Jason Whitlock, the columnist who compared the NRA to the KKK, will be going to ESPN to create what he has said would be a black version of Grantland, the site ESPN personality Bill Simmons started. “For lack of a
Zach Hodskins is a high school guard from Georgia with only one hand, but he has been given an offer to walk-on Florida’s college basketball team with a chance at receiving a scholarship down the line. Florida coach Billy Donovan
Two days before Fox Sports 1 officially launches to challenge ESPN, Fox Sports 1 COO Randy Freer said a la carte cable “is a fantasy” and that “it doesn’t work.” His comments also came the day after the network set
More than a year before the network acknowledged they were negotiating to hire Jason Whitlock as its latest liberal commentator, ESPN reported that the commentator that has compared the NRA to the KKK lost a debate to keep college football.
Fox Sports 1 launches Saturday in the midst of ESPN hiring liberal commentators, while blogs such as www.coldhardfootballfacts.com have to defend the very existence of college football. In response, Fox Sports 1 kicks off Saturday at 6 a.m. EDT with a
Reasons for ESPN’s lack of viewership range from the network’s lack of fun and personality exhibited on its programs (unlike in its infancy) to the liberal agenda that has been infused with its sports coverage in recent years. Fox Sports
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady reportedly left practice on Wednesday with an injured knee. ESPN
After hiring Keith Olbermann, ESPN lurched further to the left when a report indicated the network is on the verge of hiring controversial columnist Jason Whitlock, who was responsible for prompting Bob Costas to go on an anti-Second Amendment rant
The day’s top picks in social media and technology for 8/13: Former NY Yankees outfielder victim of radio hoax, podcast also remained online for hours; female Detroit cops’ bra sizes mistakenly emailed to entire police department; Gmail users should have
On Tuesday, ESPN fired Hugh Douglas, the former Philadelphia Eagles football player and Numbers Never Lie co-host, for reportedly slurring co-host Michael Smith, who is also black, with the “N-word” at an Association of Black Journalists event in Orlando Florida less
(AP) Woods’ year changed after distraction at MastersBy DOUG FERGUSONAP Golf WriterPITTSFORD, N.Y.Imagine how different it might have been for Tiger Woods if not for one perfect shot. Major championships always have a signature moment. The 20-foot birdie putt by
Many have come close to the hallowed perfect season in the NFL, but only one team has ever succeeded to accomplish the near impossible: the 1972 Miami Dolphins. The tradition has been that the champions in each of the major
The NCAA has spent $70,000 for lobbying the first half of this year focused on “gambling issues and issues related to wireless microphones,” according to Politico’s Byron Tau. The NCAA lobbies against gambling on college athletics to prevent cases such as
When Oklahoma State football player Zack Craig went to represent his team at midfield for the coin toss before overtime against chief rival Oklahoma last year, he did not know his future girlfriend–and Dallas Cowboys cheerleader–would be watching him on
Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III said he “was very unhappy” with the comments former ESPN commentator Rob Parker made about him last December in which he called Griffin a “cornball brother.” Parker was fired for making those remarks. Griffin,
On Sunday, Trayvon Martin’s father was named an honorary captain of the Florida A&M football team. Tracy Martin delivered a speech to the team on Sunday, after which coach Earl Holmes said, “I told him I’d love him to talk
Following Sunday night’s 10-2 win over the San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones tweeted that a fan in San Francisco’s outfield seats threw a banana at him while he was in the outfield. Jones tweeted: I want
Defensive back is one of the toughest positions in college football. A poor one can cause headaches for the team’s fans and highlights for one’s opponents. A good one can lock down a segment of the field, shut down an
Last year I was told, “You need a party bus to get people to the School Choice rally.” My response was, “Please tell me you are not talking about a bus with a pole in it.” Now people want dancers,
Alex Rodriguez returned to Yankee Stadium on Friday night for the first time since an injury last season and appealing his 211-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s drug policy. He received cheers, but mainly a lot of boos. However,
Former Major League Baseball player Jack Clark was fired from his radio show on Saturday after he accused Albert Pujols, Justin Verlander, and former Dodgers right fielder Shawn Green of using performance-enhancing drugs last week on more than one occasion.
Thursday and Friday Detroit and Arizona picked up their identical 19th win in 23 starts for Max Scherzer and Patrick Corbin, respectively. Meanwhile the Los Angeles Dodgers have provided much less support while winning just 13 of 24 with Clayton
Hugh Douglas, an ESPN host and former Philadelphia Eagles player, reportedly called black ESPN co-host Michael Smith a “House [N-word]” and an “Uncle Tom” last Friday at an event hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists in Orlando, Florida.
Fox Sports has taken golf’s U.S. Open rights from NBC and ESPN just over a week before Fox Sports 1 launches to compete against ESPN. The network, which will debut its all-sports Fox Sports 1 on August 17, announced on
The author of a book on parenting elite athletes told Breitbart Sports Wednesday that Michael Beasley’s arrest may be the latest example of the lack of a father figure offsetting the potential of even the most gifted athlete. “If his
