
The suicide of an NFL great and death of an X-games competitor have raised the issue of the safety of athletes. Ray Chapman was the only player to ever die during a baseball game, but Major League Baseball is looking
by John Pudner20 Feb 2013, 3:34 PM PST0

With just 26 days left until Selection Sunday, Breitbart Sports announces the College All-American basketball team. The following is the best starting five you could put on the court today, as well as the second team and final bench spots
by John Pudner20 Feb 2013, 1:53 PM PST0

The Blackhaws Niklas Hjalmarsson (pictured) cut off Vancouver Canucks center Maxim Lapierre (40) to help the Chicago Blackhawks play to a tie in regulation and guarantee a point in a record 16 straight games to open the season. Chicago goalie Ray Emery
by John Pudner19 Feb 2013, 9:09 PM PST0

Tom Crean never wanted to coach against the guy who taught him everything he knows. In 2007, the NCAA tournament finally made him face his former boss when they seeded Crean’s Marquette team against Michigan State. Crean was sick, and
by John Pudner19 Feb 2013, 7:18 PM PST0

Victor Oladipo would not let Indiana be the latest No. 1 to lose on the road. Oladipo stole the ball by the sideline, threw it back to Kevin Ferrell as he ran out-of-bounds and back on the court to catch
by John Pudner19 Feb 2013, 6:46 PM PST0

With 7:08 left to play in the first half, a technical on Notre Dame’s coach Mike Brey left the #25 Irish behind #20 Pitt 19-3. Notre Dame has made only one of 19 shots in the first 13 minutes of
by John Pudner18 Feb 2013, 6:19 PM PST0

Notre Dame is the only team to be ranked in the AP Top 25 today while also ranking in Breitbart Sports Middle 20 announced just before their tip off Monday at Pitt. After being drubbed by Providence, the Irish are one of the 20 teams
by John Pudner18 Feb 2013, 3:44 PM PST0

Barry Larkin may skip watching his old Cincinnati Reds this Spring Training since he may watch his son Shane Larkin lead the University of Miami to No. 1 by next week. The Hurricanes ninth and tenth road wins at Florida State
by John Pudner18 Feb 2013, 11:51 AM PST0

For three-and-a-half quarters the NBA All-Star game was more like the Oscars. Then with 6:51 to play in a one-point game the starters came back and started playing hard defense to end the highlight reel. In particular, Kobe Bryant and
by John Pudner17 Feb 2013, 8:30 PM PST0

The race for the ACC virtually ended Sunday as Miami won their 10th straight game to become the only major conference leader to open a 3-game lead, with a 45-43 defensive war won by Trey McKinney-Jones taking a charge in the
by John Pudner17 Feb 2013, 5:05 PM PST0

Breitbart Sports will focus on major sports drafts, where the business of sports starts. Cole Muzio presents his NFL mock draft today. Rookie ratings at the NBA All-Star break indicate Rob Lowe and I are coming off a very successful NBA
by John Pudner17 Feb 2013, 12:04 PM PST0

No rookie made the All-Star game that will tip off Sunday at 8 p.m., but rookie Damian Lillard won the NBA skills contest, and rookie Terrence Ross won the dunk contest. With some saying the last great dunk contest contestant,
by John Pudner17 Feb 2013, 10:41 AM PST0

Mark Turgeon won plenty of big games at Texas A&M as one of the only teams to win at least one NCAA tournament game in his first five years. Today center Alex Lee’s (photo) domination of Duke Player of the Year candidate
by John Pudner16 Feb 2013, 7:54 PM PST0

After Nerlen Noel’s season-ending injury, Breitbart Sports dropped Kentucky into the Middle 20 – teams fighting for the final 10 bids to the NCAA tournament. After Trae Golden torched the Wildcats Saturday for 24 points and eight assists for an 88-58 Tennesse
by John Pudner16 Feb 2013, 1:26 PM PST0

Arnold Pistorius (pictured) said Saturday that he is confident South Africa’s own evidence would strongly refute the charge of murder against his son Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee Olympian known as “Blade Runner” who is accused of the Valentine’s Day
by John Pudner16 Feb 2013, 12:49 PM PST0

The Catholic 7 have stunned and beat up their Big Foes in the last 15 hours, even while lawyers from the two sides were working out terms of the divorce. No. 15 Georgetown moved into 1st with a 62-55 win
by John Pudner16 Feb 2013, 12:20 PM PST0

In the movie “Bad Teacher,” a student asks Bob Segel if the only argument he had for Michael Jordan being better than Lebron James was his six titles, to which Segel responded, “It’s the only argument I need, Shawn!” This
by John Pudner15 Feb 2013, 9:27 PM PST0

Serena Williams tremendous rallies from down a set, and then down 4-1 in the final set made her the No. 1 women’s tennis player ever at 31. She passes Chris Evert, who was No. 1 for a few weeks to
by John Pudner15 Feb 2013, 11:53 AM PST0

NBA players gathering in Houston for the All-Star weekend did not invite union chief Billy Hunters, so his lawyers have issued an on-line response to those who believe he should be replaced. The NBA would prefer to keep the focus
by John Pudner15 Feb 2013, 9:53 AM PST0

Maria Sharapova took the court Friday in Qatar before most Americans were awake, and defeated Samantha Stosur 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the semifinals of the Qatar Open. Her next opponent may be the Number 1 player in the world,
by John Pudner15 Feb 2013, 8:56 AM PST0

Khalif Wyatt continued to do his part, but for the moment Temple would likely not receive a bid if Selection Sunday were today. A Duquesne team that was 0-11 and ranked as the 233rd best team at www.kenpom.com, came in
by John Pudner14 Feb 2013, 8:57 PM PST0

Oklahoma City fans held their breath as Kevin Durant crashed hard to the floor in obvious pain early in a possible preview of the NBA Championships and match-up in the two-way MVP contest. His reaction looked similar to Kentucky’s Nerlens
by John Pudner14 Feb 2013, 7:54 PM PST0

By noon Friday, 31-year-old Serena Williams could be the oldest woman to be ranked No. 1 in the world. Chris Evert almost made it to 31 before yielding the ranking, and 7-seeded Petra Kvitova is the only one who can
by John Pudner14 Feb 2013, 4:12 PM PST0

Mississippi and Iowa State both missed golden opportunities to pick up road wins against top 100 teams today in the State of Texas. Meanwhile the top team in the Breitbart Sports “Middle 20” Oregon won 65-52 at Washington and Baylor
by John Pudner13 Feb 2013, 10:20 PM PST0

After picking up his third foul with UNC upsetting Duke by three points, Mason Plumlee scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds and added a steal . The narrow 73-68 win at home verses a weak UNC was hardly impressive
by John Pudner13 Feb 2013, 9:47 PM PST0