Daniel J. Flynn

The UFC holds its biggest event of 2014 in the midst of the biggest global sporting event of the year. So on the conference call promoting UFC 175, the World Cup naturally came up. “I like watching the World Cup,”

The U.S. makes it to the knockout round in Brazil, Americans get knocked out at Wimbledon, and the national pastime returns to normalcy. Soccer Evangelists The United States plays in the most important soccer game in the nation’s history today.

The UFC has squeezed some of this year’s most anticipated fights–Weidman-Machida, Edgar-Penn III, Rousey-Davis–into Fourth of July weekend. But it’s the fight not taking place–the drug-doomed Sonnen-Silva clash–that Breitbart Sports asked B.J. Penn and Lyoto Machida about on the UFC’s

Georges St. Pierre calls a letter he signed in support of a convicted drug trafficker a “mistake” and apologized “unconditionally” to any offended. The former UFC welterweight champion has long been a loud voice against the use of performance enhancing

Philadelphia’s nickname conjures up the city’s past. Its roster moves evoke the future–the distant future. Sometimes the Philadelphia 76ers confuse themselves for the Delaware 87ers, their D-League affiliate. The 76ers seem to be always developing, never arriving as the finished

The Florida Panthers selected defenseman Aaron Ekblad with the first pick in the NHL Draft on Friday night. “We are thrilled to have selected Aaron with the No. 1 pick,” declared Florida general manager Dale Tallon. “He is a strong,

Doctors killed Isaiah Austin’s basketball career last week by diagnosing him with Marfan syndrome. They also likely saved the Baylor star’s life. Last night at the NBA Draft, league commissioner Adam Silver, in a moment that overwhelmed the emotions, recognized

The Cleveland Cavaliers selected Kansas shooting guard/small forward Andrew Wiggins with the first pick in the NBA Draft. The Canadian player–the second year in a row that Cleveland has taken a Great White North product first–averaged 17.1 points a game

Nearly seventy years ago, America and its allies demanded unconditional surrender from Germany. Today, America and its allies hope for a draw against Germany. Many partisans of the U.S. soccer team would regard even a loss, provided by not too

The NFL and roughly 4,500 former players suing the league have reached a new settlement in the brain-injury lawsuit against the gridiron behemoth. The owners have agreed to lift a $675 million cap on funds paid out directly to former

Michelle Wie plays hard.  “I definitely cleaned up the cup,” Michelle Wie confessed on CNN Newsroom with Carol Costello of the trophy she drank from after winning the U.S. Women’s Open this weekend. “Who knows what liquid was in there

LeBron James has informed the Miami Heat that he will exercise the option to terminate his contract, ESPN’s Chris Broussard reports. The superstar becomes an unrestricted free agent on June 30.  James looked to make $20 million next year with

Soccer dominates the sports world once every four years. It’s rarer than a blue moon. Enjoy it while it lasts. If the United States manages to last in the World Cup, the game’s limited time in the limelight may not

Senator Rand Paul said that the name of a professional football team isn’t a legitimate concern of the federal government on Meet the Press Sunday morning. “I’m not much for the government getting involved in the NFL,” the Kentucky Republican

The back story of why Cleveland Browns head coach Mike Pettine alleges that Bill Belichick obtained the defensive playbook of the New York Jets may be more interesting than how the Patriots coach may or may not have obtained the

John Kerry occasionally graced the Fenway Faithful with his presence in the lower box seats during his time as a United States senator from Massachusetts. Now that Kerry serves as secretary of state, he confesses that small talk with big

The Seattle Seahawks received their Super Bowl rings last night in a ceremony the team dubs “private.” But the public that supported the franchise receives ample acknowledgement in the jewelry. The two openings of the ring feature “12” atop the

Bill Belichick owns a 7-4 record against the Jets since Rex Ryan assumed head coaching duties in 2009. Cleveland Browns coach Mike Pettine, a former assistant to Ryan, thinks he knows the secret of Belichick’s success. “We know in places

When the reigning Super Bowl champions travel to Landover, Maryland in week five of the upcoming NFL season, don’t expect the team’s hometown newspaper to acknowledge their opponent by name. The sports editor of the Seattle Times vows to censor

Chael Sonnen predicted that Wanderlei Silva wouldn’t step into the octagon with him. He later reported that the Axe Murderer had run from an emissary of the Nevada State Athletic Commission seeking to test him for banned substances. t turns out

BOSTON–Red Sox rookie Brock Holt borrowed Fred Lynn’s glove, Dave Roberts’s cleats, and Wade Boggs’s bat (along with his number) to spark a victory over the Twins Tuesday night at Fenway Park. Holt scored a run after a Dustin Pedroia

Baltimore’s Matt Wieters became the first position player to prematurely end his 2014 season in need of Tommy John surgery. He joins 22 major-league pitchers downed by elbow injuries requiring ulnar collateral ligament transplants. Wieters hit five home runs and

Twenty years ago today, the United States Marine Corps saved me from O.J. Simpson. O.J. didn’t try to knife me or steal back his trophies. Like Tonya Harding, Rob Lowe, and Pee Wee Herman before him, O.J. attempted to steal

The Sports gods delivered the World Cup, a US Open, a new keeper of the Stanley Cup, and an old, familiar champion in the NBA this weekend. Popovich Rules the World The San Antonio Spurs lack a representative in the

Do these argyle pants make me look fat? The United States Golf Association (USGA) grouped Kevin Stadler, Brendon de Jonge, and Shane Lowry together for a trio Thursday afternoon at the US Open. Tipping the scales at a combined weight