Big Papi To The Rescue, NFL Week 6, Miracle Finish

October 14, 2013 Subscribe · Forward BIG SLAM With the Red Sox once again struggling to generate any offense against the Detroit Tigers, David Ortiz came to the rescue. Big Papi hit a game-tying grand slam with two outs in the eighth inning of Game 2 of the ALCS to pull Boston even with Detroit, 5-5. Continue reading... WATCH: Bob Costas Takes A Stand Against Redskins Name WATCH: Tom Brady Delivers Another Miracle Finish SEC Sets Record In Week 8 AP Top 25 Poll Adrian Peterson Explains His Decision To Play REPORTS: Two-Year-Old Son Of NFL MVP Dies Big Papi To The Rescue Adrian Peterson Explains His Decision To Play Big Papi To The Rescue Charter School Founded By Deion Sanders Cuts Ties With Deion Sanders Adrian Peterson Explains His Decision To Play Big Papi To The Rescue LEIGH STEINBERG Instant Replay Is Boring, Not Instant Instant replay in collegiate and NFL football has outlived its shelf life. Originally proposed as a more accurate way of providing certainty on close calls, it has followed the pattern of many well-meaning advances and produced unintended negative consequences. Continue reading... RICHARD ALTHER An Open Letter to President Putin From a Gay U.S. Athlete Did I lose you with the "gay" bit? Let me explain. Love it or hate it, since time immemorial, there is likely one guy or gal out of every 10 who is gay. Lots of former Olympians compete in Gay Games. And -- finally getting to the point -- lots of gays compete in the Olympics. Continue reading... KEN REED We're Losing Ground on the Title IX Front The battle for equal opportunity in sports is far from won. In fact, the situation is getting worse, not better. Consider this sobering statistic: Since 2004, the gap in the number of sports participation opportunities between males and females has expanded, not decreased. Continue reading... JORDAN SCHULTZ Having Fallen So Far, So Fast, Can The Giants Get Back Up? New York has neither a proven, long-term running back nor the shutdown defense it thought it had two years ago. What happened to defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, who has gone from truly dominant to truly ordinary? What happened to the G-Men's lethal pass rush that won the Super Bowl just 20 months ago? Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003