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Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning believes he still has not peaked as a quarterback.  “I’m not sure I’ve reached my full potential yet,” Manning said in an interview with ESPN’s Chris Mortensen.  All the Broncos offense did in 2013 was

When Russell Wilson recently termed the turmoil that defined the end of his college career as “a whole Pack of Badgers,” the Seahawks’ quarterback was referring to three years for the N.C. State Wolfpack and a year with the Badgers

Tickets to next Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos are getting cheaper–prices keep plummeting as the weather becomes more unpredictable.  According to ESPN: On Friday, nine days before the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks meet

NBA Hall of Famer and TNT commentator Charles Barkley said on Friday that he believes “thug” and “street cred” are racial slurs that are equivalent to the “N-word.”  Discussing Richard Sherman’s post-game rant on CNN with host Brooke Baldwin, Barkley

Rush Limbaugh, who is white, guaranteed a few days ago that we would become more and more impressed with Richard Sherman, who is black, as we learned more about him. And Rush was right, as Sherman continued to eloquently put

According to filings, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, a contender for the Republican line in this year’s New York’s governor’s race, has $1 million on hand.  The New York Daily News points out that Astorino received eight donations of $15,000 or more,

On Monday, Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman apologized to his teammates for inadvertently taking the attention away from their spectacular performance in the NFC title game against San Francisco.  “I apologize for attacking an individual and taking the attention away from the

In an interview with ESPN following the San Francisco 49ers’ loss to the Seattle Seahawks by a 23-17 margin, 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree commented on the last drive and his boisterous opponent, Richard Sherman.

What do you do for an encore when you single-handedly–was it his right or left hand that tipped Colin Kaepernick’s pass?–send your team to the Super Bowl? If you’re Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman, you taunt the losing team’s players

ESPN’s ombudsman revealed that the network considered banning the use of “Redskins” but declined to do so because of the news that such a move would inevitably make.  In a column about the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot that ESPN

A poll of more than 320 NFL players found that Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning was the most respected player in the league.  ESPN asked the players, “If you had to start a team with one player, whom would it

Former NBA player Javaris Crittenton was indicted Wednesday on charges of conspiring to sell hundreds of pounds of marijuana and multi-kilo quantities of cocaine.  The troubled athlete is “already awaiting trial for his alleged role in the shooting death of

(AP) AP source: Kershaw, Dodgers agree to $215M dealBy BETH HARRISAP Sports WriterLOS ANGELESClayton Kershaw agreed Wednesday to a $215 million, seven-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press, a deal

Last year, my rankings placed Carl Lawson, a key part of Auburn’s run to the national title game, at the top, and this year another end, Myles Garrett, finds himself atop the rankings compiled by myself and my colleague, Justin

Football–college and professional–is king. The BCS title game and the AFC Divisional Playoff game were the highest rated programs in all of television last week. According to Nielsen, for the week of Jan. 6-12, the AFC Divisional Playoffs between Indianapolis

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning may have to consider retirement if he fails a physical exam for his surgically-repaired neck in March that is mandated by his contract.  According to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, “Manning will determine his future beyond this

Legendary wrestler Ric Flair received death threats from Carolina Panthers fans after he gave a pep talk to the San Francisco 49ers last week before their game against the Green Bay Packers.  The 49ers won and will face the Panthers

(AP) Le Batard gave his Hall vote to website DeadspinBy The Associated Press ESPN host Dan Le Batard (right) says he gave his baseball Hall of Fame ballot to the website Deadspin because he detests the “hypocrisy” in the voting

Johnny Manziel, the electric Heisman Trophy winner who has been “Must-see TV” while he was the quarterback at Texas A&M, will forgo his junior year and enter the NFL Draft.  Manizel also reportedly signed with LeBron James’ marketing team in addition to

It’s unanimous. Ken Gurnick shouldn’t be allowed to vote. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America announces the results of its vote for the 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame class on Wednesday. Debate has surrounded the players–Curt Schilling, Jack Morris, Craig

Former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer, who starred at Fresno State and won a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens, said Tim Tebow was one of the best quarterbacks in college football without even knowing how to throw a football properly. 

On Monday night, Auburn University, located in Auburn, AL and Florida State University, located in Tallahassee, FL, will face off for college football’s national championship in the BCS Championship Game in Pasadena, CA. Although the two institutions are separated by three-and-a-half

Citizens United President David Bossie and his wife Susan are at the Rose Bowl for the final BCS title game between Auburn and Florida State. Bossie will be sending Breitbart Sports his thoughts and observations live from the Rose Bowl.

Will a lack of demand force scalpers to eat tickets to tonight’s Florida State-Auburn game? ESPN reports that some tickets in the secondary market for tonight’s BCS National Championship are priced below face value. The median price paid for the Florida-State-Auburn

Richard Sherman is a big-play cornerback with a big mouth. So, given Seattle’s bye week, the third-year player figured to get attention one way or another. He’s done so with a column at MMQB–he writes one there weekly–in which he

Before Chris Kluwe announced his retirement on Friday and threatened to sue the Vikings for “workplace discrimination,” the Vikings announced they would conduct an independent investigation, a former teammate took said Kluwe’s allegation that his position coach was a homophobe

Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alexander Marlow, 27, recapped the myriad victories of the conservative grassroots in 2013 and highlighted some of the major issues Breitbart News intends to pursue doggedly in the new year.  Appearing on The Wilkow Majority on Sirius XM Patriot channel

After Johnny Manziel likely closed out his college career with a dizzying, dazzling, and daring performance in a 52-48 victory against Duke in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Monday that showed the world he possesses skills that cannot be taught and

The two most common questions I receive when updating ratings for college basketball players regard: 1) Sports Information Directors who want to explain the value of their star player and 2) people who want to understand how much the absence

An ESPN senior writer said that Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson is a “disgrace to the South” and either a “racist or dumb” for saying that he did not witness the mistreatment of blacks in his personal experience in the

The end of the calendar year is typically the time that Presidents and other authorities grant pardons to convicted criminals or reinstatements to those deemed “ineligible.” More than ninety years after the most famous lifetime ban in history, it seems

ESPN, the network that hired Tim Tebow this week as a college football analyst for its SEC Network, is downplaying the superstar’s deep Christian faith.  “We acknowledge and understand that Tim’s faith is a big part of who he is…

Tim Tebow, the former Heisman Trophy winner who signed with ESPN as a college football analyst on Monday, said he has not been better as a quarterback than he is now and still hopes he can get the chance to

After Auburn plays Florida State next Monday for the BCS national title, the BCS, a controversial system that worked more than it did not, will come to an end as college football begins its four-team College Football Playoff system next