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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
When Baltimore Ravens safety Bernard Pollard tackled New England Patriots running back Stevan Ridley early in the 4th quarter of Sunday’s AFC Championship game, the Patriots were down 21-13, still only one possession out of contention. But the brutal head-to-head
The NFL may seek to expand the “Rooney Rule” to coordinator vacancies, forcing NFL teams to interview minority coaches for offensive and defensive coordinator vacancies. According to an ESPN report: No decision has been made, but the NFL likely will
Yahoo! Sports columnist Michael Silver wrote that because all of the newly-hired coaches in the NFL happen to be white, the NFL “seems to be regressing” and “going backward” as American society, in his eyes, is “getting increasingly progressive when
The owners of the Sacramento Kings (the Maloof family) have sold the team to an ownership group that will move the team to Seattle. The Kings will become the Sonics, the name of Seattle’s old team before the team relocated
Professional golfer Phil Mickelson, who is nicknamed “lefty” because of his left-handed swing, said he is not sure if he can afford to live in California and will have to make some “drastic changes” after the federal government and the
Just like the mainstream media in politics, the old media that failed to unearth the Manti Te’o fake girlfriend hoax is petulantly trying to denigrate an outlet that scooped them. The Boston Globe, which is owned by the the New
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Lance Armstrong said he felt he could accuse Betsy Andreu of telling lies–when she was not–simply because she said Armstrong called her “fat.” Armstrong insisted he never said Andreu was “fat.” When Betsy Andreu
Manti Te’o on Friday denied he was involved in a hoax involving his nonexistent girlfriend who supposedly died of leukemia and said he was not sure his “girlfriend” never really existed until hours before the Deadspin story was published on
Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o is conducting an off-camera interview with ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap on Friday night. ESPN’s public relations department tweeted out a photo of the interview that was in progress. On Wednesday, Deadspin revealed that Te’o’s girlfriend, who
Todd McShay, ESPN’s young alternative to their draft statesman Mel Kiper, stated when the Manti Te’o story broke that he did not see a scenario where Te’o would fall out of the first round. He has since gone on to
On Thursday, the NBA announced the starters for this year’s All-Star game. Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant received the most votes and made his 15th-straight All-Star appearance. Reserves will be announced next Thursday. The game will be played in
ESPN executives at the “top of the food chain” reportedly found out that Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o’s dead girlfriend was a hoax on January 6th, which was one day before the BCS title game between Notre Dame and Alabama the
Top-ranked golfers Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods released a new Nike commercial this week that was reminiscent of the classic Larry Bird-Michael Jordan commercials in which the two superstars one-upped each other with trick shots. Except the golfers did not shoot the
In a hastily-called press conference on Wednesday after a Deadspin report revealed that Notre Dame star linebacker Manti Te’o’s dead girlfriend never existed and her death was a hoax, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said Te’o was the victim
A Miami lawyer is suing the San Antonio Spurs, alleging the basketball team violated the state’s “deceptive and fair trade practices law” when San Antonio rested its star players on November 29, when the Spurs played the Heat in Miami.
Former Auburn University quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton is enrolled at the university and will take classes during the spring semester. According to Auburn University spokesman Kirk Sampson, Newton, the Carolina Panthers quarterback, wants to be a “normal
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According to figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, the U.S. Postal Service spent nearly $32 million to sponsor Lance Armstrong’s cycling team from 2001 to 2004 and $40 million overall from 1994 to 2004. ESPN, which obtained some
On Tuesday, ESPN strangely denied Brent Musburger said sideline reporter Holly Rowe was “really smokin’ tonight.” Instead, ESPN is claiming Musburger said “it was smokin’ tonight” and not “who was really smokin’ tonight.” On Monday night, the veteran play-by-play announcer
Rob Parker, the former ESPN commentator who was suspended and then fired after calling Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III a “cornball brother” because Griffin had a white fiance and may be a Republican, pitched a show to ESPN that
On Monday, ESPN play-by-play announcer Brent Musburger will return to the airwaves for the first time since making the observation during last Monday’s BCS national title game between Alabama and Notre Dame that Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron’s beautiful girlfriend, a
Thursday’s report that the National Institutes of Health found evidence that retired San Diego Chargers All-Pro linebacker Junior Seau, who committed suicide on May 2 by shooting himself in the heart, suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) highlights the NFL’s
To win and keep their jobs, GMs and NFL Coaches need two things; a Defense that can stop opponents and a Quarterback with a high Total QBR. As great a person and Christian witness as Tim Tebow is, the fact
The media never disappoints with its asinine twisting and turning to ensure political correctness. You can no longer say a beautiful woman is beautiful during the broadcast of a live sporting event. ESPN has issued an apology for their play-by-play
In an effort to continue to provide the best free recruiting coverage on the internet, Breitbart Sports is proud to release its top 25 prospects for the Class of 2013. After hours of film review, we have made our decisions
Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar, who played 13 years in the NFL, spent more than 10 years in pain after he retired because of concussions he suffered on the field. After recently getting treatments for his brain injuries, Kosar
Tim Tebow’s future in the NFL as a starting quarterback may be in jeopardy, as new Jacksonville Jaguars general manager David Caldwell said on Thursday he had no plans to acquire the highly popular yet polarizing quarterback. “I can’t imagine
By now, most sports fans, and, dare I say, most Americans have heard the soul-piercing controversy surrounding veteran broadcasting guru and fashion icon Brent Musburger (pictured above). Monday’s national title game featured second-ranked Alabama battling top-ranked Notre Dame. But it
Junior Seau, the former San Diego Charger and USC great who committed suicide last May, was suffering from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). Seau’s ex-wife, Gina, and his oldest son Tyler, 23, told ABC News and ESPN that the National Institutes
With less than four weeks to go until National Signing Day and the All-Star games all wrapped up, the recruiting season is hitting warp speed. As we’ve seen with the success of Alabama, Notre Dame, and so many others, success
On Wednesday, Katherine Webb, the girlfriend of Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron whose beauty ESPN announcer Brent Musburger praised during Monday’s BCS championship game, said ESPN did not need to apologize for Musburger’s comments. She said the media has been “unfair”
Katherine Webb’s father believes those who are outraged over Brent Musburger’s comments about his daughter’s beauty need to give Musburger “a break.” “On one hand, you can look at it as being kind of like the dirty old man, but
Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is having surgery today for a torn ACL and LCL in his knee. ESPN reports renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. James Andrews and his team discovered the ACL tear and is operating on the franchise
Showing once again the power of live sports in an age of DVRs and TiVos, television ratings for last night’s championship game between Alabama and Notre Dame have been described as “astonishing,” especially because the game was essentially over by
ESPN has issued a formal apology to Katherine Webb, girlfriend of Alabama QB A.J. McCarron, for sportscaster Brent Musburger’s on-air ogling of the beauty during Alabama’s BCS Championship Game on Monday night. In a statement on Twitter, ESPN spokesman Mike
On Tuesday, ESPN fired Rob Parker, the commentator who referred to black Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III as a “cornball brother” because he had a white fiance and may be a Republican. ESPN had initially suspended Parker for a month
Rob Parker, the ESPN commentator whom the network fired on Tuesday, said on Sunday that he called Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III a “cornball brother” because he feels Griffin is the type of black athlete that pushes “away from
ESPN Host Rob Parker’s initial comments about Redskin’s player RG3 that earned him a month’s suspension from ESPN: “…But for me personally, just me: This throws up a red flag when I keep hearing — and I don’t know who’s
Former Notre Dame standout defensive back Tom Gibbons never believed Notre Dame football was off the college football map, even during some of the team’s leaner years the last decade. He told Breitbart Sports the Irish just needed “the right
