Video: ‘The Big Bang Theory’ tries basketball
If you're a comedy nerd, you probably spend your Thursday night's watching shows like NBC's "Parks and Recreation" and Adult Swim's "Delocated." If you like jokes, and more casual brand of laughs,...
View ArticleIn Memory of Gary Carter: Empire State Building shines bright with blue and...
The state of New York paid tribute to the late Gary Carter on Friday evening with a special blue and orange lighting display at the very top of the Empire State Building, The tribute was announced on...
View ArticleConspiracy time already? C-posts from Jimmie Johnson’s car confiscated by NASCAR
Man, we couldn't even get to the Budweiser Shootout before we had the trigger for the first set of Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus conspiracy theories. On Friday, during inspection before qualifying for...
View ArticleMartin Truex, Jr. draws pole for Budweiser Shootout
Martin Truex, Jr. drew the pole for Saturday night's Budweiser Shootout exhibition race at Daytona. Starting spots for the race were determined as the 25 drivers entered for the race each picked a...
View ArticlePavel Datsyuk extends Red Wings’ home winning streak with dazzling buzzer...
It should go without saying that, when you win 21 homes games in a row, you're a team firing on all cylinders. But let's be clear, as tight a game as the Red Wings are playing right now, it helps that...
View ArticleFriday’s Three Stars: Little comes up big; Sabres loss puts them in...
Florida mascot Stanley C. Panther gives in to his primal, feline urge to hunt. No. 1 Star: Bryan Little, Winnipeg Jets The Jets entered the third period versus the Boston Bruins leading by one, but...
View ArticleTraining Day: TESTing Day at TEST
Up through the NFL Draft, Shutdown Corner'sKristian Dyer will be training at TEST Football Academy Powered by Parisi Speed School in New Jersey along with roughly 20 players. All of these athletes are...
View ArticleVideo: Catch up with Round 2 of the Northern Trust Open
'Twas a lovely Friday at Riviera, and many of the players responded. Joe Ogilvie hit his 10th career ace, not all in this round, while Phil Mickelson held onto a one-stroke lead following an...
View Article‘Kid’: Montreal artist honors Gary Carter with song
If you've followed Big League Stew for any amount of time, you know that Annakin Slayd's "Nos Amours in My Heart" ranks as one of the best fan tributes we've ever seen on YouTube. Laden with loads of...
View ArticleAsk Alex: Can Prince Fielder and Miguel Cabrera combine for 80 homers?
We all have questions about the 2012 season and Alex Remington luckily has some answers. The Stew's resident stats guru will address some of the big ones as the year progresses. The Situation: After...
View ArticlePuck Daddy chats with KHL President Alexander Medvedev about NHL...
KHL President Medvedev is also the head of Russian natural gas giant Gazprom. He was in New York to attend the annual meeting with American shareholders as well as conduct other Gazprom business. But...
View ArticleRide the wave: 250 fans will watch drills at this year’s scouting combine
After putting about 7,000 fans in Indianapolis' Lucas Oil Stadium at $25 a pop for Super Bowl Media Day, the NFL is now letting fans in for the scouting combine drills, per Mike Chappell of...
View ArticleAaron Boogaard punches photographer, earns game misconduct in CHL game (VIDEO)
Aaron Boogaard, former Pittsburgh Penguins farmhand, is a winger for the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees of the CHL. Like his late brother Derek Boogaard, he's an enforcer: 109 penalty minutes in 46...
View ArticleWatch goalie Nick Boucher’s WWE-style run-in for line brawl sucker punch (VIDEO)
Continuing Puck Daddy's unofficial CHL anarchy day, there was a line brawl on Friday night between the Fort Wayne Komets and the Bloomington Blaze just 1:53 into the game; an incident tied to a...
View ArticleNHL denies that Greg Jamison’s the next Phoenix Coyotes owner
The Phoenix Coyotes ownership soap opera has had more stops and starts than an NFL game, with nowhere near the entertainment or occasional catharsis. Yet there are more parties interested in its...
View ArticleShabazz Napier: ‘I gotta question some of these guys’ heart.’
For much of UConn's stunning nosedive from the preseason top five to the fringes of the at-large picture, the Huskies have been in denial about the downward trajectory of their season. On Saturday, we...
View ArticleArtur Boruc’s Saturday Rage List
AAAAHHHHHHHH I AM ARTUR BORUC AND THIS IS A LIST OF THINGS THAT MADE ME ANGRY THIS WEEK: 1. EDINSON CAVANI -- YOU ARE THE DEVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MAYBE INSTEAD OF SCORING GOALS ALL THE TIME YOU COULD DO...
View ArticleWhether intentional or not, ESPN’s since-deleted headline about Jeremy Lin...
In these early stages, we can't tell you if ESPN copy editors using "chink in the armor" as a way to describe Asian-American Jeremy Lin and his New York Knicks losing their first game in 13 days on...
View ArticleN.C. State legends Gugliotta, Corchiani ejected from Saturday’s game
Only six minutes remained in Florida State's convincing 76-62 victory over North Carolina State on Saturday when referee Karl Hess did something even longtime basketball fans had never seen before. He...
View ArticleWild, Blues get chippy; suspensions coming for Peters, Clutterbuck, Backes?
It's pretty easy to understand why the Minnesota Wild were frustrated Saturday. On a macro scale, they have all of 4 wins in 2012 and they leave Missouri mired in a 7-game losing streak. On a micro...
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