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A year ago, after Week 1 of the 2023 season, I wrote about five rookies who balled out in their debuts and whether it was sustainable over the ensuing four months. Bijan Robinson, Puka Nacua, Christian Gonzalez, Brian Branch and Jalen Carter all made the list. (Interestingly, no C.J. Stroud, who struggled against the Ravens […]

Getty Images Trae Young has accomplished quite a bit during his six-year NBA career. However, the Atlanta Hawks star guard believes he’d be “the best player to ever play” if he stood 6-foot-8. “I used to have this saying: ‘I hate when I see guys that are tall,’ and that’s all. You know what I’m […]

Getty Images Two-time Women’s World Cup winner Alex Morgan starts for the NWSL’s San Diego Wave on Sunday when she will play the final match of her storied 14-year career after announcing her retirement just three days earlier. Morgan shared the news of her retirement in a video posted to social media on Thursday, saying […]

The 93rd edition of the Rocky Mountain Showdown will take place Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on CBSSports.com, CBS Sports App (Free). For the first time since 1996, Colorado State will host Colorado in Fort Collins. This series between the flagship universities in the Centennial State started in 1893, and the rivalry was played annually from 1899-1958 before resuming […]

Aaron Rodgers made his return to the NFL on Monday as the Jets quarterback played in his first game since suffering a season-ending Achilles tear to begin the 2023 season. The stage was nearly identical for Rodgers. New York was playing under the lights of “Monday Night Football” to begin the season in Week 1, […]

USATSI The Texas Rangers are calling up right-handed pitcher Kumar Rocker for Thursday, the club announced Monday. He’ll start against the Mariners in his MLB debut. Rocker starred for Vanderbilt from 2019-21 as one of college baseball’s best pitchers. He was speculated as a possible No. 1 overall pick on a few occasions and he […]

Getty Images The Los Angles Lakers announced that big man Christian Wood underwent a successful arthroscopic surgical procedure on his left knee on Monday, and that he will be reevaluated in approximately eight weeks. With the 2024-25 regular season set to open six weeks from now on Oct. 22, that means Wood is projected to […]

The NFL world got a big old ‘quake that came down Monday night roughly an hour before kickoff, with the news Christian McCaffrey, the reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year and popular No. 1 overall fantasy draft pick, wouldn’t just be limited against the Jets … he wouldn’t play at all. Instead, Jordan Mason […]

After losing to Canada on home soil for the first time since 1957, the United States men’s national team is in need of a bounce back performance hosting New Zealand in a friendly in Cincinnati. While this isn’t as bad as the pre-Copa America 5-1 loss to Colombia there are plenty of similarities. The USMNT […]

Payton Thorne’s four interceptions against Cal in a Week 2 loss have ignited a quarterback discourse on the Plains, but for now, Auburn coach Hugh Freeze will ride with the veteran second-year starter by way of Michigan State because of what happens during the week — despite a brutal showing on Saturday.  But it also […]