Frank VanderSloot was one of 16 million-dollar Romney donors identified by Rolling Stone, and now Nate Silver writes that the fact that there is no statistical evidence that the IRS audit of VanderSloot indicates he was targeted. At first glance there
If you want to put down $21 on LeBron James claiming his second NBA title this year, you can win $5 back for your risk. The 5-to-21 published odds would indicate that the Heat has an 80.8 percent chance of
All Ottawa goalie Craig Anderson did was stop 49 of 50 shots on goal in more than 127 minutes of action, race off the ice in the final 30 seconds of regulation to help the short-handed Ottawa Senators tie the
Concession workers in San Francisco’s AT&T Park voted to authorize a strike even though most have full health care coverage and earn $15 to $20 an hour, perhaps raising another red flag as teams like the Sacramento Kings decide whether
The winners if NBA owners approve the the Sacramento Kings move to Seattle on Wednesday would be Seattle fans (pictured), NBA players who would save about $4.6 million in taxes and Sacramento taxpayers who would not have to pay the
John Tavares (right photo) scored the first goal as the Islanders dominated almost the entire game to outshoot the Penguins 35-19 in regulation and come within six minutes of making the Islanders 16-4 when facing elimination in the Nassau Coliseum.
Three players who left Cleveland were key in the Heat taking control of the series with a win at Chicago. The original villian Carlos Boozer, who tricked the Cavs into rewriting a contract to sneak out of town, scored 10
Manti Te’o’s fake girlfriend made Maxim’s Hot 100 list of the world’s hottest women. In a world in which commitments seem harder to keep, Maxim offers the girlfriend that will never give their readers a reason to break up: “After Manti
On Tuesday, the question was whether the Miami Heat would beat the Chicago Bulls. On Wednesday, it changed back to whether the Heat would beat the 1996 Chicago Bulls, whose guard-turned-TNT-announcer Steve Kerr actually complained about the refereeing with the Bulls
In most businesses, you may not be able to let a 40-something employee go to hire a 23-year-old you believe can do just as good just to take on a lower salary. But in sports you can certainly let a
The insinuation by CNN’s Carol Costello that Vikings punter Chris Kluwe was cut for supporting gay marriage followed a statement by Amanda Terkel of the Huffington Post asking if there was a Branch Rickey willing to sign Jason Collins after he
The two-on-two in the final minute and a half featured the top scorer of the game adding seven points to finish with 27 points, and his sidekick from Marquette playing lock down defense to finish a 21-point, 14-rebound performance. That
A day after Brooklyn fans booed the Nets in the same arena where the Islanders will begin playing in a couple of years, the fans at Nassau erupted in support for their Islanders as Kyle Okposo and John Tavares rallied
The NBA playoffs are down to eight teams, and only nine of the top 25 players in the league are still playing according to the anticipated “Total Value” prepared by Breitbart Sports. This rating is a per game variation of
Monday 9:30 p.m. – Golden State at San Antonio: If the three-pointer is the equalizer, then Stephen Curry must be the greatest equalizer of all. He broke the record for most playoff three-pointers in the Warriors opening round upset, and
Monday 7 p.m. – Chicago at Miami: The big three are looking like prohibitive favorites for another NBA title, and with Derrick Rose still not playing this series looks lopsided. When you get past the top three players, the Bulls
Sunday 3:30 p.m. – Indiana at New York: Even with Amar’e Stoudemire out, the Knicks have a advantage from their best through eighth-best player in their playoff match-up with the Pacers. Carmelo Anthony was the fourth best player in the
Sunday 1 p.m. EDT – Memphis at Oklahoma City: Kevin Durant is clearly the second best player in the league. If he still had James Harden (sixth best but playing for Houston) and Russell Westbrook (seventh best, injured) then OKC would have
Joakim Noah guaranteed what was perhaps one of the biggest upsets in playoff history since Joe Namath predicted the Jets upset of the Colts. His prediction counted on bench players-turned-stars in the photo with him (from left Noah, Nate Robinson,
Just how dependent on Game 7s is the NBA for playoff revenue? A review by Breitbart Sports of advertising figures presented by Ad Week makes it clear how dependent the NBA, as well as the NHL and Major League Baseball playoffs,
In the first week of March Madness, 36 games are played and every game is an elimination game for both teams. Saturday night, the Nets and Bulls will play in the 45th NBA playoff game this season, and it will be the first
Kobe Bryant’s mother may not have the down payment she said was planned for a new house after Bryant’s lawyers said she could not auction off items from his high school and early NBA career. If Kobe Bryant does sign on
Sports fans in the nation’s capital get to watch young stars in all four major sports, but their best of all is Alex Ovechkin, who was prevented from joining 10 Hall of Famers as the only players to score 50
Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby was not cleared to play and the Islanders Matt Martin delivered his normal intimidating hits throughout, but neither mattered as the Eastern Conference champions dominated the 8-seed trying to win their first playoff series in 20 years.
Two young Washington superstars who do not like their bosses protecting them from injury may not miss any games. A month after Dr. James Andrews described Robert Griffin III’s recovery from his knee injury as “superhuman,” it looks like Stephen
