Hefty tax breaks enjoyed by sports franchise owners allows for the new Los Angeles Clippers proprietor Steve Ballmer to save about 50% of his recent purchase price. Ballmer bought the Clippers after Donald Sterling was relieved of his duties in
The chief operating officer of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tells Breitbart Sports that gambling is “good for sport” and “good for the UFC,” making the mixed-martial arts (MMA) outfit the second major sports brand, behind the NBA, to endorse
What happened in Vegas didn’t stay in Vegas. TMZ reports that the Clark County district attorney has charged Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin with a count of battery. The misdemeanor carries a maximum penalty of six months in jail
On Thursday NBA players’ union executive director Michele Roberts made waves with new criticism of the NBA’s salary cap despite a long-time agreement on the policy between players and owners. During her wide-ranging criticism of the league with ESPN, Roberts
Mr. October owns Major League Baseball’s strikeout mark. Canton-bound Brett Favre sits atop the NFL’s list of most interceptions thrown. Kobe Bryant hit the NBA mark for misses on Tuesday night. The Lakers guard scored 28 points in last night’s
The Lakers announced on Tuesday that Guard Wayne Ellington will be taking an indefinite leave of absence due to the death of his father. The 57-year-old Wayne Ellington Sr. was shot in the head on Sunday night while driving in the
Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose has taken much criticism for being on the injured list more than on the hardwood lately, but Rose says that he stayed off the court because he is thinking how he will feel in retirement
Khloé Kardashian posted a meme to her social media pages on Tuesday which read: “The Only KKK to ever let black men in.” In the image, Khloé is surrounded by her two sisters, Kourtney and Kim, and they’re all wearing
A Muslim teammate of LeBron James calls reports that he skipped the national anthem at Wednesday’s game “a big misunderstanding” after initially telling reporters he bowed out for religious reasons. “It’s because of my religion,” Dion Waiters told Cleveland.com of
CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James wanted so badly to give back to Cleveland fans after he played poorly in his emotion-laced home opener. They deserved something. On Monday night, he delivered a belated gift. James recorded a triple-double with 32
Even as he defiantly moves to unilaterally grant legal status to millions of people inside the U.S. illegally, President Obama’s State Department is making sure that such special favors are not meant for everyone. The State Department’s unexplained refusal to
CHICAGO (AP) — Never mind that sluggish opener. LeBron James scored 36 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers rebounded from a home loss to New York to beat Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls 114-108 in overtime Friday night. “It was
CLEVELAND (AP) — Shortly after showering, and maybe rinsing off a forgettable performance, LeBron James smiled and laughed as he dressed for a flight to Chicago. “It was one game,” he said. James moved on quickly. It may take Cleveland
Despite a heartwarming Nike commercial celebrating the return of LeBron James to Cleveland that aired in the arena prior to the Cavaliers opening game against the New York Knicks, the Cavs lost the game, 95-90, as James played miserably in
Your browser does not support iframes. Former NBA star Michael Jordan criticized President Obama’s golf game in an interview with sports broadcast Ahmad Rashad. When asked who he would put in his foursome, Jordan said he would not put Rashad
The Bulls are back in town. Hard to believe, but the NBA season is here and in Chicago there is reason for optimism. Considering the poor play of the bumbling Bears, the Windy City turns its lonely eyes to the
The 2014-2015 NBA season started where the 2013-2014 season left off: with the Spurs winning. But Vegas Insider sees the season ending differently: with the Cavaliers, a team that has missed the playoffs for four straight years, winning it all
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tony Parker made a clutch shot in the fourth quarter. Manu Ginobili had a big game, and Tim Duncan contributed with a double-double. San Antonio’s efficient performance on opening night looked awfully familiar. Parker made a
In his NBA debut, Julius Randle, the first-round pick of the Los Angeles Lakers, broke a leg–literally. Sad moment, watched Kobe Bryant cradle Julius Randle’s head, as Randle said to Kobe, “[expletive] hurts man. It hurts” — Serena Winters (@SerenaWinters)
Charles Barkley didn’t mince words in criticizing NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith. Sir Charles bluntly declared, “They dropped the ball on this domestic violence thing.” The NBA Hall-of-Famer expressed that he didn’t understand
Charles Barkley told a Philadelphia radio station that “one reason [black people are] never going to be successful as a whole is because of other black people.” The Hall of Famer’s words came in reaction to reported criticisms of Seattle
In an appearance on 94 WIP Philadelphia radio’s “Afternoons with Anthony Gargano and Rob Ellis,” former NBA star Charles Barkley criticized so-called “unintelligent” black people who castigate fellow blacks for not being black enough. Barkley was specifically asked about Seattle
Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson has leveraged his past NBA basketball career into political success. This Nov. 4, he is asking the voters of California’s capital city to approve Measure L, which would concentrate power in his office. He is being
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday granted a request from the four major U.S. professional sports leagues and the NCAA to at least temporarily stop New Jersey from allowing legalized sports betting. U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp
If you could drive a DeLorean three decades into the past, you’d likely stumble upon a dark hall full of Americans captivated by the idea of driving a DeLorean three decades into the past. You would also find a small-market
