On Thursday, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and ESPN officially announced they have signed a 20-year deal to partner on a multiplatform SEC television network that will launch in August of 2014. SEC Commissioner Mike Slive and ESPN President John Skipper
Lobbyists, interests groups, and corporations are attempting to influence President Barack Obama by purchasing commercials on ESPN, the 24-hour sports channel Obama reportedly watches religiously. In a Politico report, media strategists said “they offer up the all-sports network as an
MoveOn.org has started a petition to get ESPN reporter Chris Broussard immediately suspended from the network for comments he made regarding Jason Collins’s homosexuality, which Broussard said was a sin according to his personal Christian beliefs. The group said Broussard
Late Monday evening, ESPN’s NBA reporter Chris Broussard issued a statement on Twitter in response to his remarks on Monday on “Outside the Lines” about how he felt his Christian beliefs led him to personally believe that openly homosexual people–like NBA player
On Monday’s “Outside the Lines” on ESPN, NBA reporter Chris Broussard (pictured) questioned Jason Collins’s assessment that he is a Christian in addition to being the first openly male gay athlete in any of the major American sports. Openly gay
While the left lectures Americans about the historic breakthrough made by NBA free agent Jason Collins in announcing his sexuality and calls for well-deserved tolerance, they are on full-out attack against ESPN commentator Chris Broussard for expressing his Christian views.
It looks like the Sacramento Kings have defied all odds and will be staying in Sacramento–and the city will most likely be on the hook for $258 million to keep them. The NBA owners’ committee on Monday unanimously voted to
In what was arguably the most disappointing season in the history of their storied franchise, the Los Angeles got swept in the first round of the playoffs for the first time since 1967 in front of a home crowd that
The first round of the NFL Draft was the most-watched cable television program on Thursday night, with over 20 million people watching the draft coverage on ESPN and the NFL Network. According to Nielsen, the “combined average for ESPN and
On Thursday, LeBron James said “it sucks” to be voted only the second best defensive player in the NBA, but had only five defensive rebounds, and not a single steal or blocked shot. Dwyane Wade went 1 for 12 on
After a wild first round, our early arguments that Manti Te’o should not and would not be included in the first round have been vindicated. Todd McShay said that Te’o would not slide, but I disagreed. At every point in
Almost everyone except Breitbart Sports readers was stunned when Manti Te’o was not drafted in the first round. On January 18, Breitbart Sports football expert Cole Muzio shocked most by writing “I do not expect that Manti Te’o … will
Al Jazeera, the Qatar-financed media network which in January bought Al Gore’s Current TV, now is interested in acquiring the Tennis Channel. A source close to the New York Post said, “the Tennis Channel is in play and the Qataris are looking hard.”
Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas will host the College Football Playoff’s first national championship game, which will be held January 12, 2015. This season will be the BCS’s final season, as college football will move to a four-team playoff system
The only company that will have a College Football Playoff semifinal game named after them is Chick-fil-A. The honor will come less than a year after President Dan Cathy came out against gay marriage, and the Huffington Post had to
The day after Breitbart Sports noted that Darrelle Revis could take the field in the Jets opener – in the opposing uniform – ESPN and AP have reported that is the case. The best cover cornerback in the NFL will take
The Chicago Cubs have not won a World Series since 1908, but Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts said the planned renovations for Wrigley Field will bring the Cubs a World Series championship. People like to remind Cubs fans it has been
(AP) 5 things to watch in the NBA’s first roundBy TIM REYNOLDSAP Basketball WriterFive things to watch in the first round of the NBA playoffs, which begin Saturday: GAME 3 IN BOSTON: April 26, 8 p.m., Knicks at Celtics. You
All of the clues that Kansas City has left this offseason has pointed to the fact that they are focusing on adding a franchise left tackle with the #1 overall pick in the NFL Draft. Now, it looks like they
Mike Rice, the disgraced former Rutgers basketball coach, will receive $475k in a settlement with the public university. He was fired for physically and verbally abusing his players; however, he was not fired “for cause” which allows him to collect
Kobe Bryant’s achilles injury was a devastating blow to the Lakers hopes for making a surprise run in the NBA Playoffs. However, it also has some questioning the superstar’s long-term future with the only team he has ever suited up
The NHL is finalizing plans to host six games in outdoor baseball and football stadiums next season. The first game will be the annual Winter Classic (it was not held this season due to the strike that shortened the season),
Adam Scott’s thrilling Masters victory on Sunday in a sudden-death playoff against 2009 Masters champion Angel Cabrera at Augusta was the highest rated final round of the Masters in 12 years for CBS. According to Nielsen, the 10.2/21 for Sunday’s
The New York Yankees played “Sweet Caroline” after the third inning of Tuesday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Yankee Stadium to honor the Boston Marathon victims. The Neil Diamond song is traditionally played at Fenway Park, where the Boston Red
In January 2011, two teams faced off for the national championship. One has now admitted to “major infractions” and will be penalized by the NCAA, but the penalized team is not the one that would come to mind if one
