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Zito Beats Cards 1-0; Third Toughest Win of Season

Barry Zito reached base all three times at the plate including once that allowed San Francisco to score their only run, and threw seven scoreless innings to give the Giants a 1-0 win over St. Louis in front of their

Zito Beats Cards 1-0; Third Toughest Win of Season

Rutgers AD Reportedly Out 5 Months After Joining Big Ten

Less than five months after taking the stage with Rutgers President Robert Barchi (center photo) and Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany (right) to announce that Rutgers had been selected by the Big Ten, Tim Pernetti (left) is out as Rutgers

Rutgers AD Reportedly Out 5 Months After Joining Big Ten

Baylor Wins NIT Title; Jackson Averages 20 Pts./11 Assists

On Selection Sunday, Breitbart Sports noted that NIT-bound Baylor had the 17th best trio in college basketball under the headline “Breitbart Sports Picked 67 of 68 NCAA Bids: Middle 20s No. 7 Baylor Left Out.” On Thursday, the trio dominated

Baylor Wins NIT Title; Jackson Averages 20 Pts./11 Assists

Nationals 1st to Win 3 Games

The Washington Nationals capped a packed schedule of baseball Thursday afternoon by becoming the first team in the Majors to win three games, improving to 3-0. Miami finally scored for the first time this season in the second inning, but

Nationals 1st to Win 3 Games

AP Names Burke POY, 43 Days After Breitbart Sports Did the Same

Some thought Breitbart Sports was premature in naming Trey Burke the College Basketball Most Valuable Player 43 days ago, when speculation was focused on other players. But Thursday the Associated Press sports writers agreed, naming Burke their Player of the

AP Names Burke POY, 43 Days After Breitbart Sports Did the Same

Astros Set Strikeout Record, Rangers Win Again

The good news for the Houston Astros is that they will win more games than injured Johan Santana, who is one of three players being paid more than their whole team, they can no longer be the only sixth place

Astros Set Strikeout Record, Rangers Win Again

Penguins' Crosby, Louisville's Ware Both Out of Hospital

Fans of Louisville basketball and Pittsburgh Penguins hockey could both be cheering for championships soon, but Tuesday they are happy for a more important reason. Tuesday the AP reported that both Sidney Crosby and Kevin Ware are out of the

Penguins' Crosby, Louisville's Ware Both Out of Hospital

Kershaw Looks Like Koufax-Drysdale with Homer-Shutout to Lead Dodgers

While writing for the New York Post in 1990, I debuted a stat for starting pitchers called “ERA Needed to Win,” which took runs of support from a pitcher’s offense and subtracted runs allowed by relief pitchers and unearned runs allowed by the defense

Kershaw Looks Like Koufax-Drysdale with Homer-Shutout to Lead Dodgers

Ex-Notre Dame Football Star Samardzija Dominates for Cubs Win

Jeff Samardzija showed the kind of dominance on the mound that led him to choose baseball after being an All-American receiver for Notre Dame in 2006. After several years of bouncing between the minors and the major league bullpen, Samardzija

Ex-Notre Dame Football Star Samardzija Dominates for Cubs Win

New 1st: Astros Lead AL with 8-2 Win Over Texas

The Houston Astros are in first place in the American League for the first time in history. The Astros played their first game since being moved to the American League, hammering Texas Rangers All-Star pitcher Matt Harrison for the second

New 1st: Astros Lead AL with 8-2 Win Over Texas

Obama Watches Record Defensive Effort by Syracuse

WASHINGTON, DC — Defense was the story of the game as Jim Boeheim’s Syracuse secured the first Final Four bid of the 2013 NCAA Tournament, defeating Marquette 55-39 in the match up of Big East schools. The game was proof

Obama Watches Record Defensive Effort by Syracuse

Obama Booed at Elite 8 Game… After Golf Outing

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly half of the crowd at Saturday’s Elite 8 game between Syracuse and Marquette at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. booed President Barack Obama when he was shown on the big screen with just over ten

Obama Booed at Elite 8 Game… After Golf Outing

CBS Enjoying Madness Revenue, ESPN Set to be Challenged

WASHINGTON – CBS sportscaster Bill Raftery (left of photo) and thecamera crew prepares for the first Elite Eight game between Big East schools Syracuse andMarquette. March is the one month CBS Sports dominates ESPN in sportsrevenue due to the $1

CBS Enjoying Madness Revenue, ESPN Set to be Challenged

Breitbart Sports Exclusive: Top 50 Elite 8 Players

In the debut of Breitbart Sports we gave you the top 1500 players in the nation, and at the time Mason Plumlee was No. 1. However, Trey Burke quickly emerged and left the field behind him, and on Friday he

Breitbart Sports Exclusive: Top 50 Elite 8 Players

Viewers' Guide: Elite 8 Match-ups Saturday and Sunday

Just 23 days ago, Breitbart Sports reviewed the 295 teams still alive for the National title, and 12 days ago we did an in depth alphabetical review on the chances of the 68 teams that were left. The ratings system worked again; 11 teams

Viewers' Guide: Elite 8 Match-ups Saturday and Sunday

Louisville Gives Big East 3rd Elite 8 Team

With Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell clad in red in the Louisville section and his almost opponent Ashley Judd apparently cheering somewhere, the Cardinals became the third Big East team to lead by double digits for most of the game and

Louisville Gives Big East 3rd Elite 8 Team

Viewers Guide: Friday Sweet 16 Features Kansas vs. Michigan

The rest of the Elite 8 will be set tonight as the games move from DC and LA to to Indianapolis and Dallas. The tournament favorite Louisville opens the action against Oregon, which has made the case that the Pac12

Viewers Guide: Friday Sweet 16 Features Kansas vs. Michigan

ESPN's Worst Sweet 16 Team Marquette Destroys Miami

WASHINGTON – Breitbart Sports made Marquette a slight favorite in Thursday’s game against Miami, while ESPN ranked Marquette as the worst team in the Sweet 16. Marquette lead by double digits for the final 27 minutes and 52 seconds of the game,

ESPN's Worst Sweet 16 Team Marquette Destroys Miami

Breitbart Sports No. 1 Team of 2012 Wins 49th Straight, Title

In the debut section of Breitbart Sports at the beginning of 2013, we listed the Minnesota women’s hockey team as the best college team in any sport. They were 20-0 at the time, and this week improved to 41-0 to claim

Breitbart Sports No. 1 Team of 2012 Wins 49th Straight, Title

Viewers Guide to Sweet 16 Thursday: Big Injury Changes 1 Favorite

WASHINGTON – The Sweet 16 kicks off from Coast-to-Coast Thursday – with Indiana being the favorite to emerge from four teams playing in the political center of the country (Washington) and Ohio State the favorite to emerge from the entertainment

Viewers Guide to Sweet 16 Thursday: Big Injury Changes 1 Favorite

Harbaugh Prepares Pep Talk for Brother-in-law's Hoosiers

During the NFL playoffs Breitbart Sports was one of the first to note a possible Superbowl matchup between brothers Jim and John Harbaugh, and the fact that brother-in-law Tom Crean simultaneously had the Indiana Hoosiers contending for a title. With

Harbaugh Prepares Pep Talk for Brother-in-law's Hoosiers

Shrewd Business Decisions Drive Baseball Values Up 23%

Major League Baseball and the Players Association frustrated baseball fans years ago when they began requiring licensing that forced board games like Statis-Pro Baseball to stop producing player cards. I even invented my own game of 36 historic teams, and

Shrewd Business Decisions Drive Baseball Values Up 23%

Transgender Athletes Could Take Title IX Scholarships

As the women’s Sweet 16 was set Tuesday, it was great to see how far women’s basketball has come in the 40 years since Title IX. Young girls and their parents now know from an early age that if they

Transgender Athletes Could Take Title IX Scholarships

Bush, Baylor Crowd Cheer Griner Dunks; LSU Rallies

Women’s opening week March Madness games are played at schools in the tournament. That gave George W. Bush and the rest of Baylor’s home crowd the chance to cheer Brittney Griner’s three dunks in Baylor, and the LSU home crowd the

Bush, Baylor Crowd Cheer Griner Dunks; LSU Rallies

Mosqueda-Lewis Leads Scores 22 to Defeat Vandy

This year the Connecticut women lost four more games than they did during their record streak from 2008 to 2010, but Monday they crushed Vanderbilt 77-44 to advance to the Regional Semifinals for the 20th straight season. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (left

Mosqueda-Lewis Leads Scores 22 to Defeat Vandy

'Unbeatable' Heat Win 27th Straight

As the Miami Heat dismantled the Orlando Magic for their 27th straight win, 108-94 over Orlando, I could only remember what an NBA executive told me after breakfast last year. When I mentioned having attended Dwyane Wade’s alma mater of

'Unbeatable' Heat Win 27th Straight

March Madness Sunday Viewers' Guide: OSU Tries to make Big Ten 9-1

The following table is the schedule of starting times and team ratings as March Madness wraps up today in Philadelphia (PA), Kansas City (MO), Austin (TX) and Dayton (OH). The second tables lists the ratings in the Breitbart Sports Alphabetical Guide

March Madness Sunday Viewers' Guide: OSU Tries to make Big Ten 9-1

Butler Left Feeling Blue

The Big East hopes to see this every year – Marquette and Butler playing two games a year down to the wire. Butler will be the only non-Catholic member of the new 10-team Big East, and after Rotnei Clarke won

Butler Left Feeling Blue

Louisville Wins with 'Sea of Red' at Rivals' Arena

Lexington,KY – Except for a lone section of green Colorado State fans and theushers in Kentucky blue, virtually every fan in Rupp arena was clad inred and on their feet, cheering for Wildcats’ rival Louisville as theydefeated the Rams 82-56

Louisville Wins with 'Sea of Red' at Rivals' Arena

Minnesota Hands Pac12 Second Loss with 83-63 Win over UCLA

Minnesota was one of 17 teams that entered the NCAA tournament with a 30 or higher rating in the Alphabetical Guide to teams, and for all of the upsets in the first round, their destruction of UCLA made those teams

Minnesota Hands Pac12 Second Loss with 83-63 Win over UCLA

Indiana's Zeller and Oladipo Dominate Smaller JMU

LeBron James and some other stars do not like being in dunk contests because they form bad habits when not contested on the way to the rim. If that is the case, Cody Zeller and Victor Oladipo could be in

Indiana's Zeller and Oladipo Dominate Smaller JMU

Illini Hands Pac12 First Loss, Defeats Colorado 57-49

Colorado came out of halftime and dominated Illinois for 11 minutes, outscoring the Illini 23-2, and lost. In a game of streaks, Illinois won the final seven minutes of the first half 13-0, and responded to Colorado’s run with a

Illini Hands Pac12 First Loss, Defeats Colorado 57-49