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At 34, and despite being some 66 fights into his 19-year professional career, Canelo Alvarez proved on Saturday in a Mexican Independence Day weekend showdown with unbeaten Edgar Berlanga that he still has it in a big way.  Alvarez (62-2-2, 39 KOs) showcased so many of his pound-for-pound level assets by dropping Berlanga in Round […]

It was a solid Week 2 for me — at least against the spread. You would think I’d be better picking the games straight up, but that wasn’t the case last week. I went 7-9 straight up for a 17-15 overall record and I was 9-6-1 ATS for a 17-12-3 record. I will make my […]

USATSI The Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Miami Marlins 11-9 on Tuesday night, but even in defeat Dodgers DH and National League MVP candidate Shohei Ohtani left an impression and moved closer to baseball history.  Ohtani hit his 48th home run in the third inning, which brought him another step closer to the first […]

Getty Images UFC dazzled with its Sphere debut, delivering a visual spectacle at UFC 306 on Sept. 14. It’s back to business as usual with the promotion setting its sights on a return to Paris. The promotion is Paris-bound for the third straight year. Lightweight contenders Renato Moicano and Benoit Saint Denis headline Accor Arena […]

Getty Images NBA expansion has been a topic of conversation for at least the last decade, and over the last few years there’s been reports and speculation about which cities the league would target for their next franchises. Seattle has always been top of mind ever since the city’s former team, the Seattle SuperSonics, were […]

Through two weeks of the 2024 NFL season, nine different teams have failed to secure their first victory. That’s about 28% of the entire league. Historically, an 0-2 start does not bode well for the long run, as only 11.5% of teams with that record have gone on to make the playoffs since 1990. But […]

Soccer superstar David Beckham will host “Beckham and Friends,” an alternative live broadcast during the latter stages of the UEFA Champions League as part of CBS Sports’ coverage of Europe’s top club competition. Beckham and Friends will air during the second legs of both Champions League semifinals in 2025 and 2026, as well as the […]

USATSI The ACC is exploring a new revenue structure in an attempt to resolve lawsuits with Florida State and Clemson and keep both universities in the league, sources confirmed to CBS Sports’ Brandon Marcello. ACC presidents first discussed a potential new deal during in-person league meetings last week, and those talks continued in a conference call […]

Paris Saint-Germain get their 2024-25 UEFA Champions League quest underway on Wednesday against Girona at Parc des Princes. The French titleholders have won six of the last seven Ligue 1 titles while the Spaniards were a surprise package in La Liga and finished third. It has been a good start to the new Championnat season […]

USATSI Kansas City Royals young superstar Bobby Witt Jr. on Tuesday night went where no MLB shortstop has ever gone before.  In the first inning of his club’s game against the Detroit Tigers (DET-KC GameTracker), Witt Jr. swiped his 30th base of the season. Those 30 stolen bases in tandem with his 32 homers give […]