On this day 50 years ago it was an extra-inning collision at home-plate that not only won the game for the National League but caused a lot of controversies.
Are the Saints a safe bet to win the NFC South? Are All-Star games dead? Which NFL coach will be fired first? Who wins Wimbledon? Answers lie in FAST FIVE.
All Star games are archaic, but do display freakish athletes. Who's the most freakish athlete ever? Should Pelicans trade for Reggie Jackson? Floyd Mayweather is a loser. All this & more on FAST FIVE!
Former Louisiana Ragin' Cajun baseball standout Jonathan Lucroy had a memorable Major League Baseball All-Star Game debut on Tuesday night, going 2-for-2 with two doubles, while driving home two runs, at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Angels outfielder Mike Trout drove in two runs with two extra-base hits, and the American League beat the National League, 5-3, in the 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Target Field in Minneapolis on Tuesday night.
Former Louisiana Ragin' Cajun baseball player Jonathan Lucroy, a catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, was named to the National League All-Star team on Sunday.
Oakland A's outfielder Yoenis Cespedes won the 2013 Home Run Derby, held on Monday night at Citi Field in New York.
Cespedes, who hit 32 total home runs, defeated Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper, 9-8, in the final round, to win the event.
...
New York Mets right-hander Matt Harvey and Detroit Tigers right-hander Max Scherzer are expected to start for their respective league in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, scheduled for Tuesday night, at Citi Field in New York.
Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman and Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Steve Delabar are headed to the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, after winning the fan vote for the finals spots in their respective leagues.
The National League defeated the American League in MLB's 82nd All-Star game. Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers hit a 3 run homer in the 4th inning to help the NL win by the score of 5-1. After going 13 years without a win at the Midsummer Classic, the NL has now won twice in a row.