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Howard Baldwin, ex-Whalers owner, offers critical look at ‘marginal’ NHL markets
Howard Baldwin founded the Hartford Whalers, helped create the San Jose Sharks, and produced "Mystery, Alaska" (yea!) and "Sound of Thunder" (bleech!) among other films. He's seen businesses that work,...
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Tony Parker handles the Spurs’ rodeo road trip with food and booze
Every season, the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo forces the hometown Spurs out of their environs for one of the longest road trips of the NBA season. Typically, it runs at least two weeks and...
View ArticleAngry Nick Diaz face, Dustin Poirier’s submission and more pictures from UFC 143
Check out Tracy Lee's pictures from Saturday night's fights. See Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit's fight played out in pictures, Roy Nelson and Fabricio Werdum's Fight of the Night, Dustin Poirier's...
View ArticleBoston’s Mark Melancon swims with sharks
Fact: If all of baseball's offseason stories featured videos of Boston Red Sox relievers swimming with great white sharks, we probably wouldn't be counting down the days until pitchers and catchers so...
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Bad beat: Jumping off the Kyle Stanley train one stop too early
We get plenty of golf strangeness in our email inboxes (and we always love more; email us here), but every so often you hear one that just makes you cringe. You'll note that we do not advocate...
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Pressing Questions: The Arizona Diamondbacks
If you stumbled into a smoke-filled book on the Las Vegas Strip last season and laid a crisp Benjamin Franklin on the Arizona Diamondbacks to win the NL West chances are you made out like a bandit....
View ArticleOklahoma victimized by premature celebration
Steven Pledger's buzzer-beating three-point attempt was still in mid-flight Monday night when the Oklahoma guard dropped to one knee and confidently pumped his fist as if he'd just sent the Sooners'...
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Who has the most expensive defense in the NHL?
Is there a link between dollars spent on forwards and offensive output? Tim Campbell of the Winnipeg Free Press looked at the link this week for the Winnipeg Jets, who have the third-lowest payroll...
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Here’s Paul Menard’s Daytona-week paint scheme
Here's a shot of the paint scheme for Paul Menard's No. 27 Chevy Impala. Well, actually, that's a die-cast; Menard can't really fit inside that. But you get the idea. He'll be running it at the Bud...
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Jarrett Lee is still struggling to explain his BCS Championship snub, too
The breakthrough, 24/7 media cycle being what it is in 2012, coaches and players alike have learned to take second-guessing as part of the normal life cycle of a loss. But even by the standards of...
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Maria Menounos wears Giants bikini in Times Square after Patriots loss
Last seen at the Super Bowl Tebowing with the man himself, "Extra" correspondent Maria Menounos was back in New York on Monday, standing in the middle of Times Square donning a red and blue bikini....
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Here are the 32 hockey teams asking to be a part of 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
Let's begin by stating the obvious: The Israeli national team hockey jersey makes us so excited we could plotz, bubbala. Israel is one of 32 teams that have formally applied for the 2014 Winter...
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Parking at a Yankees game could soon cost $55
Fans of the New York Yankees may soon have to pay as much as $55 to park at Yankee Stadium thanks to the poor planning by New York City, the Yankees and a private firm that is running low on cash....
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Cal Ripken Jr.’s son Ryan is absolutely perfect in incredible 42-point hoops...
By all indications, Ryan Ripken, the eldest son of baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., has shown plenty of potential to be the next in line in the family business. A sweet swinging first baseman,...
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Hockey Hugs: Grumpy Dion; Perrault’s surprise party; creepy Taylor Hall
Hockey Hugs is a feature that celebrates the best in hugging from around the NHL, because who doesn't love a good hug now and then? Seen a particularly good hug photo lately? Send it to...
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Was physics the reason Wes Welker dropped Tom Brady’s pass?
Within a 20-second span, the New England Patriots season was doomed to end with heartache and the New York Giants were on their way to planning a parade — and both plays had everything to do with the...
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Golfer stabbed in the leg after trying to play through
You may want to reconsider asking the foursome in front of you if you can play through the next time you're on the course. According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, an on-course altercation turned...
View ArticleA skydiver’s view of a plunge into Petco Park
So it's apparently thrill-seeking day here on Big League Stew. First we post a video of Boston Red Sox reliever Mark Melancon diving with great white sharks and now here's a first-person clip of two...
View ArticleNational No. 7 Flower Mound Marcus relaxes by singing and dancing Justin...
Top high school sports teams use all kinds of different traditions to forge tight bonds with one another. Some develop intricate handshakes. Many use catchy team specific chants. Others have very...
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Happy Birthday Boy: Remembering Dan Quisenberry
On occasion, Big League Stew honors a birthday boy per week by taking a longer look at his career. Please join us in lighting the candles. Dan Quisenberry, who would have turned 59 on Tuesday, was one...
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