It’s a small sample size, sure, but the Big Ten passed all four of its major non-conference tests with flying colors this month, three huge wins over ranked teams Saturday teaming nicely with that season-opening win for Wisconsin over LSU to form quite the resume that any...
He hit a grand slam and Edwin Encarnacion added two home runs on Sunday as Toronto dropped the rubber match of their three-game series to Boston 11-8. Clay Buchholz (6-10) threw just three innings, giving up six runs before making way for the Red Sox (80-62) bullpen.
A very big role worthy of all the adulation. It had a potential breakout star quarterback, an experienced offense around him and a talented defense, making the Cardinals appear to be a team on the rise.