
Viewers in New York City could not see the Masters on CBS for about twenty minutes on Saturday during the third round. According to the New York Post, “the outage began around 3:40 p.m. with the leaders on the front nine
by BW12 Apr 2014, 2:00 PM PST0

Nothing good happens past 3 a.m. Hillsborough County, Florida police arrested Tampa Bay Lightning left-winger Ryan Malone this morning at 3:23 on charges of driving under the influence. He allegedly hit a curb, or maybe the curb hit his car–it
by BW12 Apr 2014, 8:41 AM PST0

Sports scribes have called him a “moron.” Kirk Herbstreit wondered if he was “the dumbest player ever to play.” It turns out Johnny Football is pretty smart. Johnny Manziel scored better on the Wonderlic than any other quarterback at the
by BW11 Apr 2014, 1:19 PM PST0

ESPN’s first-round coverage of the Masters on Thursday plummeted by nearly 40% from last year’s coverage of the event. The main difference? This is the first time since 1994 that Tiger Woods has not been in the Masters, as he
by BW11 Apr 2014, 12:25 PM PST0

Luke Donald’s poor start at the Masters on Thursday got worse after the round when he was told a patron at Augusta national called in a two-stroke penalty on the ninth hole, which he double bogeyed. That turned into a
by BW11 Apr 2014, 8:53 AM PST0

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick asserted that reports that he was being investigated for a possible sexual assault “are completely wrong.” “They make things up about me that never happened,” he said on Twitter on Friday. (1/3) The charges
by BW11 Apr 2014, 8:52 AM PST0

The Houston Astros have recently made a habit of last place in the standings. On Monday, they recorded a last place Nielsen rating–a 0.0. In other words, not one of the 579 television sets tracked by Nielsen in the Houston
by BW10 Apr 2014, 6:12 PM PST0

Bill Haas, the son of golfer Jay Haas, holds the lead at the Masters after the first round with a four-under 68 in the second tournament he has played after firing his brother as his caddie. Adam Scott, the Aussie
by BW10 Apr 2014, 4:50 PM PST0

In Sports Center America, it’s all about the home run. At Tator Trot Track, it’s all about the slow gallop around the bases. Yes, stats-obsessed baseball nerds created a site aimed at tracking the pace of home-run hitters as they
by BW10 Apr 2014, 10:18 AM PST0

Conservative talk radio show host Larry Elder challenged Hank Aaron to name names after he accused Republicans who opposed President Barack Obama of being the equivalent of the racists who sent him death threats while he was chasing Babe Ruth’s
by BW10 Apr 2014, 10:02 AM PST0

Conservative talk radio host Mark Levin blasted Hank Aaron on Wednesday for suggesting that those who oppose President Barack Obama were like yesterday’s KKK members and said he was going to get rid of his expensive Hank Aaron baseball card
by BW10 Apr 2014, 9:58 AM PST0

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is reportedly being investigated for possible sexual assault in Miami. According to TMZ’s law enforcement sources, the “the alleged incident took place at the Viceroy Hotel in Miami earlier this month” and the investigation
by BW10 Apr 2014, 9:25 AM PST0

Georgia state law prohibits “mutilating, defacing, burning, or trampling” the American flag. Someone forgot to inform the pyrotechnics guy for the Atlanta Braves. The Atlanta Braves treated their fans to the wrong kind of fireworks display before their home opener
by BW9 Apr 2014, 5:33 PM PST0

Innovation and tradition make strange bedfellows. But Billy Payne, chairman of Augusta National, managed to combine the two in the children’s “Drive, Chip, and Putt” competition that took place this weekend. You can’t have tradition if you refuse to pass
by BW9 Apr 2014, 12:02 PM PST0

One half of the Pony Express rides again. Craig James, fired from FoxSportsNet for beliefs on traditional marriage expressed during a political campaign, just found employment. Unfortunately for football fans, it’s not with ESPN or the NBC Sports Network. The
by BW8 Apr 2014, 4:22 PM PST0

LA is a long way from Lexington. But that’s the direction University of Kentucky coach John Calipari heads, at least according to Rex Chapman. Chapman’s tweet heard round the basketball-shaped basketball world called Calipari’s hiring as the next Los Angeles
by BW8 Apr 2014, 8:31 AM PST0

Those in elite mainstream press and the bipartisan permanent political class are consumed with a potential Hillary Clinton vs. Jeb Bush presidential contest in 2016. Neither Hillary nor Jeb has declared their candidacy, but Bill Clinton and George W. Bush,
by BW7 Apr 2014, 9:57 PM PST0

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman continues to mock “mediocre” San Francisco wide receiver Michael Crabtree by writing “sorry Crabtree” under his autograph for a prominent sports memorabilia company. Steiner Sports tweeted out a photo on Monday of one of the cards Sherman
by BW7 Apr 2014, 9:51 PM PST0

The UConn Huskies defeated the Kentucky Wildcats 60-54 in the national championship game. The slow and sometimes sloppy game played competitively. But the Huskies never once trailed. Kentucky had their chances. After a jittery start that saw them down fifteen
by BW7 Apr 2014, 8:50 PM PST0

Shabazz Napier got a free ride to UConn. He thinks UConn got the free ride. He told reporters in the lead up to tonight’s national championship game that unionizing players might be one way to prevent players from going to
by BW7 Apr 2014, 10:42 AM PST0

On the day that Breitbart California launched, Andrew Breitbart’s beloved Los Angeles Dodgers beat the hated San Francisco Giants 6-2 to prevent getting swept after losing the first two games of the home stand. “In our hearts we’re Angelinos and
by BW6 Apr 2014, 10:17 PM PST0

Los Angeles may still get two NFL teams, but professional football finally returned to Southern California on Saturday night as Gene Simmons’ Los Angeles KISS, the Arena Football League team, made its home debut at Anaheim’s Honda Center. As the
by BW6 Apr 2014, 10:16 PM PST0

White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer said President Barack Obama may no longer participate in selfies at the White House after David Ortiz’s sponsored stunt last week. “Well, he obviously didn’t know anything about Samsung’s connection to this,” Pfeiffer said
by BW6 Apr 2014, 10:14 PM PST0

Ducks love the rain. The Duck Commander 500? Not so much. The inaugural Duck Commander 500, scheduled for an afternoon start at the Texas Motor Speedway, faces a delayed start today. The forecast calls for a high chance of rain
by BW6 Apr 2014, 12:43 PM PST0

LPGA commissioner Michael Whan said he was frustrated and disappointed that Paulina Gretzky was splashed across the cover of this month’s Golf Digest and in their featured spreads in the magazine. “Obviously we’re disappointed and frustrated by the editorial direction
by BW5 Apr 2014, 7:52 PM PST0