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Getty Images Mike Tyson’s age is a primary concern as he prepares to box Jake Paul, 31 years his junior, on Netflix this Friday. Tyson, 58, reassures fans that he’s not only fit to compete but also rejuvenated.  Tyson makes his first professional walk since failing to get off the stool against journeyman Kevin McBride […]

The Major League Baseball offseason is in the period where basically every free agent is still available and any possible trade is still on the table. We’ve only seen slight foundation-laying with the qualifying offer deadline, Thanksgiving week and the Winter Meetings still on tap.  That means rumors will be of the cast-a-wide-net variety and […]

Goodbye, 16-foot-wide runway from one end of the court to the other; hello, concentric circles! Nov 12, 2024 at 3:52 pm ET • 4 min read NBA In addition to its new name, the NBA Cup has a new look. When the NBA’s second annual in-season tournament, formerly known as the In-Season Tournament, tips off on […]

UFC returns to Madison Square Garden’s hallowed halls on Saturday. New York City’s famed venue has hosted UFC’s November pay-per-views for nearly a decade. The tradition continues with UFC 309. Jon Jones defending his heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic is doing much of the heavy lifting here. It’s a historic fight despite being passed its […]

USA Today Alex Highsmith appeared to suffer a serious injury when he went down during this past Sunday’s win over the Washington Commanders. Highsmith tossed his helmet to the ground as he was treated to by the Steelers‘ medical staff after suffering a non-contact injury.  Pittsburgh fans received good news on Tuesday, though, when Highsmith’s […]

Bev Priestman will not return as the head coach of Canada’s women’s national team after an independent investigation commissioned by the Canadian Soccer Association found that she directed staff to use drones to spy on opponents, a plan that culminated with a scandal at last summer’s Olympic Games in Paris. Priestman, as well as former […]

Earlier this week, CBS Sports published my annual ranking of Major League Baseball’s 50 best free agents. As is tradition, I try to follow up on that piece by predicting the contracts of who I consider to be the top 10 free agents. Although this exercise might seem like complete guesswork, there’s more to it […]

Jones and Miocic might compete for the last time in an overdue dream match Nov 12, 2024 at 10:27 am ET • 2 min read Getty Images It’s fight week in the City. UFC returns for its annual trip to Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday night with one of the biggest fights […]

Welcome to Snyder’s Soapbox! Here, I pontificate about matters related to Major League Baseball on a weekly basis (it might be slightly more irregular during the offseason). Some of the topics will be pressing matters, some might seem insignificant in the grand scheme of things, and most will be somewhere in between. The good thing […]

With the NFL concluding its international series Sunday with the Panthers and Giants in Germany, international expansion in the coming years continues to be at the top of mind for league executives. Outside of London, where the NFL has for years centered its international operations, the country seeing the greatest investment from the NFL is […]