The Walk Off: Bartolo Colon passes Pedro Martinez on wins list 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. There's little 42-year-old New York Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon can do to surprise us anymore. He's … [Read more...]

Miami DE Al-Quadin Muhammad has knee surgery Miami defensive end Al-Quadin Muhammad had arthroscopic knee surgery on Friday. Muhammad posted a picture of himself in the hospital to Instagram. According to the Palm Beach Post, Miami officials said the arthroscopic surgery was “a small procedure done on his knee” and he could return to football activities in two weeks. Curiously, the Instagram … [Read more...]

What We Learned: How Lightning unlocked Jonathan Drouin’s dominance (Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend’s events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about it.) That Jonathan Drouin has stepped up to become a big contributor for the Tampa Bay … [Read more...]

Maatta knocked out of Game 2 after vicious, late hit by Orpik (Video) The Pittsburgh Penguins have been dealt a devastating blow on defense at the hands of Brooks Orpik.  Orpik, in his second playoff game since returning from an upper-body injury, delivered a predatory head shot on Penguins' defenseman Olli Maatta. The Washington Capitals d-man made contact with Maatta's head using his … [Read more...]

MLB Stock Watch: Arrieta continues to rise, Upton and Wong falling STOCK UP Jake Arrieta: He had a 0.75 ERA and a 0.73 WHIP after the All-Star break last season, but I worried about his innings increase and loss of FB velocity down the stretch, so I kept Arrieta out of my top-five fantasy starters entering 2016, which was obviously a huge mistake. He’s remained dominant to open the year and … [Read more...]

Saints trade up for fascinating Canadian defensive tackle The New Orleans Saints traded up in Round 4 for a fascinating but very raw prospect from an unusual location: The University of Manitoba. They took 6-foot-3, 300-pound DT David Onyemata, a very raw prospect but one who could pay off in time, with the 120th pick in the draft. Yes, that's Canada, folks. The NFL will dip its toes in the … [Read more...]

Ducks GM Murray on roster: 'Some people are going to get moved' ANAHEIM, Calif. -- After Friday afternoon's press conference, Anaheim Ducks general manager Bob Murray appeared to have more questions than answers.  Not the least of those being who will coach the team next year after he relieved Bruce Boudreau of his head coaching duties in the morning. There will be plenty of time to address … [Read more...]

Amateur plumber Bradberry now professional cornerback for Panthers Players who aren't invited to the green room at the NFL Draft decide to wait for their moment in a lot of different ways, though most of them involve friends and family and a party of some sort. Newly-minted Carolina Panthers cornerback James Bradberry was with family, but he wasn't exactly partying when the call came in from … [Read more...]

DeMarco Murray's fantasy value dips as Titans take Derrick Henry In a move that triggered more tears than the ending to “Field of Dreams,” the Tennessee Titans crushed DeMarco Murray supporter hopes by selecting Heisman winner Derrick Henry in Round 2 of the NFL Draft. Thanks a million, Jon Robinson. [Yahoo Fantasy Football is open for the 2016 season. Sign up now] The move adds yet … [Read more...]

Jets take the plunge, select Penn State QB Christian Hackenberg At about 8:45 p.m. ET on Friday, everyone wished the NFL draft still took place in New York City. Oh, to see the mass reaction of New York Jets fans when their team took Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg with the 51st overall pick. The Jets keep collecting quarterbacks, apparently hoping one of their flawed picks hits. … [Read more...]