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Baseball fans in Richmond, Virginia, saw the Yankees AAA players from 1954-1964, then the Braves greats until former Democratic Governor Doug Wilder chased them out of town in 2008. Now they are asking fans to tweet pictures of themselves eating

Jay-Z is working with another Yankees employee in Alex Rodriguez, who has been unable able to get a return call from a fellow baseball great for four months, verbally attacked and left in the minors against his will by his

ABC’s Oklahoma City affiliate is concerned state taxes may prevent Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant from adding a key free agent for a championship run. The station cited Americans for Tax Reform’s new grid of state taxes for NBA players

If the Yankees had chosen to return Alex Rodriguez to the line-up Sunday along with Derek Jeter, they would have had four of the top 20 active career players on the field. Curtis Granderson announced he was back Thursday with

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Tarell Brown learned this week via twitter he is getting a $2 million pay cut to less than $1 million a year, despite intercepting two passes in the playoffs and forcing a fumble in the Super

On June 14, Breitbart Sports reported on the five shutouts of the evening after a decade of runs per game dropping by 0.78. Saturday the pitchers were even more dominant, as seven teams were shut out. Elias Sports reported via

Detroit is bankrupt, but Republican Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Detroit’s Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr are going forward with a plan to finance a taxpayer-funded arena. Michigan’s taxpayers are expected to pay $444 million for the stadium.  Based on being

The Dodgers have gone from 9 1/2 games back to first place in exactly one month by putting the best team in baseball on the field. Carl Crawford has returned from injury to step into the leadoff role, and Monday

Earlier this year, Phil Mickelson suggested that he may have to move out of California because of the state’s confiscatory tax rate. He later was pressured to walk back some of his remarks, but after winning the Open Championship on

AUBURN – When the students go home for the summer the population here drops to just over 30,000, and on Sunday many of them mourned the loss of Korvotney Barber, the leading rebounder (347) and statistically the greatest defensive player

The Los Angeles Dodgers used another dominant performance to win 9-2 over the Nationals to temporarily move into a tie for first place, but the Diamondbacks moved back in front by a 1/2 game hours later on great defensive throws.

The growing war between trial lawyers seeking huge payouts and sports centered on college games this weekend as NCAA spokeswoman Stacey Osburn Saturday said litigation was not appropriate in concussion cases. The action occurred the day after attorneys asked to

Wounded Veterans have been able to compete in wheelchair basketball in events like the Warrior Games this summer (photo from Marines vs. Navy/Coast Guard game), and now some with lower limb amputations may even be able to compete and win

If every player in the AL Central had been healthy the first half, the Indians would likely be within a half game of the Tigers for the AL Central lead. Detroit benefited from a healthy first half, while Cleveland’s catcher

The New York Yankees would have likely improved by three games in the first-half if every team had been healthy. That would move them from their current fourth place ahead of the healthier Orioles and Rays to second place and

If everyone was healthy in the American League West the Texas Rangers would likely be in first place. Third baseman Jeff Baker and pitchers Colby Lewis, Ross Wolf, Neftali Feliz and Alexi Oquando all had limited playing time while the

If the Dodgers had Stephen Fife (2.74 ERA in 13 career starts) in the rotation the entire season, and had Yasiel Puig, Scott Van Slyke and Hanley Ramirez (pictured) in the line-up all year, they would be 10 games above

Chris Carpenter (pictured) hit 94 mph with his fastball while throwing 38 of 54 pitches for strikes in his first rehab start the day before the All-Star game. If he is called up to the majors within the month it

The Nationals will get a huge boost from both Ross Ohlendorf being on the mound more and Wilson Ramos (pictured) finally being able to catch most days as he seems back 100% after knee surgery. However, even if every NL

The Yankees and Dodgers should be the biggest beneficiaries of players getting in a full second half of action after missing much or all of the first half. The following are playoff projections if the All-Star break stats were adjusted

Breitbart Sports calculated which players will help their teams the most if they get in a full second half. Breitbart Sports calculates which players will help their teams the most if they get in a full second half. If Derek

Dodgers’ rookie Yasiel Puig has received more votes than any other player in the history of the final fan All-Star vote except for Freddie Freeman. Unfortunately for Puig, his vote occurred the same year as Freeman. And when it was

The Atlanta Braves’ Mike Minor stopped the NL Central from finishing Saturday with the top three teams in the league, something that no team has ever done. The Cincinnati Reds led 2-1 in the fifth inning with a chance to

PITTSBURGH – Jeff Locke talked humbly to three reporters in the locker room Friday quietly saying, “the important thing” is trying to help the Pirates win the next game.  On the way up the steps for batting practice manager Clint

PITTSBURGH – In the Breitbart Sports photo above, Gonzalez Germen delivers the pitch Friday that was grounded up the middle for a game-winning single in the 11th inning to give the Pirates a 3-2 win over the Mets. Andrew McCutchen

ESPN apologized 73 days ago for airing a commentator’s Christian views, but no apology is expected from the sports network for anyone offended by the millions of viewers who were surprised when they (or their children) were suddenly confronted with

The Dodgers hobbled through most of the season with little more than two dominant pitchers and one good hitter. However, the team that traveled to first place Arizona suddenly has four strong batters and four strong starting pitchers. They have

With star point guard Kyrie Irving in place, the Cleveland Cavaliers had the opportunity to use the top pick in the recent NBA Draft to nail down the center position with Nerlens Noel, or at least Cody Zeller or Alex

Both Los Angeles teams teams seemed doomed at 12-games below .500 a couple of weeks ago. The Angels seemed unable to overcome the starts lost when Jered Weaver’s arm was fractured by a line drive April 7 (pictured), while the

Anderson Silva and his camp always let opponents do the talking on strategy, and Chris Weidman seemed to be falling into the same trap in the days leading up to their battle for the UFC Middleweight title. Instead, it seemed

As if Orioles do not have enough reasons to watch the All-Star game with three players in the starting line-up, Wins Above Replacement (WAR) calculates that another Oriole is the most valuable player in the league. Third baseman Manny Machado

Wins Above Replacement (WAR) gives the NL starters a slight edge over the American League lineup if the NL chooses to start Carlos Gomez at DH and Clayton Kershaw on the mound. WAR says those 10 players would be about

Juan Uribe destroyed his old team, the San Francisco Giants, with seven RBIs to help the Dodgers pull to within 3 1/2 games of the NL West after trailing by 9 1/2 games just two weeks ago on Friday. With

The Cubs Jeff Samardzija throws the first pitch in major league baseball Friday as he tries to continue a great season (3.34 ERA) that has been a factor in the Cubs going 25-22 against everyone but the NL Central. The

Dan Straily accomplished a rare feat with his second 1-0 win of the season to keep the Oakland A’s one game ahead of the Texas Rangers in the two-way race for the AL West. The A’s also have an incredible

After his very public scandal and departure from Congress, Anthony Weiner finally has won an endorsement – from hot dog-eating champ Joey Chestnut. Outgoing New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (center) had a photo-op with Chestnut and women’s champ Sonya Thomas, but The