(AP) OJ to get Vegas court hearing on bid for new trialBy KEN RITTERAssociated PressLAS VEGASO.J. Simpson will return next week to the Las Vegas courthouse where he was convicted of leading an armed sports memorabilia heist to ask a
Manti Te’o’s fake girlfriend made Maxim’s Hot 100 list of the world’s hottest women. In a world in which commitments seem harder to keep, Maxim offers the girlfriend that will never give their readers a reason to break up: “After Manti
A prominent NFL columnist for Yahoo! Sports wrote that he, as unlikely as it once seemed, is coming to the conclusion that Tim Tebow is being blackballed and persecuted because of “Tebowmania.” Many of Tebow’s fans are those who want
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick apparently really dislikes Tim Tebow as a quarterback. According to Yahoo! Sports columnist Michael Silver, an organization source said Belichick “hates” Tebow as a player. While some felt New England may take a chance
(AP) Reports: Bucs CB Barber to retire after 16 seasonsBy The Associated PressMultiple media outlets report that Ronde Barber is retiring from the NFL after 16 seasons as a standout defensive back. Barber told Fox Sports.com, “I’ve had a better
Chris Kluwe, the Minnesota Vikings punter who got cut on Monday, implied that if he and Brendon Ayanbadejo, who was also released by the Baltimore Ravens earlier this year do not get jobs in the NFL, it would potentially cause
(AP) Happ latest pitcher hit in head by line driveBy FRED GOODALLAP Sports WriterST. PETERSBURG, Fla.J.A. Happ raised his glove in front of his face as quickly as he could, a futile attempt to shield himself from the line drive
In most businesses, you may not be able to let a 40-something employee go to hire a 23-year-old you believe can do just as good just to take on a lower salary. But in sports you can certainly let a
The insinuation by CNN’s Carol Costello that Vikings punter Chris Kluwe was cut for supporting gay marriage followed a statement by Amanda Terkel of the Huffington Post asking if there was a Branch Rickey willing to sign Jason Collins after he
According to NFL player Brendon Ayanbadejo, a self-described “ally” of gays and lesbians, there are two more frontiers for the gay movement to cross before they reach their goals: sports and religious organizations. Asked by Bob Schieffer, host of CBS’s
When the New York Jets released Tim Tebow, few in the mainstream sports and news media questioned whether he was cut because he was outspoken about his Evangelical Christian faith. But after the Minnesota Vikings released outspoken gay rights advocate
Former Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe, who has been an outspoken proponent of gay rights along with former Baltimore Ravens player Brendon Ayanbadejo, said that gay rights was more important to him than football after the Vikings cut him on
In the unlikely event that former New York Jets quarterback Tebow decides not to pursue football, ESPN and Fox Sports 1 would be interested in hiring him as a college football analyst. According to a report in the New York
On the three major network Sunday shows, Jason Collins was lauded and celebrated for coming out and being the first openly gay player in major professional team sports even though that is not factually accurate. The first gay player, Glenn Burke,
William Rhoden, a sports columnist for the New York Times who happens to be black, said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday that he was “uneasy” with Jason Collins being compared to Jackie Robinson. He said the gay rights
Just how dependent on Game 7s is the NBA for playoff revenue? A review by Breitbart Sports of advertising figures presented by Ad Week makes it clear how dependent the NBA, as well as the NHL and Major League Baseball playoffs,
In the first week of March Madness, 36 games are played and every game is an elimination game for both teams. Saturday night, the Nets and Bulls will play in the 45th NBA playoff game this season, and it will be the first
Since entering the NFL in 2011, Denver Broncos outside linebacker hasbeen an edge rushing menace, raking in 30 sacks in his two seasons inthe league. Now, the elite defender wants to strike fear into the heartsof poultry in addition to
(AP) AP Source: LeBron wins 4th MVP awardBy TIM REYNOLDSAP Basketball Writer LeBron James is getting his fourth Most Valuable Player award–and the only mystery left is whether the vote was unanimous. The Miami Heat star will be introduced Sunday
(AP) US poll finds widespread support for Redskins nameBy BEN NUCKOLSAssociated PressWASHINGTONIt’s been a rough offseason for the Washington Redskins, and not just because of the knee injury to star quarterback Robert Griffin III. The team’s nickname has faced a
Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, whom an ESPN pundit once called a “cornball brother” because he has a white fiancee and may be a Republican, railed against the “tyranny” of political correctness in a tweet on Tuesday. “In a
In an interesting column on FoxSports.com, Jason Whitlock looks at the NFL Draft and how the event was able to triple the viewership of the NBA Playoffs. His main argument is that the NFL Draft better showcases the “right to
The second and third rounds of the NFL Draft is where championships can be won. On Thursday, there were no running backs selected in the first round for the first time in 50 years. There was also only one quarterback
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
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
