Roger Goodell read Jadeveon Clowney’s name as the first selection in the 2014 NFL Draft. The crowd responded to Goodell’s announcement with cheers and Clowney responded with hugs and handshakes before donning a Houston Texans hat and embracing the NFL
Jimmy Ellis once beat Cassius Clay as a teenager. But he could never quite beat Muhammad Ali. Saved by a referee from further punishment by Ali in the Astrodome in 1971, Ellis outside of the ring fruitlessly shadow boxed the
Yankees manager Joe Girardi argued a balls-and-strikes call. He got an ejection, and a finger-wagging, in return. The events transpired Monday night in the top of the eighth inning on a called strike three to Brett Gardner that appeared, well,
The Golden State Warriors, stinging from a Game 7 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the playoffs, fired head coach Mark Jackson Tuesday. “It’s never easy to make a decision of this nature,” General Manager
Boston Bruins fans erupted with racist and vulgar language towards Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban after he scored the winning goal in Game 1. Bruins fans are treated to an Original Six matchup against the Montreal Canadiens in the second
It is illegal in California to record someone who reasonably expects privacy without their permission, but the lawyer for woman to whom Los Angeles Clippers owner made racist comments said that she had permission to record Sterling’s conversations and she
It is illegal in California to record someone who reasonably expects privacy without their permission, but the lawyer for woman to whom Los Angeles Clippers owner made racist comments said that she had permission to record Sterling’s conversations and she
The Clippers are not for sale yet, but that has not stopped celebrities and moguls from declaring their interest in purchasing the team. Oprah Winfrey, David Geffen, and Larry Ellison are the latest partners to express interest in buying the
The Clippers aren’t the only Los Angeles basketball team enduring a rough patch. Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni has resigned from his post, reports ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. D’Antoni apparently pushed the Lakers to pick up the 2015-2016 option year on his
The NBA is starting to resemble the Watergate era now that it is known that current Celtics scout Dan Erman was fired from the Golden State Warriors for taping private conversations by coaches and players. The Warriors termination of Erman comes
Rob Gronkowski, who suffered a season-ending knee injury on a low hit by Browns defensive back TJ Ward in December, believes that deciding between a concussion and an ACL tear is a no brainer. Many questioned whether knee injuries have
ESPN commentators Jemele Hill and Stephen A. Smith blasted the Los Angeles chapter of the NAACP for giving Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling a lifetime achievement award, with Smith saying the NAACP contributed to the “demise of our community
As professional football players continue to look for ways to enhance athletic performance, vegan diets don’t seem to be making the cut. Houston Texans’ sensational running back Arian Foster, who has a career 45 touchdowns and over 5,000 yards rushing,
MIAMI (AP) — Jack Ramsay, a Hall of Fame coach who led the Portland Trail Blazers to the 1977 NBA championship before he became one of the NBA’s most respected broadcasters, has died following a long battle with cancer. He
Racism is not just a hot issue for the NBA, Dani Alves a soccer player for Barcelona has been victimized by ugly racist taunts, including having bananas thrown at him ridiculing him as a monkey. On Sunday, ESPN reported that
Robert Smith, the former Ohio State and Minnesota Vikings running back who is now an ESPN analyst, wondered on Sunday, regarding the Donald Sterling controversy, why there was no outrage when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called President Barack Obama
The Warriors may have left their hearts in San Francisco. They will leave their “Golden State” name in Oakland. The team plans on moving out of Oracle Arena, the oldest venue in the NBA, after the 2017-2018 season. The Warriors
Dikembe Mutombo says he would stuff President Obama’s shot if he played against him–and he would give him the famous Mutombo finger wagging for good measure. “Of course, I will block his shots,” the former Georgetown center tells TMZ Sports.
ESPN’s come a long way from slo-pitch softball, bowling, and kickboxing. The network will, for the first time in its 35-year-history, air an NFL playoff game in early 2015. “We’re thrilled to televise our first wild-card playoff game and we
TMZ Sports reports that former IBF junior middleweight champion Kassim “The Dream” Ouma remains behind bars for assaulting a man who allegedly made repeated sexual advances toward him on early Friday morning. According to law enforcement sources, Ouma went to
It’s been a bad few days for football-players-turned-television-personalities. First, the NFL Network’s Donovan McNabb serves a day in an Arizona jail for his 2013 drunk driving arrest. Then the cops come for ESPN’s Keyshawn Johnson over a domestic dispute. As
NHL teams given at least a 60 percent chance of winning in the Breitbart Sports Playoff Table are 8-2 heading into Easter Sunday’s games. One of the two upsets was of the Boston Bruins by the Detroit Red Wings, who according
Alabama head coach Nick Saban told reporters this week that Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning and offensive coordinator Adam Gase visited the team in practice in what could have been a violation of NFL rules. The Denver Broncos start their
In his regular Saturday column, lacrosse analyst Dan Fleuette discusses and comments on the latest news from the world of lacrosse. Be sure to check this space every Saturday at Breitbart Sports for incisive analysis and news of all things
Steven Elliott, the man who may have accidentally killed football player turned Army Ranger Pat Tillman, spoke with ESPN’s Outside the Lines about the incident in Afghanistan in 2004. “It is possible, in my mind, that I hit him,” said
