With Assembly Speaker Indicted, NY Fighter Believes ‘This Is the Year’ for MMA Legalization
Long Island mixed-martial-artist Al Iaquinta tells Breitbart Sports that he thinks 2015 marks the year that his state finally legalizes his sport.
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Deion Sanders to Namesake: You’re Rich, ‘Stop the Hood Stuff’
Deion Sanders famously angered Carlton Fisk by tracing a dollar sign in the batter’s box. Deion Sanders Jr. angers his father by slumming it.
Fighter Explains How He Cuts 12 Pounds in 24 Hours
Jorge Masvidal fasts this Good Friday. But it’s because he wants to knock out Al Iaquinta on Saturday and not because Jesus Christ rises from the dead on Sunday.
Chad Mendes: I’d Like to Beat the Crap Out of Conor McGregor
Jose Aldo picks Chad Mendes to beat Ricardo Lamas on Saturday. Chad Mendes picks Jose Aldo to beat Conor McGregor this July. “But, for whatever reason, if Conor wins, I’d like to get in there and beat the crap out of that guy to take the belt,” Mendes tells Breitbart Sports.
Real Life Tyler Durden: YouTube Backyard Brawler Goes Legit in UFC
Some mixed-martial artists start with a base of wrestling or jiu-jitsu. Jorge Masvidal began as a YouTube brawler.
NCAA ‘Very Pleased’ Indiana Legislators Amending RFRA
The NCAA’s president says he’s “very pleased” that Indiana lawmakers have tinkered with the Religious Freedom Restoration Act passed last week.
Ronda Rousey’s ‘Furious 7’ Role OK with UFC Boss Once Down on Thespian-Fighters
UFC President Dana White tells Breitbart Sports that Ronda Rousey, who hits theaters this weekend in Furious 7, can do as many movies as she pleases from the UFC’s standpoint because fighting comes first for her.
Will Greed K.O. Mayweather-Pacquiao Profits? Art Laffer Applies His Curve
The promotors of the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao superfight look to cash in by charging as much as $100 for a home viewing of the pay-per-view bout. But one of the world’s most famous economists tells Breitbart Sports that a law of diminishing returns sets in when sellers price a product above what the market will bear.
RFRA Sore Losers Want to Take Everyone’s Ball and Go Home from Indiana
Indianapolis, the focal point of national news this week, becomes the center of the sports universe this weekend. Lucas Oil Stadium hosts college basketball’s Final Four, which, because of Indiana Governor Mike Pence signing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) last week, brings fans as well as protestors to the Midwestern metropolis.
Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Testifies in Aaron Hernandez Trial
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft testified in a Fall River, Massachusetts, court that his former player Aaron Hernandez offered him an alibi to the accusation that he murdered Odin Lloyd.
Scalper Wars: StubHub Sues Golden State Warriors, Ticketmaster
A federal lawsuit brought by StubHub charges that the Golden State Warriors and Ticketmaster not only profit from the scalping of tickets on the secondary market but that they employ monopolistic practices to shut out competition as well.
NBA and Pacers Release Joint Statement on Indiana Religious Freedom Law
The NBA, WNBA, and their Indianapolis-based teams felt compelled to release a joint statement in reaction to Indiana’s religious freedom bill signed into law this week by Governor Mike Pence.
UFC’s Dana White: ‘Everybody’s a F—ing Genius’
UFC President Dana White tells Breitbart Sports that “everybody’s a f—ing genius” when it comes to running your affairs by remote.
It’s a Long Way to the Top If You Wanna Conor McGregor
Two years ago, “Conor McGregor” appeared on an Irish welfare check. Today, the name graces a Las Vegas marquee.
Dana White: Ronda Rousey Converted Me to Women’s MMA
UFC President Dana White tells Breitbart Sports that Ronda Rousey catalyzed an epiphany on women’s mixed-martial arts.
Dana White: Vince McMahon ‘Threw the Vault’ at Brock Lesnar
Speaking to Breitbart Sports UFC President Dana White responded with words of support for his biggest cash cow putting himself out to pasture.
Conor McGregor Vows to Beat Jose Aldo, Turn His Favela Into a Sweatshop
Irish featherweight Conor McGregor charged Jose Aldo, dismissed him as a “co-main event champion,” and offered to hire him as a cleaner at a raucous event promoting UFC 189 at the Strand Theatre in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
Brock Lesnar Rules Out MMA Return
Brock Lesnar, the professional wrestler who elevated mainstream interest in the UFC, has opted against a return to mixed-martial arts (MMA).
No Trick Photography: Bill Belichick Shows Up in NFL Coaches Picture
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick materialized in the annual NFL coaches photo after pulling a disappearing act in past years.
Michael Sam’s NFL Career Over in 5.1 Seconds
Michael Sam went to the first NFL veterans combine to resurrect his never quite alive NFL career. He left Tempe certain never to play a down in an official NFL game.
NC State Player: ‘What the F— Is Wrong with Barack Obama?’
NC State’s Cat Barber scored 13 points to help defeat the Villanova Wildcats. He told off the president of the United States on national television as an encore.
Chuck Bednarik Bombed Nazis Before He Blitzed Quarterbacks
Chuck Bednarik fought Nazis in the skies over Germany. Then he drove Frank Gifford into the earth in the Bronx.
NY Times Articles on CTE Outnumber Documented Cases of CTE
A new peer-reviewed article on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) demonstrates that for every four documented cases of the disease one published scientific study exists. A Breitbart Sports examination of the New York Times shows that America’s newspaper of record has published nearly double the number of articles on CTE than the number of actual CTE cases.
President Obama Unveils His NCAA Tournament Bracket
President Barack Obama picked the Kentucky Wildcats to win the NCAA tournament in his bracket revealed Wednesday on ESPN.
Good for Chris Borland for Retiring at 24, But Football Is Good For You
NFL players live longer lives than their peers watching in the stands and commit suicide far less than men outside of the league. So why does the media report 24-year-old Chris Borland’s retirement from the San Francisco 49ers as though the linebacker has just saved his life rather than moved on to a new one?
