Tricky situation: There’s reportedly a gay adult film actor in the cast of...
It was inevitable that the UFC would be faced with handling the issue of a homosexual fighter. Even Dana White understands that's a reality, but we can't imagine he saw the Dakota Cochrane situation on...
View ArticleAs usual, scouts are all over the place on this year’s draft class
There's one way in which the art of projecting draft prospects is very much like witnessing a car accident (well, two ways if you're watching Vontaze Burfict's combine performance): Everyone will come...
View ArticleSpring headlines: Boston’s Jason Varitek retires
Baseball is back! Here at Big League Stew, we'll take a quick dash around the league each morning in an attempt to keep you updated on all the springtime storylines. After appearing in nearly 1,600...
View ArticleNebraska booster takes out full-page ad in defense of Doc Sadler
Amid increasing debate over whether Doc Sadler should keep his job once Nebraska misses the NCAA tournament for a 14th straight season, a prominent Huskers booster took out a full page ad in Sunday's...
View ArticleTwin brothers add Raptors draft pick’s signature to hoops tattoo collection
Toronto Raptors draftee Jonas Valanciunas has been killing it in Europe, leading Lithuania's under-19 national team to a FIBA world championship and turning in strong play for his Euroleague side en...
View ArticleDonald Trump completes purchase of Doral for $150 million
It's been a while since Doral golf resort has been at its absolute best, but that all could be changing, after famed real estate developer Donald Trump purchased the iconic South Florida resort for a...
View ArticleSix big winners during the Worst. Trade. Deadline. Ever.
There was probably a moment in which you realized the 2012 NHL Trade Deadline was a slumbering anti-event of tepid speculation and overhyped transactions. Perhaps when a Tom Gilbert for Nick Schultz...
View ArticleJuniors Julian Randle, Nerlens Noel think they could star in NBA All Star...
The top players in any sport are always successful because of their confidence. Sometimes in dominant prep athletes, that confidence can even seem to have no bounds, as was the case with a crop of the...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: Aaron Portzline on Rick Nash controversy; NHL...
It's a Tuesday edition of Marek vs. Wyshynski beginning at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT, and we're talking about the following and more: Special Guest Star: Columbus Dispatch writer Aaron Portzline talks Rick...
View ArticleZone Read: BCS hires media consultants to make it a boatload of money
The Zone Read is your morning college football primer to make you seem like the smartest person at the water cooler even if you're not. Apparently, Bill Hancock's BCS-positive emails and Facebook...
View ArticleDoes Dwight Howard, the NBA’s best center, know his place?
Dwight Howard? You're a center. Seriously, friend; you're a center. You're a great one. The most dominant in this league despite clearly taking way more possessions off this year than you have over the...
View ArticleLouis Saha explains why footballers prefer prostitutes
With his recent move to Tottenham and a recall to the French national team, things are going well for Louis Saha in the tail-end of his career. So, what else would he have to talk about besides the...
View ArticleRick Nash frames himself as the Anti-Sundin, says trade request was to help
Columbus Blue Jackets GM Scott Howson may not have made the jaw-dropping Rick Nash trade that might have saved the worst trade deadline ever, but he still managed to make one of the most surprising...
View ArticleHank Haney: Tiger Woods considered leaving golf to become a Navy SEAL
Imagine for just a second what the golf world would be like if Tiger Woods had decided to walk away from the game in the prime of his career. It's almost impossible to fathom, but in an excerpt from...
View ArticleShaquille O’Neal grades his TNT work, disses Steve Nash
Shaquille O'Neal has been a mixed bag on TNT's "Inside the NBA" this season, to the point where some people have even credited him with ruining the show. That's overkill — if the show is worse, it's...
View ArticleDirk Hayhurst: What it’s really like to be a rookie on your first day in the...
Note: With Dirk Hayhurst's second book "Out of My League" hitting shelves Tuesday, we asked him if he'd write a piece for Big League Stew. Hayhurst agreed and because the book focuses on his promotion...
View ArticleNASCAR won’t penalize Keselowski for using Twitter during Daytona 500
Good news: in a decision that will make the NFL, the NBA and Major League Baseball choke, NASCAR has determined that Brad Keselowski not only didn't violate any rules of unauthorized communication for...
View ArticleVideo: Joe Ayoob achieves paper airplane throwing immortality
Joe Ayoob is finally known as something other than being the bust that replaced Aaron Rodgers at Cal - he's now a world record holder. On Monday, Ayoob threw a paper airplane 226 feet, 10 inches to...
View ArticleDTotD: Zlatan Ibrahimovic starts a chain reaction that results in a...
As we have already established, being a teammate of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's can be very painful no matter if it's club or country. But even when Zlatan isn't actively trying to thwack his teammates, he...
View ArticleGeorgia team becomes first to forfeit state playoff opener in 71 years
The Wilcox (Ga.) County High basketball team made ignominious Georgia state history on Friday when it became the first squad since 1941 to forfeit a state tournament game before it had even been...
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