
The NFL champion had smashed the AFL champion by an average score of 34-12 in their first two meetings, when pro football decided to steal the college bowl game set-up by calling the third meeting the “Superbowl.” If the Baltimore
by John Pudner3 Feb 2013, 9:27 AM PST0

Tom Crean will fly to the Superbowl tomorrow to see which of his brothers-in-law join him with a No. 1 team in their sports. Indiana beat Michigan, which will propel them back to No. 1 in Monday’s polls ahead of
by John Pudner2 Feb 2013, 8:26 PM PST0

California tax collectors could be the winners so far as Phil Mickelson is still a California resident as he is on pace for a 72-hole record in any PGA event. With a 12.3% state income tax rate that Mickelson threatened to flee,
by John Pudner2 Feb 2013, 6:29 PM PST0

If the battle for top player in the country tonight were a debate, then 6-foot Trey Burke might need a Michael Dukakis style podium to be on par with Indiana’s 7-footer Cody Zeller. However, our ratings on www.valueaddbasketball.com measure the impact
by John Pudner2 Feb 2013, 12:45 PM PST0

Watching the Miami Heat, the top team in the Eastern Conference, get drilled on the road again tonight is a reminder of why the Superbowl and March Madness are played in neutral locations. Only 20% of all NCAA teams have a
by John Pudner1 Feb 2013, 9:42 PM PST0

The Baltimore Ravens are only the 12th team out of 184 (7%) to make it from the wild card round to the Superbowl. Unfortunately for the 49ers, once they make it to the Superbowl they usually win. Since 12-team format
by John Pudner1 Feb 2013, 8:32 PM PST0

Former USC and 49ers football star Riki Ellison told me almost all NFL players grow up poor because, “it is so brutal that unless it is your only way out of poverty, it is not worth it.” While the average
by John Pudner1 Feb 2013, 12:24 AM PST0

It seems that your typical 5-star basketball prospect might be impressed by a coach telling them, “Oh and one more thing, my brother-in-law is the President of the United States of America!” But for whatever reason, Craig Robinson is about
by John Pudner31 Jan 2013, 11:49 PM PST0

The Beatles complained about 95% tax rate in England, French actor Gerard Depardieu gave up his citizenship for Russian citizenship after claiming he had “paid 85% taxes on his revenues this year [2012],” Lebron James gave up a couple of
by John Pudner30 Jan 2013, 9:01 PM PST0

Sheldon Williams 2006 season for Duke has reigned as the best defensive season by any player according to www.valueaddbasketball.com. Kentucky’s Nerlens Noel, who shattered the Kentucky record with 12 blocked shots to stun #16 Mississippi last night 87-74, may finally
by John Pudner29 Jan 2013, 10:20 PM PST0

Yesterday Breitbart released the Top 40 players, led by No. 1 Trey Burke. Today his Michigan team topped the Associated Press Top 25. Tonight we give you the top player for each team, including sharp-shooter Terry Rose (#20 in photo)
by John Pudner28 Jan 2013, 9:12 PM PST0

Exclusive Breitbart Value Add Ratings indicate Michigan’s Trey Burke in the best offensive player in at least eight years. He has played at that level in the best conference in the country, and on Sunday he went into Illinois and made sure
by John Pudner27 Jan 2013, 10:44 PM PST0

Pro Bowl players prepared by reading news speculating that the game might be cancelled if they did not play harder, and that the NFL might not be around in 30 years because the hitting is so hard it has led
by John Pudner27 Jan 2013, 8:19 PM PST0

In 2008, Novak Djokovic won the first Grand Slam tennis title in the history of Serbia or Yugoslavia before it, and when he kicked into high gear to blow Andy Murray away in the third and fourth sets this morning
by John Pudner27 Jan 2013, 7:46 AM PST0

Novak Djokovic had opportunities to break Andy Murray three times in the first set, but Murray survived to reach the tie-breaker at 6-6. Djokovic, the No. 1 player in the world, then double faulted to open the tie-breaker and Murray
by John Pudner27 Jan 2013, 2:04 AM PST0

When baseball was first introduced in the old Soviet Union, they rejected the pitching mound because putting one player higher than others wasn’t consistent with all being equal under Communism. They missed the true injustice – left-handers rigging every rule
by John Pudner26 Jan 2013, 10:10 PM PST0

When the Catholic 7 announced earlier this year they would leave the Big East the math was simple. DePaul brings the Chicago market, Providence, Seton Hall and St. John’s bring the New York market, and as the table below shows Georgetown,
by John Pudner26 Jan 2013, 11:48 AM PST0

John Isner’s 18-week run in the Top 10 gave hope for the first Men’s Grand Slam since Andy Roddick in 2003. Bernard Tomic’s shocking upset of top-ranked Novak Djokovic early this month gave host Australians hope of their first Slam
by John Pudner25 Jan 2013, 4:50 PM PST0

This offseason both Kentucky and UCLA claimed they had signed Shabazz Muhammad. Two days after President Obama was re-elected, ESPN questioned my Value Add projection that had Shabazz and UCLA would be one of the top few players and teams in the
by John Pudner24 Jan 2013, 9:21 PM PST0

As if Miami residents do not already enjoy life without a cloud in the sky, yesterday they witnessed the NCAA admitting to botching the investigation of the university, and both their pro and college basketball teams move into first place.
by John Pudner23 Jan 2013, 10:41 PM PST0

A year before PGA Golfer Ben Crenshaw appeared on the 2000 Sports Illustrated with his bikini-clad Julie, he became known in GOP circles for maxing out with a contribution to George W. Bush. The table below shows that since he
by John Pudner23 Jan 2013, 12:50 PM PST0

Let’s face it- most games go as predicted. You can usually look at the prediction at www.kenpom.com and the home team will win as expected unless the visiting team is ranked 40 spots above them. So we focus here on
by John Pudner22 Jan 2013, 9:18 PM PST0

For an explanation of the Value Add basketball rankings, you can always click on this post from the bottom of the www.valueaddbasketball.com database. I must thank Sports Illustrated, ESPN, NBC Sports and all of the other outlets who have covered Value Add.
by John Pudner22 Jan 2013, 2:59 PM PST0

Last night ESPN ran comments by two Baltimore Ravens players – traditional marriage advocate Matt Birk, and same-sex marriage advocate Brendon Ayanbadejo. The difference is that they quoted Birk on how great Ray Lewis is, and they featured Ayanbadejo for
by John Pudner22 Jan 2013, 10:32 AM PST0

It has been said that it takes three stars to win a championship, and so we run through the best three players on all 68 teams on pace to make the NCAA tournament. The entire database of thousands of college
by John Pudner22 Jan 2013, 6:20 AM PST0