Happy Birthday Boy! Bill Pecota turns 52
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. It must be a strange life, being Bill Pecota and being better...
View ArticleThursday Fight Night: TUF 3 champ Kendall Grove alive, kicking and with a new...
Diego Sanchez fought his rear end off last night in losing to Jake Ellenberger. The lead in to the fight was very revealing as Sanchez admitted he hadn't taken all elements of his career seriously...
View ArticleWyoming puts its gigantic Mountain West field logo up for auction
The University of Wyoming is holding its annual Cowboy Joe Club online auction this week, which gives fans a chance to bid on everything from autographed shirts to club seats to the giant Mountain West...
View ArticlePavel Kubina not long for Lightning; Capitals keeping Mike Knuble
Two interesting bits of news this morning as the NHL trade deadline nears … The Tampa Bay Lightning had asked Pavel Kubina to waive his no-trade clause and "submit a list of teams to which he would...
View ArticleUtah wrestler looking for fourth straight state title … in third different state
When Brandon McBride takes to the mat in search of a Utah individual state title, the odds are good that he'll win. In fact, the odds are always good that McBride will win, with the senior in the midst...
View ArticleMarek Vs. Wyshynski Radio: Ovechkin’s rock star problems; Tracey Myers talks...
It's a Thursday 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: Tracey Myers of CSN Chicago talks about the...
View ArticleDTotD: Young Lanus fan spits at Ronaldinho
Shortly before halftime in Flamengo's 1-1 Copa Libertadores Group 2 draw at Lanus, a young fan of the Argentine side repeatedly spit at Ronaldinho as he prepared to take a corner kick. Another fan,...
View ArticleTim Beckman said leaving Toledo was the ‘hardest thing I’ve ever done’
When a coach leaves a program, he rarely goes back to talk to his former players. Sure, he'll hold a meeting, maybe some tears will be shed, but once the office is cleaned out and the car pulls off...
View ArticleThe Phoenix Suns refuse to dismantle their team because of … we can’t tell
Anyone who has ever enjoyed an NBA game in their entire life, save for those who don't currently rank the Phoenix Suns as their favorite team, would prefer the Suns trade their impressive group of...
View ArticleUFC on Fuel TV 1 postfight: Dana White hammers himself and the NSAC
Dana White always says what's on his mind. He's not afraid to call someone out even if it's himself. Seconds after Jake Ellenberger crawled across the finish line to win his three-round fight against...
View ArticleMarshall Faulk on 5,000 yards passing: Pfffffft
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was one of three guys to throw for more than 5,000 yards this season, along with Drew Brees and Tom Brady. This makes Stafford one of four guys who have ever...
View ArticleThe Anaheim Ducks are really going to pull this off, aren’t they?
There are many signs that something special is happening with the Anaheim Ducks this season. One of them was on the boards near their bench in Pittsburgh, during their 2-1 victory over the Penguins on...
View ArticleKevin Harvick: Wins trump consistency in the Chase
DAYTONA BEACH, FL - It's been a good-news, bad-news kind of world for Kevin Harvick in the past couple Chases. On the plus side, he's had the best seat in the house for two of the best championship...
View ArticleKate Upton’s Sports Illustrated cover was airbrushed. So what?
The New York Daily News weighed in this week on Kate Upton's Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover, suggesting that the voluptuousness of the model has been minimized via Photoshop because -- I don't know...
View ArticleLeBron James hints that he’d like to be welcomed back as a Cleveland Cavalier
When you very publicly and borderline cruelly break an entire community's heart by holding a nationally televised event that ended in you deciding not to re-sign with a particular basketball team in a...
View ArticleReport: Five TCU players failed surprise drug test, not 60 or 82
A day after affidavits were released stating that TCU football might have a widespread drug problem, a source confirmed to the Fort Worth Star Telegram that TCU is more or less in the clear. According...
View ArticleSoftball coach suspended after rant against student in which he threatens...
A Winston-Salem softball coach and a school resource officer at the same school have both been suspended because of an hour-long rant they launched against a student at their school who accused the men...
View ArticleOverexcited Leverkusen players forced to auction off their Leo Messi shirts
When you play in the Bundesliga, you don't get many chances to share the pitch with Lionel Messi, so Bayer Leverkusen's Michael Kadlec and Manuel Friedrich wasted no time in trying to snag Messi's...
View ArticleCreate-a-caption: Do not ask to see Michael Waltrip’s phone
What on earth could Michael Waltrip be showing Denny Hamlin on his cell phone at NASCAR Media Day? Take a wild guess. But we bet it's already sponsored.
View ArticleReport: Several teams (and leagues) interested in Randy Moss
Just days ago, Randy Moss announced that he intends to come back to the NFL to "tear somebody's heads off." According to Jason La Confora of the NFL Network, several teams are interested in talking to...
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