David Price pitches the Red Sox back into first place 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. Now this is the David Price for whom the Red Sox paid $217 million, the ace Boston thought could lead it back … [Read more...]

Preseason Week 2 Lames: Jones, White grossly overpriced fantasy options Invest in Matt Jones and disappointment is sure to follow. (Getty) There’s a large contingent of football fans that staunchly believe preseason games are completely inconsequential. To these naysayers, they’re nothing more than an evaluation phase for head coaches looking to comprise the best 53-man roster possible. … [Read more...]

Chat wrap: Experts reveal players on rise, sleepers, busts Travis Benjamin is among the players Brad Evans and Brandon Funston feel are being overlooked. Yahoo Fantasy experts Brad Evans and Brandon Funston kicked off six-straight days of Q&As on Facebook Live on the Yahoo Sports page by answering your questions on Sunday. During the hour-long session, the dynamic duo covered several topics, … [Read more...]

Top 10 memorable moments of Rio Olympics Closing Ceremony Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news RIO DE JANEIRO — The party raged as the rain fell at the Closing Ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympics on Sunday night at Maracana Stadium, as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad officially reached their finale. (Although one more event, Navigating Incredibly Long Airport Lines, had yet to be … [Read more...]

The entire closing ceremony wanted to take a selfie with Simone Biles Your browser does not support iframes. Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news Simone Biles was the official flag bearer for the United States delegation during Sunday night’s Closing Ceremony in Rio. Her unofficial title at the proceedings? Guest in every single selfie taken at Maracana Stadium as the Olympics came … [Read more...]

'Sorry about Ryan Lochte' is most popular message on Rio airport marker board (Getty) Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news Yes, we know, we’re sick of him too. But in the latest chapter of the gift that keeps on giving that is the Ryan Lochte story, a marker board was set up at Rio’s main airport for travelers to pass the time while waiting for their flights. Many of … [Read more...]

Watch: Usain Bolt is also really good at throwing javelins After his final Olympics race, Usain Bolt still had one more athletic feat left in him. (AP) Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news Usain Bolt is the unquestioned fastest man in the world, but the Jamaican sprinter gave a glimpse of more of his outstanding physical talent with a tremendous javelin toss. The 30-year-old … [Read more...]

Tokyo's Super Mario surprise was Rio Closing Ceremony’s wildest moment Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news RIO DE JANEIRO — As the Olympic torch was officially passed at the Rio Olympics Closing Ceremony on Sunday, it was time for Tokyo to make an impression for the 2020 Summer Games. That impression? Well, if dressing up Japan’s prime minister as Super Mario and having him pop … [Read more...]

The good, the bad and the ugly of the 2016 Rio Olympics The Rio Olympics are officially over with IOC President Thomas Bach declaring the Games of the 31st Olympiad finished at the Closing Ceremony on Sunday night. Despite concerns about the water, the Zika virus and Rio’s ability to securely keep athletes safe, the Summer Games largely went off without a major hitch. The biggest scandal of … [Read more...]

The 10 strangest stories of the Rio Olympics Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news When we think back on these Rio Olympic Games, we’ll remember the blinding speed of Usain Bolt, the domination of Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky, the ageless brilliance of Michael Phelps, the peculiar storytelling of Ryan Lochte. (For more on the top stories of the Olympics, click here.) That’s as it … [Read more...]