
After a 10-year-fight to convict Major League Baseball’s record-holding home run hitter Barry Bonds, the U.S. Department of Justice quietly dropped its case without a conviction on Tuesday.
by Warner Todd Huston21 Jul 2015, 1:44 PM PST0

On the Tuesday airing of “First Take” on ESPN2, co-host Stephen A. Smith was asked if he thought New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady would win the appeal of his four-game suspension for the use of deflated footballs. He responded by
by Trent Baker21 Jul 2015, 9:03 AM PST0

Whether or not the Iron Bowl produces one of the top two football teams in the country for a 7th straight year may depend on if the Crimson Tide’s Carl Lawson and Reggie Ragland can get to Auburn quarterback Jeremy Johnson before he fires the ball down the field to D’haquille Williams. So why are we talking about UAB?
by John Pudner21 Jul 2015, 8:56 AM PST0

As part of the NBA Pride Collection, the Indiana Pacers will wear the Hickory uniforms immortalized in the 1986 MGM movie Hoosiers in selected games for the 2015-16 season.
by William Bigelow21 Jul 2015, 8:17 AM PST0

We ran the Value Add Sports calculations on all returning Colorado athletes and emailed 32 sports writers and other experts in the state to help rank the 25 state players to watch.
by John Pudner21 Jul 2015, 7:57 AM PST0

The Green Bay Packers, the only publicly-held team in the NFL, reported league revenue-sharing income of $226.4 million last year.
by Breitbart News21 Jul 2015, 7:28 AM PST0

Dick Butkus was a Chicago Bear after he starred for the state flagship Fighting Illini, but athletes to watch hail from 10 schools in Bradley, DePaul, Illinois Fighting Illini, Illinois St., Lake Forest College, Loyola Chicago, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, SIU-Edwardsville, Southern Illinois, and Western Illinois with the Academic All-American Player of the Year (Ashley Luke, pictured).
by John Pudner21 Jul 2015, 7:07 AM PST0

Floyd Mayweather decided upon an opponent for his forty-ninth and final fight. It’s not Amir Khan, Keith Thurman, or Timothy Bradley. It’s not even Shawn Porter.
by Daniel J. Flynn21 Jul 2015, 12:12 AM PST0

After remaining quiet for some time on Donald Trump’s campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has opened up, calling Trump a “paper tiger” and doubting the seriousness of the billionaire’s run.
by Warner Todd Huston21 Jul 2015, 12:01 AM PST0

Dallas Mavericks’ owner, Mark Cuban, jumped back into a war of words with presidential candidate Donald Trump. Cuban took to his social media app, Cyberdust, to linguistically eviscerate Trump over the difference between net worth and cash flow. The duo exchanged nasty words last year as well.
by Bob Price20 Jul 2015, 9:56 PM PST0

Jordan Spieth’s spirited bid for a Grand Slam was stopped Monday by Zach Johnson, who is no longer just a normal guy from Iowa.
by Breitbart News20 Jul 2015, 3:36 PM PST0

The FIFA executive committee decided to hold the organization’s presidential election on February 26, 2016, when a new Congress convenes to decide on massive reforms.
by Mary Chastain20 Jul 2015, 11:32 AM PST0

Peyton Manning, who reached quasi-legendary status in the Volunteer State when he starred for the University of Tennessee, validated that status on Saturday night when he visited the Naval Marine Corps Reserve Center in Chattanooga to spend time with military personnel and police officers.
by William Bigelow20 Jul 2015, 10:42 AM PST0

On Monday, British cyclist Geraint Thomas was hit by French cyclist Warren Barguil, sending him into a nasty-looking collision with a telephone pole during the 16th stage at the Tour de France. Thomas ended up falling down a ravine after colliding
by Trent Baker20 Jul 2015, 9:31 AM PST0

Two Spanish motorcyclists lost their lives in a California race on Sunday.
by Breitbart News20 Jul 2015, 9:03 AM PST0

East Coast bias is the only reason we can explain Juju Smith being snubbed from from the preseason Biletnikoff Award list as one of nation’s top receivers.
by John Pudner20 Jul 2015, 7:33 AM PST0

Outgoing FIFA president Sepp Blatter was showered by banknotes by British comedian Simon Brodkin at a press conference today.
by Breitbart London20 Jul 2015, 7:28 AM PST0

Fedor Emelianenko, the name mentioned most in the discussion as the best mixed-martial artist in history, announced a comeback last week. He told a Russian-language publication, “I feel that it is time to return to the ring.”
by Daniel J. Flynn20 Jul 2015, 7:24 AM PST0

New England Patriots star tight end Rob Gronkowski and his family competed on Sunday’s episode of “Celebrity Family Feud” on ABC and in the opening round, the contestants were to name something that could be inflated or deflated, which host
by Trent Baker19 Jul 2015, 6:08 PM PST0

On Sunday, at the 2015 J-Bay Open surf competition in South Africa, Australian surfer and three-time world champion Mick Fanning had just finished up the opening wave of the final and was waiting for another wave when he was approached
by Trent Baker19 Jul 2015, 10:54 AM PST0

Surfer Mick Fanning fights off a shark attack live on TV during the 2015 J-Bay Open.
by Breitbart News19 Jul 2015, 10:21 AM PST0

In 2001, no one from the SEC or 5th ranked Texas worried about 6-6 TCU of Conference USA. On New Years’ Eve, an SEC defense that had beaten Alabama 23-17 keyed on the fastest player in the country, TCU’s Kolby Listenbee, only to have him throw a touchdown pass to begin a 42-3 route in the same place where the SEC plays its championship game.
by John Pudner19 Jul 2015, 6:01 AM PST0

The Tour de France’s owner of the yellow jersey received a yellow jacket on Saturday.
by Daniel J. Flynn19 Jul 2015, 12:06 AM PST0

The bizarre Bruce-to-Caitlyn Jenner saga that started as a distraction in the aftermath of Jenner’s involvement in a fatal car crash (see photo and story from TMZ here) only resulted in Jenner’s controversial ESPY Award because of a deal made behind the scenes among two companies owned by Disney, according to RadarOnLine.com.
by John Pudner19 Jul 2015, 12:05 AM PST0

Bad weather at least allowed Tiger Woods to get to the weekend at the British Open. Bad golf sent him home early from his second straight major.
by Breitbart News18 Jul 2015, 5:19 PM PST0