ESPN apologized 73 days ago for airing a commentator’s Christian views, but no apology is expected from the sports network for anyone offended by the millions of viewers who were surprised when they (or their children) were suddenly confronted with
The Dodgers hobbled through most of the season with little more than two dominant pitchers and one good hitter. However, the team that traveled to first place Arizona suddenly has four strong batters and four strong starting pitchers. They have
With star point guard Kyrie Irving in place, the Cleveland Cavaliers had the opportunity to use the top pick in the recent NBA Draft to nail down the center position with Nerlens Noel, or at least Cody Zeller or Alex
Both Los Angeles teams teams seemed doomed at 12-games below .500 a couple of weeks ago. The Angels seemed unable to overcome the starts lost when Jered Weaver’s arm was fractured by a line drive April 7 (pictured), while the
Anderson Silva and his camp always let opponents do the talking on strategy, and Chris Weidman seemed to be falling into the same trap in the days leading up to their battle for the UFC Middleweight title. Instead, it seemed
As if Orioles do not have enough reasons to watch the All-Star game with three players in the starting line-up, Wins Above Replacement (WAR) calculates that another Oriole is the most valuable player in the league. Third baseman Manny Machado
Wins Above Replacement (WAR) gives the NL starters a slight edge over the American League lineup if the NL chooses to start Carlos Gomez at DH and Clayton Kershaw on the mound. WAR says those 10 players would be about
Juan Uribe destroyed his old team, the San Francisco Giants, with seven RBIs to help the Dodgers pull to within 3 1/2 games of the NL West after trailing by 9 1/2 games just two weeks ago on Friday. With
The Cubs Jeff Samardzija throws the first pitch in major league baseball Friday as he tries to continue a great season (3.34 ERA) that has been a factor in the Cubs going 25-22 against everyone but the NL Central. The
Dan Straily accomplished a rare feat with his second 1-0 win of the season to keep the Oakland A’s one game ahead of the Texas Rangers in the two-way race for the AL West. The A’s also have an incredible
After his very public scandal and departure from Congress, Anthony Weiner finally has won an endorsement – from hot dog-eating champ Joey Chestnut. Outgoing New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (center) had a photo-op with Chestnut and women’s champ Sonya Thomas, but The
In Nathan’s annual hot dog eating contest, Joey Chestnut actually fell behind 22 hot dogs to 20 before rallying for his seventh straight title with a record 69 hot dogs consumed in 10 minutes. After the win, Chestnut said he
The Pittsburgh Pirates are the luckiest team in baseball and unlikely to stay in first place in the NL Central ahead of the best – and unluckiest team in baseball – the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals should be 55-28
Rapper and sports agent Jay-Z has reportedly dissed fellow sports agent Scott Boras in a rap song off his new album, which will be released on Thursday. According to ESPN, Jay-Z, on the song “Crown,” reportedly raps, “Scott Boras, you over
A’s shortstop Jed Lowrie called the Oakland sun the toughest in baseball after he and third baseman Josh Donaldson could not see a high pop fly that dropped in for a run-scoring error. St. Louis second baseman Matt Carpenter also
The Pittsburgh Pirates won Saturday to become the first Major League team to win 50 games this season, despite still boasting one of the smallest payrolls in baseball. The Pirates are nudging out Billy Beane and his Oakland A’s in
Los Angeles Dodgers hurler Josh Beckett is out of the season to undergo surgery to relieve a pinched nerve in his neck, the Dodgers announced on Saturday. The Dodgers traded for Josh Beckett, the former All-Star pitcher who infamously drank
An example of the difference between being a great college player and just making the NBA was summed up in a SI/CNN look at preseason Value Add ratings that read, “I’ve been playing around with John Pudner’s new Value Add
The Boston Celtics have reportedly agreed to send Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to the Brooklyn Nets in a blockbuster trade that rocked Draft night. The Brooklyn Nets named Jason Kidd as coach, and Thursday suddenly became the best team
It took NBA teams only 22 picks to get the 20 players Breitbart Sports reported would be the most valuable NBA players in Draft previews (click here). The only two times a team picked a player we did not have
The Cleveland Cavaliers started the NBA Draft with a surprise Thursday, going for the muscle in UNLV’s Anthony Bennett after a week of teams expressing concerns about his weight gain. Victor Oladipo went second to Orlando and Cody Zeller to
Going into Thursday’s NBA Draft (ESPN, 7 p.m. ET), Breitbart Sports completes the most comprehensive scientific projection of how much each players is likely to help his new NBA team. Previous posts have covered which player is the best physical
Desmond Jennings punched an RA Dickey pitch in the hole in the first inning Wednesday, but Jose Reyes came up with the backhand and gunned out Jennings at first. The Blue Jays have improved from 27-36 to 39-38 and Wins
Nerlens Noel is the sixth best player in the draft at steals (3.9% of opponents’ trips end in Noel stealing the ball), one of the top 10 at defensive rebounds (grabs 22.3% of opponents misses) and is the best “non-ball hog”
LeBron James claimed his 20th Sports Illustrated cover this week, well behind Michael Jordan’s all-time record 50 covers. James four ahead of Jordan’s pace at the same age. On the June 17, 1991, Jordan was pictured dunking with his left
