announce his retirement later today, at 36, effective at the end … [Read more...]

Jay Bruce's first homer with the Mets comes at the perfect time 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. No doubt you heard people say this week that trading for Jay Bruce was an insurance policy for … [Read more...]

Don’t you ever doubt Bartolo Colon’s athleticism again As baseball fans well know by now, Bartolo Colon never ceases to amaze us. Whether it’s *finally* hitting a homer or surprising us with a behind-the-back throw, you can usually count on Big Bad Bart doing something memorable when he’s on the field for the New York Mets. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] Such it was, … [Read more...]

Report: Thunder look to pursue Blake Griffin in free agency in 2017 With Russell Westbrook back in the fold for Oklahoma City (at least through 2018), the questions about where Oklahoma City goes from here to return to contention are suddenly the next pressing issue. The Thunder can pursue several avenues in trade or free agency, but there is an obvious name already picking up in conversations: … [Read more...]

The Blue Jays look to avoid the 'Strasburg Shutdown' mistake with Aaron Sanchez For a while now, the Blue Jays have been debating among themselves the matter of Aaron Sanchez's mounting workload. On the one hand, Sanchez is just 24, and he's on pace to surpass by a comfortable margin his previous season high in innings. Given his high ceiling and that he's a very hard thrower, the Jays … [Read more...]

Mets GM admits mistake handling injury to Cespedes, calls golf game 'bad optics' On Wednesday, the Mets placed slugging outfielder Yoenis Cespedes on the disabled list after he aggravated a quad strain that he originally sustained on July 8. Here's a quick look back: Although Cespedes this season is hitting a very productive .292/.364/.551 with 22 homers in 94 games, he's struggled … [Read more...]

Darrelle Revis thinks he's eventually going to switch positions Darrelle Revis has been in the NFL since 2007, when the New York Jets made him the No. 14 pick out of the University of Pittsburgh. For most, if not all the time since then, Revis has been one of the league's very best cornerbacks, and there was a period where he was the undisputed Best Corner Alive. He'll likely stay a corner, … [Read more...]

Does Clint Frazier think he's Derek Jeter or something? New prized Yankees prospect Clint Frazier is already looking for a date in NYC. (AP) When Clint Frazier was traded to the New York Yankees last weekend in the deal that sent Andrew Miller to the Cleveland Indians, Frazier immediately became the Yankees’ most prized prospect. Now, in his first few days in the Yankees organization, … [Read more...]