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When Top Rank first reached out to unbeaten lightweight and top prospect Keyshawn “The Businessman” Davis about a homecoming fight in his native Norfolk, Virginia, the 2020 U.S. Olympic silver medalist loved everything about the idea except for the opponent.  Top Rank, a longtime central player in the boxing promotions world, known for careful attention […]

Halftime Report Neb.-Omaha is on the road but looking no worse for wear. They have jumped out to a quick 48-41 lead against Stetson. Neb.-Omaha has yet to string together two consecutive wins, but this may be their chance. For now, things are looking good for them. Who’s Playing Neb.-Omaha Mavericks @ Stetson Hatters Current […]

Getty Images Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is closing in on being one of the most accomplished players in NHL history. The legendary forward already has a ton of records on the NHL history books, but there’s one more still to go that could put him in the pantheon of all-time greats. With the 2024-25 […]

We’re nearly halfway through the NFL season, and while plenty of teams have Super Bowl aspirations, others are vying for an unfortunate yet rewarding prize: the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. For weeks, it seemed as though the lowly Carolina Panthers would once again finish as the worst team in the league. […]

After trailing by as many as 15 late in the third quarter, the Phoenix Suns had the ball and a two-point lead with 20 seconds left against the Heat on Wednesday. There was no doubt where they were going to close out yet another clutch victory.  Tyus Jones ran a simple two-man action to get […]

A few weeks before Vlatko Andonovski was unveiled as the new Kansas City Current head coach and sporting director in Oct. 2023, he was already on a business trip. Andonovski was in South Africa for the COSAFA Women’s Championship, an annual competition held for 14 national teams in the southern section of the continent. Malawi […]

Mike Tyson has a career boxing record of 50-6, winning via knockout 44 times over his legendary career. When Tyson was squaring off against lifelong boxers like Frank Bruno, Donovan Ruddock and Evander Holyfield, he may have never imagined one day squaring off against someone who became famous as an entertainer. When Mike Tyson vs. […]

College basketball is back, and though there haven’t been many marquee matchups just yet, we’ve gotten a first glimpse at teams on the court. Instead of leaning on prognostication and preseason assessments of fluctuating rosters, there are on-court results to support projections of what’s going to happen in the 2024-25 season. Of course, the sample […]

It is relatively common for NBA fans to boo star players who choose to leave their team when they arrive again at their old stomping grounds as visitors. Most of the time, though, such stars left their former team on bad terms. Of course, it makes sense to boo a star who demanded a trade, for instance, […]

Earlier this week, CBS Sports published my annual ranking of Major League Baseball’s 50 best free agents. Today, I’m partaking in a different post-publication tradition: explaining why I omitted some notable players. The dirty secret about listmaking is that, after a certain point, the names are largely interchangeable. There’s no inherent difference between being the […]